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30. The position regarding final division sheets, referred to in paragraph 64 of last year's report, is still far from satisfactory. Terminal and Sectional Traffic sheets from November 1937 to the cessation of through traffic in October 1938 have not yet been accepted by the Chinese Section. All sheets in respect of transit traffic, except those for the month of July 1938, have been accepted by the Canton-Hankow Railway Administration and the Chinese Section. The July sheets were lost between Hankow and Canton, but copies have been made and forwarded to the Chinese Section for their acceptance. Payments on account from funds in our possession were made to the Chinese Section in February. Authority was given by the Ministry of Communications for various sums due to the British Section by the Ministry to be deducted from the Canton-Hankow Railway traffic balances.
31. Traffic balances held in suspense at the end of the year pending settlement of various issues involved were:-
Chinese Section Through traffic Transit traffic Total $453.38 198.61 $651.99 Canton-Hankow Railway ....Transit traffic $45,696.2432. Depreciation charges on rolling stock for the year amounted to $55,550.24. This sum has been included in the operating account. The amount now standing to the credit of Depreciation Reserves is $896,278.41.
33. Special expenditure amounted to $94,640.75. This has been allocated as under-
Capital Revenue Depreciation Reserves Total $14,995.24 16,187.29 63,458.22 $94,640.752. Statistical.
34. The Statistical Section has continued to compile comprehensive returns of the working of the Railway throughout the year.
35. Many comparative statistics given in previous reports have been omitted due to the cessation of through running.
IV. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.
36. All locomotives, carriages, wagons, machinery, tools and plant have been maintained in an efficient condition during the year.
37. Considerable savings have been effected by laying up all rolling stock rendered redundant by the restricted service.
38. A new superheated boiler was fitted to a "B" class locomotive in April, together with a new A.C.F.I. feed-water heater. Extensive trials disclosed that the savings in coal and water were as follows:--
Before fitting After fitting Savings Coal per train mile (lbs.) 81.03 56.21 24.82 Water per train mile (gallons). 60.20 47.15 13.05Some difficulty was experienced with carbonization of cylinder oils. This has been remedied by fitting anti-carbonizers and cutting down the quantity of oil.
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30. The position regarding final division sheets, referred to in paragraph 64 of last year's report, is still far from satisfactory. Terminal and Sectional Traffic sheets from November 1937 to the cessation of through traffic in October 1938 have not yet been accepted by the Chinese Section. All sheets in respect of transit traffic, except those for the month of July 1938, have been accepted by the Canton-Hankow Railway Administration and the Chinese Section. The July sheets were lost between Hankow and Canton, but copies have been made and forwarded to the Chinese Section for their acceptance. Payments on account from funds in our possession were made to the Chinese Section in February. Authority was given by the Ministry of Communications for various sums due to the British Section by the Ministry to be deducted from the Canton-Hankow Railway traffic balances.
31. Traffic balances held in suspense at the end of the year pending settlement of various issues involved were:-
Chinese Section
Through traffic Transit traffic
Total
$453.38 198.61
$651.99
Canton-Hankow Railway ....Transit traffic
32. Depreciation charges on rolling stock for the year $55,550.24. This sum has been included in the operating account. now standing to the credit of Depreciation Reserves is $896,278.41.
$45.696.24
amounted to
The amount
33. Special expenditure amounted to $94,640.75. This has been allocated as under-
Capital Revenue
Depreciation Reserves
Total
2. Statistical.
$14,995.24
16,187.29
63,458.22
$94,640.75
34. The Statistical Section has continued to compile comprehensive returns of the working of the Railway throughout the year.
35. Many comparative statistics given in previous reports have been omitted due to the cessation of through running.
IV. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.
36. All locomotives, carriages, wagons, machinery, tools and plant have been maintained in an efficient condition during the year.
37. Considerable savings have been effected by laying up all rolling stock rendered redundant by the restricted service.
38. A new superheated boiler was fitted to a "B" class locomotive in April, together with a new A.C.F.I. feed-water heater. Extensive trials disclosed that the savings in coal and water were as follows:--
Before fitting After fitting
Savings
Coal per train
Water per train
mile (lbs.)
mile (gallons).
81.03
60.20
56.21 47.15
20.83
9.06
Some difficulty was experienced with carbonization of cylinder oils. This has been remedied by fitting anti-carbonizers and cutting down the quantity of oil.
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