Traffic and Stores Branches.

Porters to Shunters:

Bennett, H. E., to Greymouth.

Johansen, H. J., to Frankton Junction.

McCauley, G., to Auckland Goods.

Polglase, N., to Wellington Goods.

Locomotive Branch.

Brown, C. S., Fitter, to Clerk, Grade 7, General Foreman's office, Addington.

Hannan, W. P., Fireman and Acting-Enginedriver, to Enginedriver, Christchurch.

Maintenance Branch.

Grath, F., Plumber to Leading Plumber, East Town.

Suggestions and Inventions.
Commendations.

Baker, E. B., Clerk, Training School, Wellington.—Suggestion re train services between Lower Hutt and Lambton.

Bell, G. T. C., Painter, Newmarket.—Suggested car sash and door skid.

Boswell, D. N., Signalman, Petone.—Suggested method of coupling main trunk cars.

Deerness, W. S., Carpenter, East Town.—Suggested improvement to platform barrows.

Dickson, D., Leading Fitter, Addington.—Suggestion re foot-power emery wheels.

Hopkinson, E., Fitter, Petone.—Suggested new design for steam stuffing box for Sellers injectors.

Houston, J., Tablet Porter, Opapa.—Suggestion re water supply at Opapa.

Latimer, L. H., Fitter, Hillside.—Suggested alteration to pattern for standard tender hornblocks.

Lezard, E. J., Goods Agent, Wellington.—Suggested ridging device for wagons.

Potter, L. A., Fitter, Petone.—Suggested method of strengthening H. P. motion plates on “A” class locomotives.

Wilson, R. L., Casual Labourer, Invercargill.—Suggested method of minimising breakages of door windows on “G” and “Ug” wagons.

Monetary Awards.

Bright, B., Fitter (T. C.), East Town.—Awarded £3 for suggested method of removing “Bb” engine cabs.

Devlin, W. H., Fitter, Hillside.—Awarded £2 for suggested alteration to handles of boiler mountings on locomotives.

Dickson, D., Leading Fitter, Addington.—Awarded £5 for suggestion re oil reservoirs on windmills.

Hanrahan, E., Leading Fitter, Addington.—Awarded £5 for suggestion re Westinghouse emergency brakes on carriages.

Henry, W. T., Boilermaker, Petone.—Awarded final bonus of £40 for suggested tool for making spacing block and binding hoops out of one piece of steel.

Lake, G. W., Casual Carpenter, Petone.—Awarded £2 for suggested angle iron supports for top decks of “J” wagons.

In 1867 Canada had 2,278 miles of railway. To-day she has 40,352-the largest per capita railway mileage of any country in the world.