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STATEMENT No. 15 Capital Expenditure out of Working Railways Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1943

Locomotive Branch: Particulars of Rolling-stock

Particulars of Workshop and Depot Machinery, Motor-buses, and Motor-lorries

Reconciliation Statement, Railways : Impbovements and Additions to Open Lines Vote £ s. d. £ s. d. Expenditure charged by Treasury .. .. 36,314 6 0 Expenditure: Way and Works Branch.. .. 4,910 18 4 Less Recoveries .. .. •• 35,959 15 8 354 10 4 Add vouchers outstanding at 31st March, 1943 4,368 8 0 4,722 18 4 Public Works Department: Administration charges 188 0 0 £4,910 18 4 £4,910 18 4

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Improvements Way and Works Branch: Particulars of Works. De^und^ 0n to'open Lines Total. Vote. £ £ £ Land 1,715 4,371 6,086 Grading, formation, tunnels, and permanent-way .. .. .. 33,167 Cr. 24,079 9,088 Bridges, overbridges, subways, and culverts .. .. .. 38,073 1,550 39,623 Station buildings, engine-sheds, and other operating buildings .. 36,374 24,747 61,121 Fences, gates, eattlestops, eattle-yards, and loading-banks .. .. 7,282 276 7,558 Dwellings and huts .. .. .. .. •• 43,443 .. 43,443 Stores and workshops buildings and plant .. .. .. .. 8,363 .. 8,363 Refreshment, advertising, and road-service buildings .. ..Or. 3,054 .. Cr. 3,054 Cranes, weighbridges, turntables, and water services.. .. .. 12,071 1,214 13,285 Miscellaneous (roads, sewerage, drainage, &c.) .. .. .. 2,526 2,548 5,074 Lake Wakatipu wharves and buildings .. .. .. .. 31 31 Signalling, communications, and electrification .. .. .. 68,548 Cr. 7,196 61,352 248,539 3,431 251,970 Expenditure by Public Works Department: Grade easements and .. 1,480 1,480 deviations 248,539 4,911 253,450

Number I Number Number , cu , , ,, Incomplete on I Complete on Incomplete on description of Stock ordered. 31st March, 31st March, 31st March, ffi'S 194<i - 194<i - Fund. Vote. £ £ £ Locomotives, Classes Ka and Kb .. .. 10 .. 10 926 .. 926 Locomotives, Class J and spares .. .. 35 .. 35 Improvements for locomotives .. .. 1,818 .. 1,818 Boilers .. . • • ■ • • • ■ • • • • • ■ ®21 • • ®21 Rail cars and spares .. .. •• 2 1 .. 10,896 .. 10,896 Carriages.. 30 3 49 47,386 .. 47,386 Improvements for carriages .. .. .. ■■ 8,048 .. 8,048 Brake-vans .. •• •• 24 2 23 23,037 .. 23,037 Wagons, Class H .. .. ■■ •• 176 26 50 4,703 .. 4,703 Wagons, Class Ho .. .. . - • • ■ • • • 100 77 .. 77 Wagons, Class J .. .. •• •• 290 .. .. .. Wagons, Class Jo .. .. •• •• •• 390 2,278 .. 2,278 Wagons, Class La .. .. ■■ 980 .. 1,280 25 .. 25 Wagons, Class Mo .. .. • ■ • • 80 .. 80 66 .. 66 Wagons, Class Q .. •• •• 73 20 103 4,618 .. 4,618 Wagons, Class Rb .. .. • • • • • • • • 30 Wagons, Class S • • • ■ • • 12 • • • • Or. 78 .. Or. 78 Wagons, Class T .. .. •. • • 10 .. 22 Or. 94 .. Or. 94 Wagons, Class Ub .. .. •• 45 6 69 1,339 .. 1,339 Wagons, Class Uo .. .. •• •• 7 .. 7 149 .. 149 Wagons, Class Vb .. .. .. •• 20 .. 30 2,524 .. 2,524 Wagons, Class W .. .. • • ■ • 85 • • 85 23 .. 23 Wagons, Class Xa .. .. 215 .. 30 6,896 .. 6,896 Wagons, Class Xb .. .. • • • • 8 .. .. Or. 213 .. Or. 213 Wagons, Class Xo .. .. • • • • • • • • 193 340 .. 340 Wagons, Class Yb .. .. .. 40 40 .. 4,931 .. 4,931 Wagons, Class Z . . • • • • 105 .. 135 959 .. 959 Miscellaneous improvements for wagons .. .. .. • • 35,268 .. 35,268 Tractors .. 1 •• 1.882 .. 1,882 Tarpaulins .. .. ■ • • • • • ■ • • • 206 .. 206 Cranes .. .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1^0 Total .. .. 2,247 99 2,721 158,671 .. 158,671 Summary. Locomotives .. .. • • • ■ 45 .. 45 Rail cars .. . • • • • • 2 1 Tractors .. .. .. • • • • • • 1 Carriages .. .. • • • • • • 3 49 Brake-vans .. .. • ■ • • 24 2 23 Wagons, bogie .. .. .. • • 199 6 293 Wagons, four-wheeled .. .. •• 1,947 86 2,311 Totals .. 2,247 99 2,721 •• ••

£ £ £ Workshops equipment.. .. •• •• •• •• •• •• 4,045 .. 4,045 Machinery and equipment for locomotive running, and oar and wagon depots .. 1,899 .. 1,899 Motor-buses and motor-iorries .. — -j 69,247 09,247