40

b.—2.

Sections. Miles. Chains. Number of Stations and Stopping-places on the Time-tables. At Stations. Out of Stations. Number of Private Sidings. Total. Cawakawa Vhangarei Caihu Luckland Hsborne Plymouth lurunui-Bluff ... Veetland Vestport Jelson 'icton 7 39 22 44 17 IS 374 79 12 77 466 59 1,218 49 112 6 4 12 10 I3S 7 163 45° 56 IS H 16 2 t 11 43 121 I 7 3 4 IS 22 1 9 4 IS 58 143 23 I 2 4 2C0 13 1 2 10 30 17 32 12 33 44 1 3 Total 2,328 41 882 63 197

RETURN No. 19. Statement of Rails relaid during the Year ending 31st March, 1904.

RETURN No. 20. Statement of Sleepers relaid and removed during the Year ending 31st March, 1904.

RETURN No. 21. Return of Number of Stations and Private Sidings on each Section for the Year ending 31st March, 1904.

Weight. i I 1 I I $ £ 1 a 3 u S 2 a a 03 'a G 3 s -a I I a. I 4) z c o iAILS BELAID : — 55 lb. steel 561b. steel 70 lb. steel Total ... 31 9 977 s.488 ... 1,008 s.497 180 9,989 402 4o8 220 17,264 17.484 10,169 402 408

Description. I 1 I p 1 a < 1 •8 kit — ctcu i I 3 it p 5 I "5 a s a X -6 I I o a. I z G O s S 2 O H Ilbepers belaid : — Maire Black-pine ... Totara Birch Jarrah Silver-pine ... Puriri Kauri Bimu Creosoted Yellow-pine ... Karri Ironbark Mixed hardwoods Grey-gum Blue-gum Pohutukawa... 3 382 337 1,210 1,268 "528 13,598 180 14,139 10 80 248 22,762 38,579 975 2,229 12,556 "3 121 6,234 7,3i7 i>43 1 6 12,624 19,698 9,743 2,670 104,049 I >354 30,626 127 14,764 5,871 2,013 1,647 2 80 12,872 57,666 ii,39O 3,000 165,278 18,588 10 2,229 43,182 1,407 121 I3,67S 7,375 14,061 i,436 526 352,896 1,167 131 4,601 58 10,997 1,430 2,512 194 r? 1,455 3 .78 Total 385 526 ;3°>°39 92,801 17,276 6,065 3,361 1,649 i>547 1,796 197,977 Sl/EEPEBS RBMOVBD : — Black-pine ... Totara Birch Jarrah Silver-pine Puriri Kauri Karri Maire Blue-gum Rata Rimu Kamai Ironbark Mixed hardwoods Yellow-pine ... Creoaoted Grey-gum 8 i<5 357 9S 10 229 683 no 1,686 1,630 13,447 12,824 350 58,368 5,674 159 1,208 4,770 64 65 404 148 74 482 38,066 28,216 42,023 15,011 29,077 10,412 i>758 2,586 65 A ii> 2 57 3,063 2,030 3,8i6 61 2,167 1 35 i,5io 3 38.416 88,523 64,661 15,17° 37,iy8 28,874 17.372 63 404 2,734 139 486 6,623 33 1 260 20 3>S63 4,477 '"36 ■"87 260 4 6,623 208 10 3,563 1,600 10 105 2,772 Total 381 1,017 1,796 28,042 74,88s 179,222 14,320 5,846 2,239 i,S48 309,296