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RETURN No. 7— continued. Locomotive Branch: Particulars of Rolling-stock, etc.
Expenditure under the Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914, charued to Capital Account, for the Year ended 31st March, 1920. £ s. d. £ s. d. Expenditure charged by Treasury .. .. .. .. 92,994 8 2 Less material on hand at 31st March, 1920 .. .. 14,176 3 I £78,818 5 1 £ s. d. New station and station-yard, goods-shod, and terminal facilities —Auckland .. 10,924 2 8 Duplications— Newmarket - New Lynn .. .. .. .. .. .. 2, 326 7 6 Grade easements — Penrose-Mercer \ Palmerston North - Marton oo n<>e 17 ■; Frankton Junction - To Kiuti Mercer - Erankton Junction ) Additions to workshops, Newmarket and Petone .. .. .. .. 1,927 13 3 New line—Auckland-Westfield .. .. .. .. .. .. 836 2 0 Signalling, interlocking, and safety appliances .. .. .. .. 30,765 2 5 £78,818 5 1. H. Williams, Chief Accountant.
Description of Stock ordered. Order. 'inc'orr 61 ' Number Number Exnenditure pleteon I «**<> Incomplete Ma i9 C 19. 81,1 ''1st March, 1920. 31st March, 1920. 3M March, 1920. Carriages, Class A, 1915-1916 programme .. B —10 3 Wagons, bogie, 1915-1916 programme .. .. D—10 45 Wagons, four-wheel, 1915-1916 programme .. E—10 *240 Carriages, Classes A and Aa, 1916-1917 programme I —10 31 Brake-vans, Class F, 1916-1917 programme .. | J—10 12 Wagons, bogie, 1916-1917 programme .. .. K—10 91 Wagons, four-wheel, 1916-1917 programme .. I L—10 455 Locomotives, Class Ww, seventh lot .. ■-. Q —10 4 Fitting Westland rolling-stock with Westingbousc ; S —10 brake Tarpaulins, 1916-1917 programme .. .. T—10 350 Carriages, Class A, 1917-1918 programme .. : V—10 4 Wagons, four-wheel, 1917-1918 programme .. W--10 Locomotives, Class Ab, third lot .. .. | X —10 10 Tarpaulins, 1919-1920 programme .. .. Y—10 | 1,000 Wagons, four-wheel, 1919 1920 programme .. Z 10 45 Locomotives, Class Ab (Price's contract) .. A 11 20 Brake-van to replace transfer to Gisborne (part cost) B —11 Seating accommodation, Zp vans .. .. C—11 Locomotives, Class Wab .. .. .. D-—11 10 Workshops machinery Workshops machinery sold .. .. .. . . Locomotives (old), sold 38 130 1 6 85 4 350 o 3 12 110 30 12 85 370 2 £ s. d. 850 11 3 7,203 9 0 16,433 18 5 51 12 9 151 15 11 1,317 10 9 27,097 18 5 3,129 3 4 114 5 7 320 8 4 1,993 15 8 Or. 82 12 10 1.5,928 15 4 2,335 3 8 6,574 18 5 198 2 11 34 18 6 50 19 9 235 25 10 765 20 20 io 0,127 1 II Or. 570 0 0 Or. 8,400 0 0 Total .. £80,661 17 I Total locomotives .. .. .. 44 ,, carriages .. .. .. .. 38 ,, brake-vans.. .. .. .. 12 „ wagons, bogie .. .. .. 136 ,, wagons, four-wheel .. .. .. 740 „ tarpaulins .. .. .. .. 1,350 4 3 39 240 585 40 35 12 97 500 765 I * Order reduced by 50.