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STATEMENT No. 14— continued. Expenditure under Vote for Additions to Open Lines, charged to Capital Account, for the Year ended 31st March, 1928 — continued. Locomotive Branch: Particulars of Rolling-stock, etc.

Reconciliation. Statement. Material on hand at 31st £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. | Expenditure:— £ s. d. March, 1927 .. .. .. 108,547 9 10 1 Way and Works Expenditure charged to Branch .. 173,857 15 8 Vote No. 44 by Treasury .. 401,948 15 II Road Motor SerLess outstandings pre- vice .. 39,489 15 10 viousyear .. 16,616 2 10 Locomotive Recoveries on account Branch .. 93,174 8 3 of expenditure in previous years .. 168,795 13 5 Vouchers outstanding at 31st March, 1928 .. Cr. 18,562 8 10 203,974 5 1 197,974 9 11 £306,521 19 9 £306.521 19 9

Number Number Number Incomplete j Complete Incomplete Expenditure, Description of Stock ordered. on on on Year ended 31st March, 31st March, < 31st March, 31st March, 1928. 1927. ; 1928. j 1928. £ s. d. Locomotives, Class Ab (Supplementary charges) .. I .. .. ! .. Or. 45 6 2 Locomotives, Class Wab .. .. .. .. | 2 2 j .. 1,867 14 1 Locomotives, Class Wab and Ws (A. arid G. Price,, Ltd.) 2 2 j .. 6,798 3 2 Locomotives, Class Wjt (A. and G. Price, Ltd.) .. 3 .. 1 3 7,140 0 11 Shunting locomotives (new design)* .. .. .. .. .. .. 110 12 (i Artioulated looomotives (Garrett)* .. .. .. j .. .. i .. 5 16 7 Spare boilers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ! .. 1,254 5 11 Pitting superheaters to locomotives .. .. .. .. .. i .. 2,650 17 6 Electric headlights for locomotives .. .. ..I .. .. .. 2,666 14 11 Boiler mountings for new spare boilers .. .. I .. .. .. .162 13 2 Spare battery and bogie parts Edison rail-car .. .. .. .. .. 3,745 18 4 Ministerial oar (Supplementary charges) .. .. .. j .. 1,145 15 10 Carriages, Class A .. .. .. .. .. 8 .. I 8 5,699 3 1 Carriages, Class Aa, sleeping .. .. .. j 8 3 5 7,330 8 2 Carriages, Class Aa, corridor .. .. .. j 3 ! .. ] 3 Carriages, dining* .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. i .. 16 11 8 Spare bogies for carriages .. .. .. .. ; .. i .. I .. 320 12 2 Postal carriage .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. 2,533 12 3 Brake-vans, Class P .. .. .. .. 27 21 6 23,157 4 1 Wagons, Class G .. .. .. . . .. 7 | .. 7 26 5 11 Wagons, Class H* .. .. .. .. ., .. ! . . .. 18 8 5 Wagons, Class J .. .. .. .. .. 140 100 40 17,930 0 6 Wagons, Class La .. .. .. .. .. 299 59 240 15,163 14 3 Wagons, Class M .. .. .. .. .. 4 4 .. 809 11 7 Wagons, Class Ug .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. 5 54 9 2 Wagons, Class W (Supplementary charges) .. .. .. .. .. 19 16 11 Wagons, Class Xa . . .. .. .. .. 126 72 54 27,128 14 10 Wagons, Class Xb .. .. .... .. 6 .. 6 Wagons, Class Yb .. .. .. .. .. 50 12 38 8,491 9 9 Wagons, Class Z .. .. .. .. .. j 2 2 .. 2,595 10 0 Wagons, Class Zp .. .. .. .. .. j 13 3 10 2,465 15 1 Pneumatic coaling cranes .. .. .. .. ! 2 2 .. 538 3 10 Tarpaulins .. .. .. . \ .. 500 500 .. 2,481 12 4 Fordson tractors with buffer attachments 2 j 2 .. 599 15 3 Electric lighting for cars .. .. .. .. .. : .. .. 61,113 14 11 Transfer of rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. 362 16 8 Pitting dynamometer to Zp wagon .. .. .. j .. .. .. 256 11 1 Spare material returned to stores .. .. .. .. .. .. Or. 32 14 0 Obsolete locomotives written off .. .. .. j .. j .. .. Or. 57,072 0 0 Sale of obsolete rolling-stock .. .. .. .. j .. .. Or. 1,800 0 0 Obsolete rolling-stock written off .. . . .. .. ' .. .. Or. 26,562 0 0 Sale of obsolete machinery .. .. . . .. ... .. •. Or. 808 0 0 Obsolete machinery written off .. .. .. ! .. .. .. Or. 27,168 6 5 Total j .. .. .. £93,174 8 3 Total locomotives .. .. .. j 7f 4 \ 3 ,, carriages .. .. .. 20J 4 16 ,, brake-vans .. .. .. 1 27§ J 21 6 ,, wagons, bogie .. .. .. 20|| I 5 15 ,, wagons, four-wheel .. .. 632"[ 247 | 385 * Orders not yet placed. t Increased by 3. J Increased by 2. § Increased by 7. II Increased by 4. If Increased by 346.