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RETURN No. 7—continued. Locomotive Branch: Particulars of Rolling-stock, etc.

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Description of Stock ordered. Sf Number Number Order, pleteo'n I Complete Incomplete March HI I on on 1914 'I Sis* March, 1915. 31stMarch, 1915. Expenditure in Year ended 31st March, 1915. £ s. d. Wagons, four-wheel, 1910-1911 programme .. M—8 23 23 .. 337 12 6 Wagons, bogie, 1911-12 programme .. .. R—8 2 2 .. 5211110 Wagons, four-wheel, 1911-12 programme .. S—8 5 5 .. 612 3 2 Locomotives, Class Wo .. .. .. TJ—8 8* 8 .. 12,660 15 9 Locomotives, Class X.. .. .. .. V—8 6 6 .. 20,220 2 11 Locomotives, Class Ad (contract) .. .. X—8 6 6 .. 17,030 13 7 Carriages, Class A, 1.912-1913 programme .. B—9 .. .. .. 188 16 8 Brake-vans, Class F, 1912-1913 programme .. C—9 2 2 .. 623 2 3 Wagons, bogie, 1912-1913 programme .. .. D—9 15 15 .. 1,238 6 8 Wagons, four-wheel, 1912-1913 programme .. E—9 402 292 1.10 .15,440 19 4 Wagons, Class P, for Whangarei .. .. F—9 .. .. .. 700 0 I Pneumatic coaling-cranes .. .. .. H—9 .. .. ... 4 7 9 Fitting Gisborne rolling-stock with Westinghouse I-—fl .. .. .. Cr. „9 14 10 brake _ -•'., Fitting brake-vans with Pintsch gas .. .. K —9 .. .. " .. 5-6 0 Fitting cars and brake-vans withsteam heating-gear M—9 .. .. .. 52 15 2 Carriages, Class A, 1913-1914 programme .. N—9 .19 15 4 10,959 19 11 Brake-vans, Class F, 1913-1914 programme .. 0—9 2 2 .. 953 4 11 Wagons, bogie, 1913-1914 programme .. .. P—9 62 62 .. 15,858 1 4 Wagons, four-wheel, 1913-1914 programme .. Q—9 409 229 180 33,569 16 6 Tarpaulins, 1913-1914 programme .. .. R—9 .. .. .. 74 2 6 Westinghouse petrol electric car .. - .. S —9 I I .. 1,015 10 5 Fitting Whangarei rolling-stock with Westinghouse T—9! .. .. .. 6,355 1 3 brake Locomotives, Class Wo .. ... .*. V— 9 i 10 .. JO 13,526 8 9 Locomotives, Class B (contract) .. .. W—9 20 2 18 31,674 13 3 Carriages, Class A, 1914-1915 programme .. X—9 40 .19 21 25,813 3 6 Brake-vans, Class F, 1914-1915 programme .. Y—9 13 .. 13 2,528 2 7 Wagons, bogie, 1914-1915 programme .. .. Z—9 32f 6 27 4,981 6 3 Wagons, four-wheel, 1914-1915 programme .. A—10 543$ 333 210 58,570 3 6 Carriages, Class A, 1915-1916 programme .. B—10 50 .. 50 763 0 I Brake-vans, Class F, 1915-1916 programme .. C—10 16 1 15 2,760 19 6 Wagons, bogie, 1915-1916 programme .. .. D—10 | 75 .. 75 4,446 12 3 Wagons, four-wheel, 1915-1916 programme .. E—10 768 .. 768 7,664 14 0 Locomotives, Class A .. .. .. F—10 10 .. 10 5,210 4 6 Fitting sleeping-cars with electric light .. .. G—-10 .. .. .. 127 11 10 Locomotives, Class Wo .. .. .. H —10 10 .. 10 Workshop machinery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,105 9 6 M—-8 R—8 S—8 TJ—8 V—8 X—8 B—9 C—9 D—9 E—9 F—9 H—9 1—9 K—9 M—9 N—9 0—9 P—9 Q—9 R—9 S—9 T—9 23 2 5 8* 6 6 2 15 402 .19 2 62 409 23 2 5 8 6 6 2 15 292 15 2 62 229 1 I V—9 W—9 X—9 Y—9 Z—9 A—10 B—10 C—10 D—10 E—10 F—10 G—10 H—10 10 20 40 13 32f 543} 50 16 75 768 10 "2 19 5 333 1 10 Total .... .. .. .. .. .. .. £307,385 4 2 Total locomotives .. .... 70 22 48 „ carriages .. .. .. .. 110 35 75 „ brake-vans . . .... 33 5 28 „ wagons, bogie .. .. .. 186 84 102 „ wagons, four-wheel . . 2,150 882 1,268 * Order reduced by 2. t Order increased by 22. t Order increased by 145. Expenditure under the Railways Improvements Authorization Act, 1904, charged to Capital Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1915. £ s. d. Dunedin-Mosgiel, duplication and deviation of line .. .. .. .. 5,272 17 3 Charges and expenses of raising loan, as per Treasury-books .. .. .. 0 7 0 £5,273 4 3 The Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Acts, 1903 and 1905, for the Year ended 31st March, 1915. £ s. d. New Hutt Road .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cr. £1,432 3 3 Charges and expenses of raising loan as per Treasury books .. .. 0 3 6 Net Or. £1,431 19 9 H. Davidson, Chief Accountant.