D.—4.

RETURN No. 15. Paint-work on Cars, Brake-vans, and Wagons at Addington, Hillside, and Invercargill Workshops, Year ending 31st March, 1913, to Year ending 31st March, 1916, inclusive.

RETURN No. 16. Rolling-stock on Westport Section, 31st March, 1916.

196

(l>n epared in n Locon: otive Engineer's Office, Addington.) Cat i;s. Brake-vans. Wagons. Tot Beseription oi Work. Shops. tals. 1918, 1914. I 1915. 1916. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1 1 28 45| 30| 26 29 25; 91 33 12 6, 13' 11 j i 69 76; 52' 70 27 3l| 39 1 65 33 32 55; 43 28 12: 22 31 88 75; 116 139 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1918. 1914. 1915. 1916. I I Wholly painted and va- nished Addington Hillside .. Invercargill 1 I 5 3 '.'. "l 1 5 3 Total .. 1 10 .. 1 .. 1 8 I i 1 1 8 4 Paint and varnish renewed Addington Hillside .. invercargill 4 1 11 .. 1 .. Total Ill .. 4 1 12 .. 4 Wholly painted Addington Hillside . . Invercargill 113 142 107; 81 40j 46 162 75 31 142 72 35 28 29 12 45| 25; 6 562 763 269 647 775 321 652 489 309 529 301 343 703 834 899 881 321 373 834 881 373 844 573 353 697 406 389 Total .. 26o] 269 268 249 69 76 1,743 1,450 1,173, 1,690 2,202 1,492 1,923| 2,088 ! 2,088 1,770 1,492 1,594 Paint renewed Addington Hillside .. ! Invercargill _i 99 146 65 99 35 13 108; 1771 60 ; 142 143 86 27 33 28 I I 31 32 12 : 1,557 1,430 392 1,960 1,666 233 2,120 2,233 589 . i 1,683! 2,137 1,528' 1,797 455' 258 I i __ 2,137 1,797 : 258 2,267 2,465 671 1,897 2,388 1,609 Total .. 199 258 1 345J l j 371 88 I ! -75 3,859 4,942 5,384' I 3,666:4,192 I 1 4,192 5,403 5,894 3,379 Total paint work Addington Hillside .. Invercargill 222 288 173 181 75 59 I 27l| 252i 9l| I I 293 ! 218 121 56 62 40 I ,1 56 76 69; 91 62 57 -64 76 40 18 35! 42 158 151 1.68'; 209 l 76 57 18 2,119 2,193 661 2,607 2,441 554 2,772 2,722 898 2,219 2,503: 1,835; 6,557 i 2,39712,971 2,4281 2,679 776j 631 i 2,971 2,679 631 3,112 3,038 1,024 2,603 2,797 1,998 Total .. 470 528 614 632 158 . 151 4,973 5,602 6,392 5,601 6,281 6,281 7,398 7,17. Rolling - stock Island main branches at I year on South line and leginning of 508 524 : 539| 149 150, 154J 154 ; 8,507 9,194; 8,749J 9,181 9,181 9,906 524 558 149 150 8,092 8,911 9,604

(Prepared in Chief Mechanical Engineer's Office.) Cars. Brake-vans. - II. Wagons. K K ! Sleepers. L. M. N. 0. Q. U. j Total. 10 7 4 5 1 17 24 32 29 644 2 758