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STATEMENT No. 14—continued. Locomotive Branch: Particulars of Rolling-stock, etc.

Expenditure under the Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914, and Section 7 of Finance Act, 1924, and Section 10 op Finance Act, 1925, charged to Capital Account, for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. £ s. d. £ s. d. Material on hand at 31st March, 192S .. .. .. .. .. 10,819 10 1 Expenditure charged by Treasury .. .. .. .. .. 796,939 14 0 Balance of cost of raising loan, 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. 42,193 3 10 Cost of raising loan, 1925-26 .. .. .. .. £42,007 14 0 Less amount not yet allocated .. .. .. 23,579 19 7 18,427 14 5 Vouchers outstanding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26,194 19 8 894,575 2 0 Less material on hand at 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. .. 25,260 12 10 869,314 9 2 New stations and station-yards, goods-sheds, and terminal facilities at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Addington, Lyttelton, Paeroa, and £ s. d. New Plymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 223,187 ] 6 4 Rearrangement of, or alterations and additions to, Greymouth, Hikurangi, 38,041 13 3 Stratford, Wanganui, and Morrinsville Duplications, Newmarket - New Lynn, Penrose, Papakura .. .. .. 36,035 2 8 Grade easements—Penrose-Mercer .. .. .. .. .. Or. 33 16 10 Workshops and equipment of Locomotive Branch .. .. .. 58,543 9 8 New line, Auckland-Westfield .. .. .. .. .. .. 21,483 14 0 Bridge strengthening .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,609 3 2 Elimination of level crossings .. .. .. .. .. 6,581 2 0 Deviations: Ravensbourrie - Burke's, Pelichet Bay, Tawa Flat, Palmerston North .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,459 7 5 Signalling, interlocking, and safety appliances .. .. .. .. 125,366 10 1 Electric lighting .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,142 2 6 546,416 4 3 Expenditure charged by Public Works Department—New Line—Auckland-Westfield .. .. .. .. .. 160,416 2 3 Hutt Valley Railway .. .. .. .. .. .. 83,858 2 7 Tawa Elat deviation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,445 2 4 Miscellaneous works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 75,178 17 9 322,898 4 II £869,314 9 2

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Number Number Number Incomplete Complete Incomplete Expenditure, Description of Stock ordered. Order. on 1 on on Tear ended 31st March, 31st March, 31st March, 31st March, 1926. 1925. 1926. 1926. £ 6. d. Locomotives, Class Ab (A. and G. Price, Limited) A —11 4 4 .. 49,286 10 5 Replacement of cars written off or sold .. H—11 27 18 9 21,311 17 0 Replacement of wagons written off or sold .. I—11 140 10 130 810 5 7 Additional seating for cars .. .. .. N—11 .. .. .. 1,205 16 2 Steam-heating locomotives and cars .. .. U—11 .. .. .. 826 11 0 Additional superheater gear for locomotives . V —11 .. .. .. 432 6 2 Replacement of brake-vans written off or sold .. W —11 7 3 4 6,266 16 2 Electric headlights for locomotives .. .. X—11 .. .. .. 497 12 8 Carriages, Classes A and Aa, 1922-23 programme Y —11 17* 17 .. 23,381 7 1 Brake-vans, Class F, 1922-23 programme .. Z —11 4f 4 .. 4,153 18 5 Wagons, bogie, 1922-23 programme .. .. A—12 32 14 18 6,289 9 1 Wagons, four-wheel, 1922-23 programme .. B—12 160J 80 80 12,807 0 1 Locomotives, Class Ab (fourth lot) .. .. C—12 10 6 4 25,169 5 3 Fitting Pintsch gas to cars, Westland Section .. G —12 .. .. .. 434 9 4 Locomotives, Class Wab (third lot) .. .. I —12 10 .. 10 22,807 1 10 Electric lighting for cars .. .. .. K —12 .. .. J .. 14,171 19 11 Tarpaulins, 1924-25 programme .. .. L—12 400 400 ! .. 1,609 4 7 Wagons, bogie, 1924-25 programme .. .. M—12 69 54 15 12,349 8 5 Wagons, four-wheel, 1924-25 programme .. N—12 308§ 209 99 68,102 16 4 Rail motors .. .. .. .. P—12 6|| 4 2 12,344 16 8 Strengthening ends of Main Trunk cars .. R—12 .. .. .. 1,019 14 11 Fitting additional lavatories to cars (including S —12 .. . . .. 2,511 8 10 double lavatories to Main Trunk cars) Fitting additional top doors to British La wagons V —12 .. .. .. 4,378 9 6 Carriages, Class A, 1924-25 programme .. W—12 10 10 .. 20,151 2 8 Locomotives, Class Ab, from North British Loco- X —12 35 35 .. 222,858 11 0 motive Company Transfer of rolling-stock .. .. .. Y—12 .. .. | .. 226 19 3 Sleeping-car (ExMbition car) .. .. Z—12 1 1 .. 7,377 7 6 Additional steam cranes .. .. .. A—13 .. .. .. 1,566 14 8 Locomotives, Class Wab (A. and G. Price, Limited) B—-13 8 .. 8 2,302 5 6 Brake-vans, Class F, 1925-26 programme .. C —13 11 11 .. 10,001 8 0 Sleeping-cars .. .. .. .. D —13 10 - - *0 Obsolete locomotives written off .. .. .. .. .. .. Cr. 10,260 0 0 Sale of locomotives .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Cr. 3,670 0 0 Rail-motors written off .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j Or. 9,400 0 0 Rolling-stock written off .. .. .. .. .. .. Or. 27,170 0 0 Sale of rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.23,520 0 0 Workshop machinery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 44,752 18 10 Workshop machinery written off .. .. .. .. .. .. Or. 7,913 0 0 Workshop machinery sold .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Or. 15 0 0 Machinery for locomotive running and oar and .. .. .. .. 147 4 5 wagon depots Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £519,603 17 3 Total locomotives .. .. .. .. 67 45 22 „ carriages .. .. .. .. 65 46 19 „ brake-vans .. .. .. .. 22 18 4 „ wagons, bogie .. .. .. 108 68 40 „ wagons, four-wheel .. .. .. 601 299 302 „ tarpaulins .. .. .. .. 400 400 * Reduced by 12. f Increased by 1. % Reduced by 2. § Increased by 17. || Increased by 2.