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56. Furnace Oil. Purchase of furnace oil amounted to 85.570 tons only compared with 270.099 tons for the previous year, a decrease of 184.529 tons. The price of oil fell from $158.00 to $144.00 per ton.

57. Light Fuel Diesel Oil. The price of diesel oil fell from $256.00 to $251.00 per ton on 15th April, 1958 but went up to $255.00 per ton at the end of the year. Total purchases for the year were 1,175.34 tons, an increase of 111.63 tons compared with previous year.

58. The decrease in consumption of coal and furnace oil is shown in Appendices XI and XII.

59. Local Purchases and Government Stores. There was an increase of approximately $32,000.00 in direct local purchases and purchases through Government Stores over the previous year. This increase was due mainly to the purchase of materials for making traffic bollards for the Police Department and canopies and side screens for Land Rovers for various other Government departments.

60. Indents. Some forty indents were forwarded to Crown Agents through Government Stores for materials, at an estimated cost of £10,200. Two of the above indents were for materials of U.S. origin, the cost of which was US$90.00. Several indents were sent direct to Australia for spare parts for the diesel electric locomotives, at a total cost of £A3,800.

61. The total revenue realized from the sale of surplus serviceable and unserviceable stores was $107,097.56.

STAFF

62. The establishment of the Railway as at 31st March, 1959 was as follows:

126 Pensionable Officers

428 Non-pensionable Officers

53 Daily Rated Staff

607

There was a reduction of one from the previous year.

63. Changes in executive staff during the year were as follows:

Mr. I. B. Trevor, C.B.E., M.C., who was appointed as General Manager on 1st May, 1946 proceeded on vacation leave on 3rd October, 1958 prior to his retirement. Mr. Trevor joined the Rail- way on 5th December, 1924 as a Traffic Assistant and had more than thirty four years good service to his credit.

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