„ , . -\t K a Revised Number of Revised Cost of Number Average Qn Coat of GoodsRailway. Coaehmg- of Cost per Q Goods-wagon , w 'f ° ns Cost per Great tenance™" VeS W ***» Basis. ,,, , Basis. Wagons). 1 £ £ £ £ £ £~~ New Zealand .. 193,403 1,527 127 90 357,500 25,486 14 10 Great Britain .. 5,328,765 68,033 78 78 5,886,207 706,452 8 8

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Carriage and Wagon Repair Staff. The following are details of the staff employed in the several workshops and sheds in connection with the building and repair of carriages and wagons : —

Comparative Costs of Carriage and Wagon Maintenance. The following table will show that the average cost of maintenance per vehicle in stock is higher in New Zealand than in Great Britain, even after making allowance for increased costs, which have been put to us as 60 per cent, higher than Great Britain in respect of wages and 20 per cent, material:—

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Workshop or Running-shed. Repair Staff. Examiners Gasmen. Total Staff. Workshop — Petone .. .. .. .. 328 .. .. 328 Napier .. .. .. .. 65 .. .. 65 East Town .. .. .. .. 142 .. .. ] -12 Newmarket .. . . . . . . j 273 . . .. 273 Addington .. .. .. .. 323 .. 323 Hillside .. .. .. .. 237 . . 237 Invercargill . . . . . . .. 68 .. . . 68 Greymouth .. . . . . . . 53 .. . . 53 Westport .. .. .. .. 39 .. .. 39 9 Running-sheds— Wellington .. .. .. .. 22 12 2 36 Paekakariki .. . . . . 1 . . 1 Cross Creek .. . . . . . . . . 2 . . 2 Napier . . .. . . .. . . 2 . . 2 Waipukurau .. .. .. . . 2 .. 2 Palmerston North . . . . . . 1 8 2 11 Woodville .. .. .. .. 5 3 .. 8 Taihape .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 Ohakune .. .. . . . . .. 1 . . 1 Taumarunui .. .. . . .. 3 .. 3 Wanganui. .. .. .. .. 5 4 .. 9 Hawera .. .. .. .. . . 2 .. 2 New Plymouth . . .. . . 1 2 .. 3 Marton .. .. .. .. 4 4 Stratford .. .. . . . . 1 . . 1 Auckland .. .. .. .. 16 6 3 25 Mercer .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 2 Helensville .. • • • • •. 2 . . 2 Frankton .. .. .. . . 10 4 14 Huntly .. .. .. . . .. 2 .. 2 Morrinsville .. .. .. .. 2 .. ! 2 Rotorua .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. ! 1 Paeroa .. .. .. .. .. 1 . . 1 Te Kuiti .... .. .. .. 1 ' .. j 1 Whangarei . . .. .. . . 12 1 , . . 1.3 Christchurch . . . . . . 6 6 3 15 Lyttelton . . . . . . . . .. 1 .. 1 Rangiora .. .. . . .. .. 1 . . 1 Waipara .. .. .. .. .. 1 . . 1 Springfield .. . . .. .. 2 . . 2 Ashburton .. .. .. .. 2 . . 2 Timaru .. .. .. .. 3 2 .. 5 Dunedin .. .. .. .. 10 5 2 17 Oamaru .. .. .. .. 6 2 .. 8 Invercargill .. .. .. .. 5 3 .. 8 Wairio .. .. .. • • • ■ 1 • • 1 Milton .. .. . . . . ■ . 1 . . 1 Kaitangata .. .. . • •. 1 .. 1 Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 3 Otira .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. 3 Westport . . .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 Conn's Creek .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1