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The following new work is in hand : Six Class G, five Class H, 103 Class L, nine Class M, fifty 8-ton coal-hopper wagons, twenty-five ballast-hoppers, one Class P, sixteen Class E, thirty-four Class U. The following table gives particulars of repairs, &c, to tarpaulins for the year ending the 31st March, 1897 :—

Stationary Engines and Cranes. —Sixty passed through shops during the year. The following table gives particulars of repairs, &c., to stationary engines and cranes for the year ending the 31st March, 1897: —

The expenditure per train-mile has been as follows: —

Number. lass o! agons. Number passed through shops 4,136 70 Class G, 124 Class H, 156 Class J, 218 Class K, 1,388Class L, 751 Class M, 330 Class N, 402 Class 0, 149 Class P, 161 Class E, 48 Class S, 22 Class T, 72 Class U, 63 Class V, 66 Class W, 98 Class X, 9 Class Z. 15 Class J, 14 Class K, 186 Class L, 1 Class O, 1 Class Q, 10 Class E, 16 Class U, 5 Class V, 2 Class W, 1 Class Z. 10 Class H, 8 Class K, 6 Class L, 3 Class P. 10 Class K from Class H, 3 Class K from Class M, 37 Class L from Class M, 1 Class L from Class N. 1 Class H, 7 Class J, 5 Class K, 8 Class L, 22 Class M, 1 Class N, 47 Class O, 3 Class P, 3 Class E, 3 Class T, 1 Class U, 2 Class V, 2 Class W. 37 Class G, 66 Class H, 52 Class J, 114 Class K, 663 Class L, 309 Class M, 77 Class N, 195 Class O, 23 Class P, 27 Class E, 25 Glass S, 12 Class T, 19 Class U, 40 Class V, 39 Class W, 33 Class X, 5 Class Z. 42 Class G, 47 Class H, 82 Class J, 64 Class K, 487 Class L, 420 Class M, 252 Class N, 158 Class O, 120 Class P, 121 Class E, 23 Class S, 7 Class T, 36 Class U, 16 Class V, 23 Class W, 65 Class X, 3 Class Z. 5 Class G, 3 Class H, 16 Class J, 31 Class K, 273 Class L, 13 Class M, 10 Class O, 8 Class P, 10 Class E, 16 Class U 5 Class V, 3 Class W, 1 Class Z. 16 Class G, 41 Class H, 44 Class J, 79 Class K, 634 Class L 295 Class M, 78 Class N, 60 Class O, 16 Class P, 41 Class E, 13 Class S, 5 Class T, 33 Class U, 25 Class V, 38 Class W, 39 Class X, 1 Class Z. 35 Class G, 55 Class H, 44 Class J, 86 Class K, 428 Class L, 133 Class M, 47 Class N, 46 Class O, 3 Class P, 15 Class E, 24 Class S, 12 Class T, 7 Class U, 20 Class V 13 Class W, 9 Class X, 6 Class Z. Erected new 251 Eebuilt ... Converted 27 51 Thoroughly overhauled . . 105 Heavy repairs 1,736 Light repairs 1,966 Number fitted with standard draw-gear 394 Wholly painted, &c. 1,458 Paint renewed 938

Description. Number passed through Shops. 5,053 New. Condemned and replaced. Repaired. 'arpaulins 225 484 4,344

! Boiler .epairs. Type. 03 ID S SB |3 Jj EH g '3 a< K > QJ § '2 M fn p I m a> S o *-> d Si fa o 'o 5 a) a> P3 3 'o Hand-cranes Steam-cranes Stationary engines Hoisting-engines... 22 1C. L6 6 1 2 1 3 1 L8 L2 8 3 2 6 1 3 1 1 1 8 2 1 3 2 Totals ... 60 ii l<) 5 2 10

1896 1897 Year. Year. Train Mileage. Engine Mileage Locomotive Car and Wagon rjiigme mileage. p er per Tram-mile. d. d. ... 3,307,226 4,261,707 1347 3.97 3,409,087 4,425,039 13'41 4'64 Total. d. 17-44 1805