B—7 [Ft. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1949

WORKING RAILWAYS ACCOUNT— continued

339

1947-48. VOTE—IMPEOVEMENTS AND ADDITIONS 1948-49. TO OPEN LINES— continued Voted. Expended. Other works — £ £ £ Christchurch: rearrangement of yard and terminal facilities 32,000 60,000 15,119 Land —■ Frankton : rearrangement 10,000 Marton : rearrangement 6,000 Dunedin : rearrangement 500 20,000 Mangapeehi: rearrangement 1,250 General 1,800 Mangapeehi: rearrangement 13,300 24,888 13,683 Marton : rearrangment of station-yard 3,000 11,000 5,867 New Plymouth : additional accommodation 5,000 14,354 4,049 Palmerston North deviation 500 10,000 Bonny Glen - Turakina deviation 10,000 14,000 594 Sawyer's Bay - St. Leonards duplication 2,000 20,000 24,866 Wellington - Upper Hutt: duplication and electrification 105,000 150,000 42,044 Station rearrangements and siding alterations 77,144 82,078 13,761 Bridges 50,000 50,000 23,417 Wellington-Paekakariki: raise platforms to standard for multiple units 14,400 12,500 35 Blenheim : new goods-yard 1,065 10,000 Invercargill locomotive depot: improved water-supply 500 10,000 Provision of fuel-oil tanks at selected points, North Island 17,500 55,000 44,613 Services and works not specified 29,033 30,410 1,161 Grade easement and duplications 7,000 Turakina-Okoia deviation 49,140 82,581 Total, other works projects 379,992 630,370 271,790 Miscellaneous — S.I.M.T. : Picton-Wharanui and ParnassusWaipara automatic signalling and communications 15,000 32,200 23,214 Purchase of dwellings 12,000 15,000 11,459 Dwelling improvements 8,500 9,435 3,104 Workshops, buildings, and plant, locomotive, car, and wagon depot plant (improvements) 98,730 136,715 28,237 Automatic signalling 46,700 34,000 38,775 Communication circuits and apparatus 59,941 64,960 22,617 Services and works not specified 40,540 76,906 175,261 Mechanical equipment 19,800 21,295 10,743 Flood-lighting selected stations 7,000 10,000 4,296