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RETURN No. 7—continued.

Expenditure under the Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914, charged to Capital Account, for the Year ended 31st March, 1919. £ s. d. New stations and station-yards, goods-sheds, and terminal facilities at Auckland, Hastings, Wellington, Christohuroh.'and Addington .. .. .. 29,508 18 9 Implications— Horotier - Frankton <1 miction \ ft a in Newmarket - New Lynn J '' Grade easements — Penrose-Meroer | Palmerston North - Marton L. .. .. .. .. .. 29,058 9 7 Frankton Junction -To KuitiJ New engine-depot and approaoh-lines, Auckland .. .. .. .. 84 1.6 3 Additions to workshops, Newmarket .. .. .. .. .. 1,658 1.9 4 New line—Auckland-Westfield .. .. .. .. .. .. 114 10 5 Signalling, interlocking, and safety applianoes .. .. .. .. 18,942 17 9 £79,375 0 11. .7. Macdonald, Chief Accountant.

Locomotive Bbanch : Particclahs of Polling-stock, ETC. &JS5? Number Description of Stock ordered. Order, pleteon Complete ! M lffl.8. ' 31at March, 1019. Number Incomplete on 31st March, 1910. i h tl , N eompfete Expenditure ■complete in y mv ende(J ,Ma"-cb,1919.! alstMarch ' im Looomotives, Class Bb (Price's contract) .. I W ■-9 Carriages, Class A, 1915-1916 programme .. B 10 3 Wagons, bogie, 1915-1916 programme .. ..])!() 58 13 Wagons, four-wheel, 1915 1916 programme .. I'!- 10 325 35 Locomotives, Class Ww. sixth lot .. II in Carriages, Classes A anid Aa, 1918-1917 programme 1 Id 32 1 Brake-vans, Class V, 1916 1917 programme .. .1 in 12 j Wagons, bogie. 1916-1917 programme .. .. IK -10 117 26 Wagons, four-wheel, 1916-1917 programme .. |l 10 524 69 Looomotives, Class Ab, second lot .. .. N —.10 Looomotives, Class Ww, seventh lot .. .. (,) 10 5 I Looomotives, Class Wi.B .. .. .. I! 10 Pitting Westland rolling-stock with Westinghouso 8—10 brake Tarpaulins, 1916-1917 programme .. .. I T—10 950 600 Carriages. Class A, 1917—1918 programme .. V -10 4 Wagons, four-wheel, I9i7 1918 programme ,. W 10 Locomotives, (lass An. third lot .. .. X—10 10 Tarpaulins, 1919 1920 programme .. .. V- 10 1,000 Workshop machinery £ s. d. 7,847 10 0 3 191 1 6 45 1,807 12 4 290 3,658 13 0 248 4 8 31 899 16 (I 12 Or. 249 2 6 91 3,954 I 9 455 6,940 12 3 On 484 1 8 4 3.143 19 10 1 .134 1 U 106 5 9 . 350 3.734 II 11 4 419 16 3 ( V. 624 10 8 10 10,179 1. 1 1,000 6,884 12 6 6,645 5 6 j £56,437 11 7 . Total Tola I locomotives .. .. .. 15 I ,, oarriages .. .. .. .. 39 I. ,, brake-vans.. .. .. .. 12 ,, wagons, bogie .. .. .. 175 39 wagons, four-wheel .. .. .. 849 104 „_ tarpaulins .. .. .. .. 1,950 600 14 38 12 136 745 1,350