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MOTOR WORKSHOPS.
65. In addition to the motor work performed in the main shops, this department was kept fully employed on the overhaul of motor vehicles, motor rollers, steam rollers and body building. One steam roller, with the exception of the firebox, was practically rebuilt. Two gully washing tanks with road sprinklers were built and fitted to two Dennis Lorries for the Sanitary Department. One prisoner's van was built for the Prison Department. Also a small body was built on an Austin 10 chassis for Fire Brigade to carry a portable fire engine.
ACCOUNTS.
66. The Capital Account and the Revenue Statements of Receipts and Expenditure are submitted in the same form as last year.
67. The twelve monthly cash instalments of $10,000.00 each were paid by the Chinese Section towards the purchase of the three tender locomotives, and a statement of the Locomotives Loan account as at 31st December 1933 appears in the schedules appended.
68. The new Locomotive Boiler purchased in 1932 and charged to Capital Account in the accounts of that year was put into use early in 1933, and this item was transferred from Capital Account and debited to Depreciation Reserves.
69. The Depreciation Charges on Rolling Stock in respect of the year amounting to $73,233.57 were included in the Operating Expenses, Maintenance of Equipment under the usual sub-heads; the amount at credit of Depreciation Reserves at the close of the year was $904,398.16.
70. The amount provided in the Estimates under Special Expenditure was $124,756 and during the year various other amounts were voted making a total of $130,416.00.
71. It was anticipated that the repairs to Taipo Pier would be completed in 1933, but owing to the work being delayed on account of unsuitable tides, only $4,781.77 was expended, the sum of $5,218.23 therefore lapsed. The cost of the extension to Painting Shop was $3,840.45 less than the estimate, and the expenditure in connection with the reconditioning of two Locomotives boilers was $4,727.31 below the amount provided, and there were small savings under other sub-heads.
72. The Special Expenditure for the year was allocated between Capital, Revenue and Depreciation Reserves. The portion chargeable to Capital was included in the Capital Account while the Revenue items were debited to Operating Expenses.