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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, 1924. £ s. d. £ s. d. Material on hand at 31st March, 1923. . .. .. .. 12,382 9 11 Expenditure charged by Treasury .. .. .. ~ 19,054 3 4 Proportionate cost of raising loan .. .. .. .. 1,466 0 0 32,902 13 3 Less material on hand at 31st March, 1924 .. .. 9,172 19 2 £23,729 14 1 New station and station-yards, goods-sheds, and terminal facilities at Wellington, £ s. d. Christchurch, and Lyttelton .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,868 5 4 Grade easements—Penrose-Mercer .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,086 911 New line, Auckland-Westneld .. .. . . .. .. .. 583 13 11 Signalling, interlocking, and safety appliances .. .. .. .. .. 12,191 411 £23,729 14 1 L. Hamann, Chief Accountant.

Description of Stock ordored. Order. Number Incomplete on 31st Mar., 1923. Number Number Completed Incomplete on on 31st March,1921. 31st March, 1924. Expenditure, Year ended, 31st March, 1924. Carriages, Classes A and Aa, 1910-17 programme Brake-vans, Class F, 1916-17 programme Wagons, bogie, 19.16-17 programme Wagons, four-wheel, 1916-17 programme Pitting Westland and Westport rolling-stock with Westinghouse brake Locomotives, Class Ab, third lot .. Wagons, four-wheel, 1919-20 programme Locomotives, Class Ab (A. and G. Price (Limited)) Locomotives, Class Wab and Ws, second lot Replacement of cars written off or sold (difference in value) Replacement of wagons written off or sold (difference in value) Additional seating for cars Locomotives, Class An (British contract) Wagons, four-wheel (British contract) Steam-heating locomotives and cars Additional superheater gear for locomotives Replacement of brake-vans written off or sold (difference in value) Electric headlights for locomotives Carriages, classes A and Aa, 1922-23 programme Brake-vans, Class F, 1922-23 programme Wagons, bogie. 1922-23 programme Wagons, four-wheel, 1922 23 programme Locomotives, Class Ab, fourth lot Additional fittings for brake-vans, Westland Section Equipment for electric locomotives and powerhouse, Otira Spare bogies for sleeping-cars Fitting Pintsch gas to oars, Westland Section . . Additional lavatories for cars Locomotives, Class Ws, third lot Wagon-seats for passenger traffic, Picton Section Electric lighting for cars Obsolete locomotives written off Sale of locomotives Workshops machinery Sale of workshops machinery Total .. 1—10 J—10 K—10 L—10 S—10 x—10 Z—10 A—11 D—11 H—11 I—11 N—11 P—11 Q—11 U—11 V—11 W—ll X—ll Y—11 Z—11 A—12 B—12 C—12 l> 12 5 96 3 143* 485t 10 24 25 27 2 4 16 9 21 5 27 2 4 5 7 5 7 3 20 il 2 89 3 117 460 10 £ s. d. 24,893 6 6 Or. 325 2 0 1,690 6 10 Cr. 10,571 19 0 5,987 19 7 4,040 4 8 65 16 4 50,356 13 11 27,975 5 8 11,644 15 0 969 10 4 58 12 4 32,629 8 4 Cr. 26 18 2 1,924 19 9 1,794 18 6 1,285 12 5 1,183 12 3 38,452 0 6 406 11 5 38,111 5 II 51,212 10 8 17,557 2 9 119 11 9 26 25 E—12 1,231 13 10 K—12 G—12 H—12 1—12 J—12 K—12 10 10 314 2 0 870 10 0 25 10 11 435 7 5 194 16 8 125 16 6 Or. 21,000 0 0 Or. 2,600 0 0 5,443 0 4 Cr. 486 0 0 ■■ •• £285,991 3 11 Total locomotives ,, carriages .. ,, brake-vans „ wagons, bogie „ wagons, four-wheel .. I I 52 120 3 168 516 19 28 31 56 33 92 8 137 400 I I * Order increased 1 >y two. tOi rder increased b\ fifteen."