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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 31 st March, 1923. £ s. d. £ s. d. Material on hand at 31st March, 1922.. .. .. .. 11,920 16 4 Expenditure charged by Treasury .. .. .. .. 53,635 18 3 Proportionate cost of raising loan .. .. .. .. 4,126 13 3 69,683 7 10 Less material on hand at 31st March, 1923 .. .. 12,382 9 11 £57,300 17 11 New station and station-yards, goods-sheds, and terminal facilities at Auckland, £ s. d. Wellington, Christchuroh, and Lyttclton .. .. .. .. .. 7,320 18 1 Duplication of line, Horotiu - Frankton Junction .. .. .. .. 268 14 0 Grade easements —Ponrosc-Mercer, Palmerston Nortn -Marton .. .. .. 18,527 11 9 Signalling, interlocking, and safely appliances ~ .. .. .. .. 31,183 14 1 £57,300 17 11 L. Hamann, Chief Accountant.

Description of Stock ordered. Order. Number Incomplete on 3lBt Mar., 1922. Number Number Completed Incomplete on on 31st March, 1923. 31st March, 1923. Expenditure, Year ended, 31st March, 1923. Wagons, bogie, 1915-16 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 Fitting Westland and Westport rolling-stock with Westinghouso brake Carriages, Class Aa, 1917-18 programme Locomotives, Class Ab, thiid lot Wagons, four-wheel, 1919-20 programme Locomotives, Class Ab (A. and G. Price (Limited)) Locomotives, Class Wab and Ws, second lot Brake-vans, Class F, 1920-21 programme Wagons, bogie, 1920-21 Replacement of cars written off or sold (difference in value) Replacement of wagons written off or sold (difference in value) Equipment for Royal train Additional seating 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, 1921-22 programme Steam-heating locomotives and cars Additional suporhoater gear for locomotivos Replacement of brake-vans written off or sold (difference in value) Eleotric headlights for locomotives Carriages, classes A and Aa, 1922-23 programme Brake-vans, Class F, 1922-23 progarmme Wagons, bogie, 1922-23 programme Wagons, four-wheel, 1922-23 programme Locomotives, Class Ab, fourth lot Alteration of brake-vans, Westland Section Obsolete locomotives written off Sales of locomotivos Workshops machinery D—10 I—10 J—10 K—10 L—10 S—10 V—10 X—10 Z—10 A—11 I > —11 E—11 F—11 H—11 I—11 ,1—11 N—11 P—11 Q—11 R—11 S—11 T—11 U—11 V—11 W—11 30 6 7 7 30 5 229 202 7 5 8 4 20 4 10 1 21* 16 1,887 1,887 30 7 30 229 7 8 20 10 21* 1,887 24 25 27 2 4 16 9 5 £ s. d. Cr. 79 10 4 21,492 14 6 2,886 11 6 3,793 5 0 (Jr. 10,298 6 11 13,238 12 9 68 18 4 21,258 7 10 567 2 3 45,926 8 7 31,853 5 5 1 2 4 Cr. 251 11 3 7,528 1 7 115 9 11 Or. I 0 0 1,885 14 3 290,888 0 11 484,443 8 6 Cr. 6,446 2 1 3,348 7 1 174 18 1 8,457 10 5 934 2 10 230 13 8 3 3 "3 X—11 Y—11 Z—11 A—12 B—12 C-12 D—12 96 4 1 141 504 34 96 4 141 504 10 96 3 141 470 10 239 7 3 7,845 5 6 1,325 5 0 5,986 8 6 18,244 16 0 932 5 11 500 11 0 Cr. 31,270 0 0 Cr. 6,300 0 0 3,506 8 7 10 Total .. £923,026 12 11 Total locomotives „ carriages ,, brake-vans.. „ wagons, bogie „ wagons, four-wheel .. 68 26 126 6 14 11 171 5 2,628 2,127 68 126 14 171 2,628 42 120 3 166 501 *Or •der inon eased hy three.