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Average Late Arrival of Trains.

Storks. Mr. H. Baxter, Stores Manager, reports as follows : — The value of stores (purchased under the Railway vote) on hand at the 31st March, 1910, ai the various depots amounted to £243,439 14s. 7d.. as against £284,496 12s. 7d. on the 31st March, 1909--a decrease of £41,056 18s. The value of stores on hand on account of additions to open lines amounted to £29,066 6s. 2d. on the 31st March, 1910, as against £30,692 13s. 9d. on the 31st March, 1909, a decrease of £1,626 7s. 7d. The total stock of stores on hand has therefore decreased during the past year by £42,683 ss. 7d. The stock is in good order, has been carefully and systematically inspected, and is value for the amount stated. The conduct of the staff as a whole has been very satisfactory. I have, &c., T. RONAYNE, The Hon. the Minister of Railways. General Manager.

Period ending j- j. r ____. .s.| -i * I * S S3 ! S S S B I i I « «- I 3 ||| a a i ° 1 i ; & o k q 1 4 | £ a a |« -~ Period ending Express and Mail Trains. 'ear ending 31st March, 3-62 1-61 1-31 0-77 I 1-23 0-73 1-77 1-09 1-43 5-31 1-63 I 2-97 | 4-51 210 1910 'ear ending 31st March, ! 2-72 0-87 164 1-50 061 0-31 0-48 0-78 0-97 2-ir> 1-60 1-61 ' 1-57 \ 1'29 1909 Long-distance Mixed Trains. 'ear ending 31st March, ; 3-88 , 305 2-94 1-54 J-57 I 1-66 181 I 148 2-20 3-49 2-49 i 4-42 510 , 2-69 1910 'ear ending 31st March, 3-22 1-97 2-10 1-32 117 i 1-30 1 04 1-12 1-30 2-01 1-76 j 2-74 ' 8-42 I 1-88 1009 Suburban Trains. 'ear ending 31st March, 0-71 0-41 0-44 0-30 | 0-19 0-18 I 021 0-15 0-34 0-67 I 061 0-95 j 1-08 0-48 1910 ear ending 31st March, 0-55 I 0-33 i 0-58 0-34 I 0-40 0-28 016 0-22 016 0-49 042 0-52 j 0-31 0-36 1909 [ I I [ I 1 I