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species to New South Wales hardwoods to be used it is proposed to erect a small open tank creosoting plant at a cost of $1,500;
provision for this has been made under "Special Expenditure"
Sub-head 39.
Sub-head 31, Tunnels, is increased from $150 to
$1,000. It is proposed next year to water-proof Beacon Hill Tunnel; in its present state the rails become wet and greasy, which makes it difficult for trains to take the gradient.
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The sub-heads "Double Wire Signalling at Yaumati
Station" and "The Conversion of Taipo Market Station into a Crossing Station" under "Special Expenditure" will facilitate more expeditious crossing of trains and thus improve punctua- lity; at the same time there will be an increase in safety. When this work is completed it will be possible to dispense with the services of four porters. Altogether there will be an annual saving of 11.4 on the total capital outlay
of $7,300 on these two sub-heads.
Beacon Hill Tunnel should be re-railed every seven years as a matter of safety. By 1936 it will be eight years since the last re-railing, sub-head 36.
The Chinese Section is already providing fans in
its third class coaches; we must follow suit, and it is pro-
The first posed to spread the expenditure over three years. year's programme is included under Sub-head 40.
It has been found that the boilers of the four "B"
Class locomotives require extensive repairs, which can only be undertaken at home, but until such time as a spare boiler is
available this cannot be done. One will therefore be purchased
next year.
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