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One Class B tender engine for heavy-goods traffic, one Class U engine, two Class Fβ tank engines, ten Class Wf tank engines, one Class L tank engine, and one Class Wα tank engine are under construction in New Zealand Railway workshops. The conversion of twelve tank engines—Class Pα to Class Fβ—is in hand. The following table gives particulars of repairs, &c, to locomotive boilers for the year: —

Eleven new boilers are in hand. The following new cars, brake-vans, wagons, and tarpaulins were completed and added to stock during the year—viz., forty-five bogie oars, thirteen bogie brake-vans, two Fell brakevans, 537 wagons, and 391 tarpaulins. The passenger-carriage seating accommodation has been further increased 7"71 per cent. The wagon-stock carrying capacity has been increased by 4,324 tons, or s'lo per cent. Carriage repairs and rebuilding: 1,520 carriages passed through shops, including forty-five cars built new, and twelve cars rebuilt or converted. The following table gives particulars of repairs, &c, to cars for the year : —

Sixty-eight bogie cars have had cushions fitted in second-class compartment, making a total of 373 cars fitted to end of year. The lavatory accommodation in cars has been materially augmented, forty-nine cars having been fitted with lavatories during the year. Total number of cars so fitted to end of year was 232, or nearly 40 per cent, of the bogie-car stock. The following new cars are in hand—viz., fifty-seven Class A 47^ft. bogie cars and three bogie refreshment cars. Brake-van repairs and rebuilding : The following table gives particulars of repairs, &c, to brake-vans for the year : —

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Boilers Description. = 5 a j £ « ... 177 J 12 I ; *-l Cβ ■ r-l 1j s< i 65 100 CO 1) C CD H X & M ° • 3 o - . id O © <D 43 O ■ i 4J 9 ... 6 ! •a £ : "§ M 2 S .-S 2 J 49 47 16

Particulars. Number. Type of Gar. Number passed through shops 1,520 1,375 bogie cars, 109 six-wheelers, and 36 four-wheelers. 45 bogie ears. 12 bogie cars. 51 bogie cars, 10 six-wheelers, and 2 fourwheelers. 212 bogie cars, 5 six-wheelers, and 1 four-wheeler. 1,055 bogie cars, 94 six-wheelers, and 33 four-wheelers. 309 bogie cars, 13 six-wheelers, and 6 four-wheelers. 427 bogie cars, 2 six-wheelers, and 3 four-wheelers. Built new Converted or rebuilt Thoroughly overhauled ... 45 12 63 Heavy repairs 218 Light repairs 1,182 Wholly painted and varnished 328 Touched up and re varnished 432.

Description. 01 J3 •3 CO 1! I 3-5 ! 3 "3 a o 12 i «! ■s& . £ >1.2 <u a Cud > O o O 33 si > '3 M b(j 3 ■^3 a u o 3rake-vans ... ... ... 527 15 3 19 58 432 103 151 Wagon repairs and rebuilding : The followir 'ollowing ti ng ible gives pa: rticulars of the work fi ir the ear :— Description. I -si 13 2 a 3 I S > c o O II g '3 I w M a* CD QD 3 a '3 e< ! s ! "S l_ agons ... ! 12,117 100 ! 412 I 57 35 65 2,095 ! . i 9,3531,81314,320 I I Twenty-five four-wheel wagons were built under contract.