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APPENDIX F. Cost of operating Depot at (say) Two Miles South op Palmerston North. Number of ordinary trains—out, 21 ; in, 21. Specials average —out, 4 ; in, 4. Total daily trains, 50. Extra running between station and depot :50 trains, 4 miles each : daily mileage, 200 ; £ annual mileage, 62,600—at 4s. lOd. .. .. .. .'. .. ..15,128 TT Number , r . . Shunting services :— Hou u ra of „ r ° tal ° each. -,-, ■ Hours. Engines. 24 2 48 4 1 4 16 1 16 6 1 6 — 5 — 74 Less present services . . . . . . .. 24 2 48 2 1 2 ! ' . .' '." — 3 — 50 >*n '"."..i — — Additional .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 24 £ Daily mileage, 192 ; annual mileage, 60,096—at 2s. lOd. .. .. .. .. 8,513 Staff: Traffic (23 men) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,715 Locomotive (9 men) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,128 Holiday traffic (extra cost).. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 3,000 Total recurring annual charges . . .. .. .. .. .. 37,484 Non-recurring charges : 2 shunting engines, £6,000 ; signalling and interlocking, £5,000 .. 11,000 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £48,484 Capitalized at 5 per cent. : — £ <—- Annual recurring charge, £37,484 .. .. .. .. 749,680 Non-recurring charge, £11,000 .. .. .. ..220,000 £969,680

APPENDIX G. Loop at Terrace End for East and West Traffic only. £ Train—6 trips, 5 miles =30 miles per day = 9,390 miles per year at 10s. per mile .. .. 4,695 Shunting, 40,064 miles at 2s. lOd. per mile .. .. .. .. . . 6,000 Staff -Locomotive (6 men); Traffic (9 men) .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,829 Shunting-engine, £3,000 ; signals and interlocking, £2,000 .. .. .. .. 5,000 £20,524 Capitalized at 5 per cent. = £410,480. • <■■ _ -

APPENDIX H. Cost of operating Depot at Ninety-two Miles. Number of ordinary # trains—out, 21 ; in, 21. Specials average—out, 4 ; in, 4. Total daily trains, 50. Extra running between Palmerston North and depot: 50 trains, 10 miles each : daily £ mileage, 500 ; annual mileage, 156,500—at 10s. .. .. .. '.. .. 78,250 T__.._ Number T. . Shunting services:— ■ CLOU ' S of T , otal each ' Engines. Hours--24 3 72 16 1 16 2 1 2 — 5 — 90 Less present service .. .. .. .. 24 2 48 2 1 2 — 3 — 50 Additional .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 40 £ Daily mileage, 320 ; annual mileage, 100,160—-at 2s. lOd. .. .. .. ..14,189 Train engine mileage to and from depot south of station-yard : 50, at 4 miles each : daily mileage, 200 ; annual mileage, 62,600 .. .. .. . . .. .. 8,868 Additional staff : Traffic, 35 men ; locomotive, 13 men ; maintenance, 3 men .. .. 16,779 Holiday traffic (extra cost).. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,000 Total recurring annual charges .. .. .. .. . . .. 123,086 Non-recurring charges : 2 shunting-engines, £6,000 ; signals and interlocking, £5,000 .. 11,000 £134,086 Capitalized at 5 per cent. :— £ Recurring charges, £123,086 .. .. .. .. ..2,461,720 Non-recurring charges, £11,000 .. .. .. .. 220,000 £2,681,720