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STOCK OF BRAKE-VANS.

There are four locomotive works situated in the North Island and five in the South Island, as follows : — North Island. —Petone (Wellington), Napier, East Town (Wanganui), Newmarket (Auckland). South Island.—Addington (Christchurch), Hillside (Dunedin), Invercargill, Greymouth, Westport. In addition there are small repair shops at Whangarei and Grisborne in the North Island, and at Picton and Nelson in the South Island. The works at Petone, East Town, Newmarket, Addington, and Hillside are controlled by Workshop Managers, while at Napier, Invercargill, Greymouth, and Westport a Workshop Foreman is in charge. These officers are supervised by the Divisional Locomotive Engineer in whose division the shops are situated. Petone Works.—The machine-shop appears to be fairly well arranged, and has ample accommodation. It is understood that machines have recently been rearranged in order to provide for an electric drive which will soon be available.

Average [ Average Type. Number. Tonnage Type. | Number. Tonnage Capacity. Capacity. 50 ft. .. .. .. 29 10 30 ft. .. .. .. 253 10 47$ ft. .. .. . 30 10 Pour-wheel .. .. 81 4 44 ft. .. .. j 54 10 ! " Pell" incline, four-wheel.. 11 39$ ft. .. .. .. 3 10 — I.I Total .. .. 461 STOCK OF WAGONS. Number Average ! Number Average Class. Type. in Tonnage Class. Type. in Tonnage Class. Capacity. Class. Capacity. - - _ . . FOUK- FOURWHEEL WHEEL 6 Horsebox .. .. 168 4 X Dairy-produce .. .. 31 6 Horsebox .. .. 94 8 Dairy-produce .. .. I 180 8 H Cattle .. .. .. 204 5 Xa Fruit .. .. .. 8 6 Cattle .. .. .. 371 8 Fruit .. .. ... 210 8 .1 Sheep .. .. .. 648 4 Xb Fish, meat, milk .. .. 32 6 Sheep .. .. .. 1,195 8 Fish, meat, milk .. .. 122 8 K Sleeping-van .. .. 12 4 Y Work-train hoppers .. 12 8 Sleeping-van .. .. 56 6 Yb Work-train hoppers .. 363 10 Sleeping-van .. .. 2 8 Covered goods .. .. 138 6 Double Covered goods .. .. 584 8 Bogie L High-side, wood .. .. 1 4 R High-side .. .. 251 16 High-side, wood .. .. 850 6 High-side .. .. 57 20 High-side, wood .. .. 7,512 8 Rb High-side .. .. 91 25 High-side, wood .. .. 146 10 Rd High-side .. .. 48 12 High-side, iron .. .. 847 8 High-side .. .. 16 13 High-side, iron .. .. 1,399 10 Rn High-side .. .. 40 12 La High-side, iron .. .. 4,551 12 S Sheep, double floor .. 113 8 Lh Wharf .. .. .. 45 6 Sheep, double floor .. 12 12 M Low-side .. .. 9 4 T Cattle .. .. .. 75 12 Low-side .. .. 475 6 U Platform .. .. 310 16 Low-side .. .. 849 8 Platform .. .. 75 20 Low-side .. .. 31 10 Ua Gas storeholders .. .. 18 16 Work-train hoppers .. 68 6 Ub Platform .. .. 286 25 Work-train hoppers .. 18 8 Ua Horsebox .. .. 23 8 Ma Low-side, steel .. .. 160 12 Horsebox .. .. 38 12 Mb Work-train hoppers .. 145 6 V Frozen meat .. .. 4 10 N Timber, short wheel-base .. 6 4 Frozen meat .. .. 125 12 Timber, short wheel-base .. 303 6 Vb Frozen meat .. .. 16 14 Timber, short wheel-base .. 64 8 Frozen meat .. .. 159 20 Timber, long wheel-base .. 54 6 Z Covered goods, 30 ft. .. 40 12 Timber, iong wheel-base .. 30 8 Covered goods, 30 ft. .. 21 16 0 Iron hoppers, fixed .. 39 10 Covered goods, 33 ft. .. 6 16 Ob Iron hoppers, for ballast .. 10 10 Covered goods, 47$ ft. .. 19 12 P Platform coal .. .. 138 6 Covered goods, 4/$ ft. .. 9 20 Platform coal .. .. 90 8 Covered goods, 50 ft. .. 6 20 Q Movable hoppers, iron .. 830 8 Zp Covered goods, 33 ft. .. 84 16 Movable hoppers, wood .. 338 8 —— W Frozen meat .. .. 18 6 Total wagons.. .. 25,734 Frozen meat .. .. 336 8 Total carrying-capacity .. 237,355 Locomotive, Carriage and Wagon Works.