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STATEMENT No. 15 Capital Expenditure out of Working Railways Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1944

Locomotive Branch: Particulars of Rolling-stock

Particulars of Workshop and Depot Machinery, Motor-buses, and Motor-lorries

Reconciliation Statement, Railways: Impbovements and Additions to Open Lines Vote £ s. d. £ s j Expenditure charged by Treasury .. .. 47,54(> <) 5 Expenditure: Way and Works Branch .. .. 15 849 10 8 Less Recoveries .. .. .. .. 28,170 10 9 19,375 18 8 Deduct vouchers outstanding at 31st March, 1943 4,368 8 0 15,007 10 8 Public Works Department: Administration charges 842 0 0 £15,849 10 8 £15,849 10 8

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j Improvements Way and Works Branch: Particulars of Works. I Depreciation and Additions Fund. to Open Lines J-otai. I I Vote. r j £ £ £ an f- f 4.." * 7 ' ■ ;• •• •• 11,735 Or. 1,311 10,424 Grading, formation, tunnels, and permanent-way .. .. 35,866 Gr. 21,693 14 173 Bridges, overbridges, subways, and culverts . . .. . . 56,465 Gr. 54'000 Station buildings, engine-sheds, and other operating buildings .. 81,437 Gr. 799 80 638 Fences, gates, cattlestops, cattle-yards, and loading-banks .. .. 6,453 562 "Voi6 Dwellings and huts .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,430 .. " 33'430 Stores and workshops buildings and plant .. .. .. .. 37,442 37 442 Refreshment, advertising, and road-service buildings . . . . 10,484 1()'484 Cranes, weighbridges, turntables, and water services.. .. .. 6,225 Gr. 56 6'169 Miscellaneous (roads, sewerage, drainage, &c.) .. .. .. 8,378 Gr. 118 8*260 Signalling, communications, and electrification .. . . .. 114,683 . . 114-'683 402,598 Gr. 25,880 376,718 Expenditure by Public Works Department: Grade easements and 41,730 41 730 deviations — J 402,598 _ 15,850 418,448

Number Number Number Expenditure, Expenditure, Ueaorlntlon nf Stork nrrtnrod Incomplete on Complete on Incomplete on Working Improvements description ot Stock ordered. 31st March. | 31st March, 31st March, Railways and Additions Total. 1943. 1944. 1944 Depredation to Open Lines I ' Fund. Vote. £ £ £ Locomotives, Classes Ka and Kb .... 10 3 7 86,339 86 339 Locomotives, Class Ja and spares .. .. 35 .. 35 Improvements for locomotives .. .. .. .. .. 2,194 2 194 Boilers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. !! 8'807 Spares for multiple units .. .. .. .. .. . . 7,057 7' 057 Rail cars and spares Carriages.. .. .. .. .. 49 8 68 21,772 !! 21772 Improvements for carriages .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,560 29 560 Brake-vans .. .. .. .. 23 12 11 !! 24' 962 Wagons, Class II .. .. .. .. 50 .. 50 5,459 .. "V459 Wagons, Class He .. .. .. .. 100 1 99 1,209 .. l'209 Wagons, Class Jc .. .. .. .. 390 1 449 11,393 11 393 Wagons, Class La .. .. .. .. 1,280 1 1,279 34,427 !. 34'427 Wagons, Class Mc .. .. .. .. 80 .. 80 92 .. ' 02 Wagons, Class Q .. .. .. .. 103 23 80 10,917 .. 10 917 Wagons, Class Rb .. .. .. .. 30 .. 40 Wagons, Class S .. .. .. .. .. 15 Wagons, Class T . . .. .. .. 22 .. 22 Wagons, Class Ub .. .. .. .. 69 16 52 25,179 .. 25 i79 Wagons, Class Uo .. .. .. .. .. 1 813 .. " 'gj3 Wagons, Class Ug .. .. .. .. 7 .. 7 Or. 10 .. Or. 10 Wagons, Class Vb .. .. .. .. 30 20 30 18,612 .. 18 612 Wagons, Class W .. .. .. .. 85 .. 85 5 .. '5 Wagons, Class Xa .. .. .. .. 30 32 .. 5,432 r. 400 Wagons, Class Xb .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. " ' Wagons, Class Xc .. .. .. .. 193 1 192 6,068 !! n'oflK Wagons, Class Yb .. .. .. .. ' ° 8 Wagons, Class Z .. .. .. .. 135 .. 155 16,252 .. 16 252 Miscellaneous improvements for wagons .. .. .. .. 16,347 .. 16*347 Tractors .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 874 .. ' 874 Tarpaulins .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,374 .. 1 374 Cranes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 88 .. ' 88 Total .. .. .. 2,721 119 2,756 335,222 .. 335,222 Summary Locomotives .. .. .. .. 45 3 42 Rail cars Tractors Carriages .. .. .. .. .. 49 8 68 Brake-vans .. .. .. .. 23 12 11 Wagons, bogie .. .. .. .. 293 37 321 .. .. Wagons, four-wheeled .. .. .. 2,311 59 2,314 Totals .. .. .. .. 2,721 119 2,756

£ £ I £ Workshops equipment .. .. .. . . .. .. 10,913 .. I 10 913 Machinery and equipment for locomotive running, and car and wagon depots .. 12,159 .. j 12'l59 Motor-buses and motor-lorries .. .. .. .. .. .. 109,141 '' ; 109141