STORES
55. All railway stores were completely checked by the staff of this department in March 1960. Both the physical stock and ledger balances were found to be correct and in order.
56. A comparative statement of purchases for the years 1958/59 and 1959/60 is given below:
Coal
Furnace Oil
Light Fuel Diesel Oil
Lubricating Oil
Petrol
From Government Stores
By Local Purchase
From Crown Agents
From Australia
1958/59 $
1959/60 $
8,300.00
12,950.28
25,816.03
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297,062.34
277,219.56
22,647.50
29,979.23
2,969.00
2,417.90
167,282.77
119,971.10
144,608.82
123,244.69
248,027.32
200,180.66
75,179.36
25,838.08
$970,727.39
$812,967.25
57. Coal. One hundred tons of coal were purchased during the year at the rate of $83.00 per ton, a drop of $50.00 per ton compared with the price of the last purchase in 1957/58.
58. Furnace Oil. Purchase of furnace oil amounted to 179.97 tons compared with 85.57 tons for the previous year. The price of furnace oil was very steady at $144.00 per ton at the beginning and $143.00 at the end of the financial year.
59. Light Fuel Diesel Oil. The price of light fuel diesel fell steadily from $255.00 to $236.00 per ton but rose again to $245.00 per ton during the last quarter of the financial year. Total purchase for the year was 1,134.29 tons, a decrease of 41.05 tons compared with the previous year.
60. The figures for the consumption of coal, furnace oil and light fuel diesel oil are shown in Appendices XI, XII and XIII.
61. Local Purchases and Government Stores. There was a decrease of approximately $68,600 in direct local purchases and purchases through Government Stores compared with the previous year. The decrease was due mainly to fewer purchases of materials for work done for other Government departments.
62. Indents. A total of forty two indents were forwarded to Crown Agents through Government Stores for materials at an estimated cost of £13,000. Four of the above indents were for materials of U.S. origin,
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