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RETURN No. 7— continued. Locomotive Branch: Particulars of Rolling-stock, etc.

Expenditure under the Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914, charged to Capital Account, for the Year ended 31st March, 1921. £ s. d. £ s. d. Material on hand at 31st March, 1920 .. .: .. 14,176 3 1 Expenditure charged by Treasury .. .. .. .. 63,077 16 6 77,263 19 7 Less material on hand at 31st March, 1921 .. .. 13,525 3 (i £63,728 10 1 £ s. d. New stations and station-yards, goods-sheds, and terminal facilities at Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,205 14 3 Grade easements — Penrose-Mercer | 2g 390 n 0 Palmerston North - Marton | "' Additions to workshops, Petone .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,555 0 0 New line—Auckland-Westfield .. .. .. .. .. .. 289 5 7 Signalling, interlocking, and safety appliances .. .. .. .. 21,288 5 3 £63,728 16 1 H. Williams, Chief Accountant.

Description of Stock ordered. Order. Number Incomplete on 31 March, 1920. Number Number Complete Incomplete on on 31st March, 1921. 31st March, 1921. Expenditure in Year ended 31st March, 1921. # Carriages, Class A, 1915-1916 programme Wagons, bogie, 1915-1916 programme Wagons, four-wheel, 1916-1916 programme Carriages, Classes A and Aa, 1916-1917 programme Brake-vans, Class P, 1916-1917 programme Wagons, bogie, 1916-1917 programme Wagons, four-wheel, 1916-1917 programme Locomotives, Class Ww, seventh lot Pitting Westland rolling-stock with Westinghouse brake Carriages, Class Aa, 1917-1918 programme Locomotives, Class Ab, third lot Tarpaulins, 1919-1920 programme Wagons, four-wheel, 1919-1920 programme Locomotives, Class Ab (being built by Messrs. A. and G. Price (Limited) Locomotives, Class Wab, second lot Brake-vans, Class F, 1920-4 921 programme Wagons, bogie, 1920-1921 programme .. Wagons, four-wheel, 1920-1921 programme Difference in value of cars being built to replace four obsolete cars to be written off Difference in value of wagons built to replace two N wagons sold Equipment for Royal train Passenger fittings for Ub wagons Conversion of R wagon to carry passengers (part cost) Foot-warmers for Westland Additional first-class seats for cars Additional Westinghouse-brako pumps Locomotives, Class Ab (British contract) Wagons, four-wheel (British contract) Tarpaulins, 1920-1921 programme Workshops machinery B—10 D—10 E—10 I—10 J—10 K—10 L—10 Q—10 S—10 3 12 110 30 12 85 370 '*8 85 26 41 3 4 25 30 12 59 329 £ s. d. 112 5 4 1,510 8 2 6,860 7 10 1,689 5 9 398 3 11 11,398 4 7 27,193 0 5 Cr. 63 8 10 206 12 6 V—10 X—10 Y—10 Z—10 A—11 2 10 765 20 20 650 2 10 115 20 20 2,540 9 11 6,945 5 8 587 7 11 4,198 I 10 22,509 4 10 D—11 E—11 F—11 G—11 H—11 10 1 20 14 10 1 20 13 2,050 6 11 404 14 4 9,545 13 1 2,488 15 4 14 17 6 i I—11 285 4 9 J—11 K—11 L—11 1,520 8 4 1,312 5 6 200 0 0 M—11 N—11 0—11 P—-11 Q—11 R—11 45 2,500 1,000 45 2,500 1,000 162 2 3 330 16 5 1,178 2 7 414 12 8 ' 2,114 11 1 4,140 8 7 Total .. £112,248 4 Total locomotives ,, oarriages „ brake-vans.. „ wagons, bogie ,, wagons, four-wheel .. ,, tarpaulins .. 85 35 13 117 3,014 1,765 34 127 650 85 35 13 83 2,887 1,115