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

Expenditure under the Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914, charged to Capital Account, for the Year ended 31st March, 1922. £ s. d. £ s. d. Material on hand at 31st March, 1921 .. .. .. 13,525 3 6 Expenditure charged by Treasury .. .. .. .. 132.240 10 3 Proportionate cost of raising loan .. .. .. .. 9,619 18 5 155,385 12 2 Less material on hand at 31st March, 1922 .. .. 11,920 10 4 £143,461 15 10 New station and station-yards, goods-sheds, and terminal facilities at Auckland, Wellington, and Addington .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,387 10 9 Grade easements—Penrose-Mercer, Palmerston North - Marton .. .. 55,873 1 9 New line—Auckland-Westfield .. .. .. .. .. .. 260 12 1 Signalling, interlocking, and safety appliances .. .. .. .. 78,943 11 3 £143,464 15 10 L. Hamann, Acting Chief Accountant.

Description of Stock ordered. Order. Number Incomplete on 31st Mar., 1921. Number Number w„»,„„ ii,„„„ Complete incomplete 81st March, 1922. 31st March, 1922. 81s* March, 1922. Carriages, Class A, 1915-10 programme Wagons, bogie, 1915-16 programme Wagons, four-wheel, 1915-10 programme Carriages, classes A and Aa, 1916-17 programme Brake-vans, Class F, 1916-17 programme Wagons, bogie, 1916-17 programme Wagons, four-wheel, 1916—17 programme 1'itting Westland rolling-stock with Westinghouse brake Carriages, Class Aa, 1917-18 programme Locomotives, Class Ab, third lot Tarpaulins, 1919-20 programme Wagons, four wheel, 1919-20 programme Locomotives, Class Ab (A. and C. Price (Limited)) Locomotives, Class Wab, second lot . . Brake-vans, Class F, 1920-21 programme Wagons, bogie, 1920-21 programme Wagons, four wheel, 1920-21 programme Difference in value of cars being built to replace four obsolete cars to be written off Difference in value of wagons rebuilt or converted Equipment for Royal train Additional first-olass scats for cars Locomotives, Class Ab (British Contract) Wagons, four-wheel (British contract).. Tarpaulins, 1920-21 programme Brake-vans, Class F, 1921-22 programme Wagons, four-wheel, 1021-22 programme Steam-heating locomotives and cars Additional superheater elements Difference in value of brake-vans built to replace stock written off Electric headlights for Aa locomotives Sales of locomotives Sales of rolling-stock .. ■» Workshops machinery Sales of workshop machinery B—10 D—10 E—10 1—10 J—10 K—10 L—10 S—-10 V—10 X—10 Y—10 Z—10 A—11 D—11 E—11 F—11 G—11 H—11 3 4 25 30 12 59 329 2 10 115 20 20 10 1 20 13 3 4 25 5 20 100 2 3 115 12 1 20 13 30 7 30 229 7 8 20 10 £ s. d. 1,049 18 0 1,227 14 8 1,154 8 5 Or. 2,093 2 10 4,084 17 2 5,824 4 6 73,805 19 1 537 5 1 800 0 6 20,664 8 3 84 12 3 1,236 19 3 32,696 16 11 13,952 3 4 949 17 5 7,712 1 4 2,584 1 0 929 7 1 I—11 ,1 II N—11 P— II Q—11 R—11 S—11 T—11 U—11 V—11 W—11 45 2,500 1 ,000 5 24 27 013 1,000 2 24 IS 1,887 3,806 4 9 Or. 51 5 0 2,911 17 0 288,864 10 I 627,860 2 9 10,040 15 7 3,505 0 4 10,166 17 (i 1,571. 4 7 OS I 0 10 1,107 18 7 3 X—11 J 54 17 4 Or, 12,500 0 0 Or, 245 0 0 8,206 7 I Or. 50 0 0 Total £1,121,132 5 4 Total locomotives ,, carriages. . ,, brake-vans ,, wagons, bogie „ wagons, four-wheel ,, tarpaulins 85 35 18 83 2,911 1,115 30 5 8 53 787 1,115 55 30 10 30 2,124