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STATEMENT No. 14, Expenditure under Vote for Additions to Open Lines, Charged to Capital Account, for the Year ended 31st March, 1927. Way and Works Branch: Particulars of Works, etc.

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Railway. Work, &c. j Amount. Total. £ s. H £ s. d. North Island Main Lines Sidings, loading-banks, stockyards, crossings, &c. .. 972 16 8 and Branches Additions to station buildings, extension of station- 27,217 9 4 yards, and other facilities Purchase of land .. .. .. .. 15,879 0 8 Additional dwellings .. .. .. .. 150,108 18 7 Bridge-work and subways .. .. .. 2,851 6 6 Cranes, weighbridges, and turntables .. .. 205 14 6 Additions to workshops and sawmills .. .. 25 16 7 Engine depots .. .. .. .. 248 12 2 Tablet installations .. .. .. .. Gr. 282 5 0 __ 197,227 10 0 South Island Main Lines Sidings, loading-banks, stockyards, crossings, &c. .. 4,572 3 11 and Branches Additions to station buildings, extension of station- 7,166 6 11 yards, and other facilities Purchase of land .. .. .. .. 6110 Additional dwellings .. .. .. .. 1,646 7 8 Bridgework and subways .. .. .. 2,97526 Cranes, weighbridges, and turntables .. .. 1,096 13 5 Additions to workshops .. .. .. 5,895 18 9 — : 23,359 4 2 Westport .. .. Capstan on wharf .. .. .. .. 2 15 6 2 15 6 £220,589 9 8 •—— Itoad Motors, Amount. Total. £ s. d. Purchase of motor-buses .. .. .. .. j 13,703 6 2 Locomotive Branch : Particulars of Rolling-stock, etc. Number j Number Number Incomplete Complete Incomplete Expenditure, Description of Stock ordered. on on on Year ended 31st March, 31st March, 31st March, 31st March 1927 1926. 1927. 1927. £ S. d. Locomotives, Class Ab .. .. .. .. 4 4 .. 11,065 6 5 Locomotives, Class Wab and Ws (A. and G. Price, Ltd.) 8 6 2 50,71954 Locomotives, Class Wab .. .. .. .. 10 8 2 30,310 15 5 Electric headlights for locomotives] .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,167 7 7 Carriages, Class A .. .. .. .. .. 10 3 7 Or. 2,674 9 8 Carriages, Class Aa (Supplementary charges) .. .. .. .. .. Gr. 12 18 9 Carriages, Class Aa, sleeping .. .. .. 13 2 11 18,145 0 3 Electric-lighting for cars .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27,349 8 5 Ministerial car .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 5,08186 12 spare bogies for Royal Train .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,642 2 8 1 Clayton rail-car (Supplementary charges) .. .. .. .. .. 198 9 10 2 Ford rail motors (Supplementary charges) .. .. .. .. .. 6 9 10 Edison rail-car .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. 9,494 8 7 Brake-vans, Class E .. .. .. .. 26 6 20 J 12,142 11 6 Wagons, Class G .. .. .. .. .. 7 .. 7 Wagons, Class H .. .. .. .. .. 26 26 .. 4,817 13 9 Wagons, Class J .. .. .. .. 40 .. 40 Or. 32 3 10 Wagons, Class La .. .. .. .. .. 95 38 57 5,357 13 8 Wagons, Class M .. .. .. .. .. 103 99 4 13,526 14 8 Wagons, Class R .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. 6 Gr. 16 12 9 Wagons, Class U .. .. .. .. .. 9 9 .. 895 8 9 Wagons, Class Ub .. .. .. .. .. 15 15 .. 5,343 1 8 Wagons, Class Ug .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. 5 Gr. 0 3 2 Wagons, Class W .. .. .. .. .. 29 29 .. 7,301 17 9 Wagons, Class Xa .. .. .. .. .. 91 .. 91 3,477 10 7 Wagons, Class Xb .. .. .. .. .. 41 .. 41 Gr. 6,099 17 10 Wagons, Class Yb .. .. .. .. .. 50 .. 50 319 1 0 Wagons, Class Z .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 Gr. 243 6 11 Wagons, Class Zp .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 3 Gr. 3,601 15 0 Fitting motor-generator to K wagon .. .. .. .. .. .. 643 18 8 Transfers of rolling-stock .. . * .. .. .. .. .. 1,505 10 7 Spare material returned to stores .. .. .. .. .. CV.24,119 12 9 Sale of obsolete locomotives.. .. .. .. .. .. .. Gr. 8,670 0 0 Obsolete locomotives written off .. .. .. .. .. .. 6V.61,003 0 0 Sale of obsolete rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. .. Gr. 2,540 0 0 Obsolete rolling-steek written off .. .. .. .. .. .. Gr. 4,279 0 0 Obsolete machinery written off .. .. .. .. .. .. Gr. 6,000 0 0 Sale of obsolete machinery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Gr. 1,610 0 0 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £91,608 4 9 Total locomotives .. .. .. 22 18 4 „ carriages .. .. .. 25* 7 18 „ brake-vans .. .. .. 26f 6 20 „ wagons, bogie .. .. .. 40 24 16 „ wagons, four-wheel .. .. 482J 192 290 * Increased by 6. t Increased by 22. J Increased by 180.