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RETURN No. 3. Broken Tires under Cars and Wagons for Years 1907 to 1916.

RETURN No. 4. Draw-bar Failures on Trains for Years 1913 to 1916.

RETURN No. 5. List of Springs in Stock, Petone, 22nd February, 1917.

(Prepa tred in C et Mechanr :al Engineer s 0 Jffice.) Vehicle. Description of Tire, and Date. Brand of Tire. 1-8 as fa 3S .o. oi " S3 H-j-3 Date. Station. Class.) No. Itemarks. 18/4/07 Lumsden, S.I.M.L. & B. J 311 Steel, Bessemer Steel A.F.N. Avon In. 1* No Fractured 1 in. from centre of rivet. Fractured through rivet-hole. Fractured through rivet-hole. Fractured across tyro. 3/7/07 Dunedin, S.I.M.L. & B. M 138 Brown, Bayley, and Dixon J. Brown and Co. li No No 24/8/08 Parawa, S.I.M.L. & B. Y 136 Steel, Bessemer Steel 14 29/9/08 Nelson F 93 Brown, Bayley, and Co. J. Brown and Co. If No No J2/12/08 25/2/09 12/6/09 2/9/09 Waipiata, S.I.M.L. & B. Ashburton, S.I.M.L. & B. Lyttelton, S.I.M.L. & B. Balclutha, S.I.M.L. & B. L L M L 1941 1373 165 140 Steel, Bessemer Steel, 1874 Steel Steel Brown, Bayley, and Dixon Brands turned out Krupp 4 l 4 No No Fractured through rivet-hole. Fractured through rivet-hole. Fractured across tire. Fractured through rivet-hole. Fractured from rivet to outer edge. Fractured at rivet. 24/9/09 Balclutha, S.I.M.L. & B. L 108 Steel, Bessemer Steel Cammells 14 21/10/09 29/10/09 Thorndon, N.I.M.L. & B. Milton, S.I.M.L. & B. L L 5080 700 Brown, Bayley, and Dixon Brown, Bayley, and Dixon Vickers, Australia n 14 No Fractured between spokes. Clean break. Old flaw. Fractured across rivet-hole. Fractured through edge of rivet-hole. Old flaw. 15/1/10 4/1/11 22/8/11 Nelson Picton Birohfleld, Westport .. F L M 93 2876 1012 Steel, 1905 i* No No No Steel P. Coy .. "i 10/6/12 Oamaru, S.I.M.L. & B. L 2737 Steel Krupp ii No 27/8/12 Timaru, S.I.M.L. & B. L 872 Steel, Bessemer Steel Blacknavon ii No 30/6/13 23/8/13 Dunedin, S.I.M.L. & B. Taumarunui, N.I.M.L. & B. Mercer, N.I.M.L. & B. J 31 3449 Steel Siemens Landor .. Not visible 14 No No Fractured through rivet-hole, due to frosty weather. Fractured half-way between spokes. New broak. L 14 ■26/6/14 A 1025 Steel Taylors 1907 14 No Ye; Uf ending 31/1 1/1916, nil.

Prepared, in Chief Mechanical Engineer's Office.) Year. 1913-14 1914-15 1915 16 Flaw. 17 12 13 , . bidden Stop ; SuddenJerk I Reooil Derailment. at Block on ; : St : Line. lr ° Sudden Stop Derailment. at Block on Line. 2 2 8 7 7 3 Not known. Total. 3 6 25 22 33

(Prepared in Railway Storekeeper's Office, Petone.) 275 1,433 133 Number. Description. As shown on blue print 4310. As shown on blue print 4414. 7 in. long by 3| in. by 2£ in. hole single-coil draw-bar compression.