D.—2.

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

Expendituke under the Hutt Eailway and Eoad Improvement Acts, 1903 and 1905, charged to Capital Account for the Year, ended 31st March, 1906.

£ s. d. Straightening and doubling Wellington-Hutt Railway, and building new stations, and extending station-yards at Petone and Lower Hutt 37,044 7 6 Land purchased .. .... .. .. '.. 7,694 16 11 44,739 4 5 Charges and expenses of raising funds, as per Treasury accounts .. 125 0 0 £44,864 4 5

BxPENDiTUEB under " The Eailways Improvements Authorisation Act, 1904," charged to Capital Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1906.

£ s. a. Auokland-Penrose, duplication of line .. .. .. .. 6,545 0 2 Dunedin-Mopgiel, duplication and deviation of line .. .. 2,021 810 Charges and expenses of raising funds, as per Treasury accounts .. 3,282 0 3 £11,848 9 3

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Description of Stock ordered. Number IncomOrder. plete on March 31 1905. Number Number Fimenditniv Complete Incomplete grinded 31st March, 1906. 31st March, 1906. 31st March, 1906. Wagons, four-wheel, Class L, high-side Damages, Class A Wagons, four-wheel, 1902-1903 programme „ bogie, „ Carriages, Class A, 1903-1904 programme Brake vans, Class F, 1903-1904 programme Wagons, four-wheel, 1903-1904 programme „ bogie, 1903-1904 programme Locomotives, Class Wγ .. „ Class Wf (oontraot) Cranes, steam, 5-ton Brake-vans, Class P Locomotive, double-ender, Class E .. itefreshment-cars, Class A carriages, Class A, 1904-1905 programme Brake-vans, Class F, 1904-1905 programme Wagons, four-wheel, 1904-1905 programme „ bogie, 1904-1905 programme Parpaulins, 1904-1905 programme Locomotives, four - oylinder balanced compound, Class A Wagons, four-wheel, Class G (bodies only for 12) Carpaulins Locomotives, Class Wf .. „ four - cylinder balanced compound, Class A .. .. .. „ simple, Class A Damages, Class A, 1905-1906 programme .. 3rake-vans, Class F, 1905-1906 programme Wagons, four-wheel, 1905-1906 programme bogie, 1905-1906 programme Carpaulins, 1905-1906 programme 3-as-storeholders Equipping second - class compartments of bogiecarriages with cushions „ rolling-stock with Westinghouse brake .. „ wagons for passenger traffic fitting gangways on cara Machinery for workshops G—3 E—5 H—5 J— 5 Q-5 R-5 S-5 T—5 V—5 W—5 Y-5 A—6 B—6 C—6 D—6 E—6 F—6 G—6 H—6 11 13 4 53 56 8 3 11 13 4 53 41 3 3 15 £ s. d. •488 13 6 •228 1 2 •61 6 5 648 16 3 6,175 1 5 586 2 10 2,388 15 10 4,592 7 8 6,005 16 11 8,759 8 11 *71 10 7 •17 10 1 3,110 12 3 •197 2 7 29,131 14 7 3,008 5 4 29,369 1 6 9,309 13 7 856 9 8 i 1 55 9 337 65 390 26 5 122 11 90 29 4 215 54 300 J— 6 K—6 L—6 N—6 4 20 6 1 20 3 8,196 4 7 718 1 4 50 18 8 127 19 3 6 O-6 P—6 Q-6 R-6 S 6 T—6 U 6 V—6 3 1 62 9 286 74 200 2 3 1 62 9 286 74 200 9,612 4 0 484 19 0 7,567 16 10 1,470 9 9 209 5 3 516 11 6 2 691 12 11 124,984 12 5 953 10 0 78 15 10 3,559 19 2 Total £264,229 11 2 Total locomotives „ carriages brake-vans „ wagons, bogie „ „ four-wheel „ tarpaulins .. .. 21 130 22 206 676 610 8 39 9 63 175 110 13 91 13 143 501 500 * Additional jharges.