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54. Advertising Space. Advertising space let during the year was 9,704 square feet to a total value of $268,014.06.
55. Australian Sleepers. A total of 4,100 Australian timber sleepers arrived during the year.
STORES
56. All allocated and unallocated stores were completely checked by the staff of this department in March 1962. With the exception of light fuel diesel oil the physical stock and ledger balances were found to be in order.
57. At the close of the financial year a deficiency of 2,222 I.G. of light fuel diesel oil was recorded. This loss was mainly due to the difference in temperature of oil between the time of receipt and issue as the variation in temperature would cause a change in its volume. Loss was also caused by the wastage occurred when the storage tanks were cleaned out.
58. A comparative statement of purchases for the year 1960-61 and 1961-62 is given below:
1960-61
1961-62
$
$
Coal
20,235.00
5,065.00
Furnace Oil
42,382.92
6,110.54
Light Fuel Diesel Oil
287,482.42
312,793.92
Lubricating Oil
29,972.69
27,046.75
Petrol ...
1,735.00
1,744.00
From Government Stores
144,613.80
141,292.16
By Local Purchases
107,736.08
161,624.50
From Crown Agents
754,803.07
4,222,978.43
From Australia
14,998.28
35,918.65
$1,403,959.26
$4,914,573.95
59. Coal. With the arrival of 3 more diesel-electric locomotives the purchase of coal during the year was only 50 tons, a decrease of 160 tons on the previous year. The average price of coal was $99.00 per ton delivered to railway bunkers.
60. Furnace Oil. The purchase of furnace oil was also dropped to 11,212 I.G., a decrease of 65,222 I.G. compared with the previous year. The cost was $0.545 per I.G.
61. Light Fuel Diesel Oil. In consequence of the running of 3 more powerful diesel-electric locomotives at the latter part of the year, the consumption of diesel oil went up. The quantity purchased during the
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