£.-2.

RETURN No. 17. Statement of Rails relaid during the Year ending 31st March, 1919.

RETURN No. 18. Statement of Sleepers relaid and removed during the Year ending 31st March, 1919.

RETURN No. 19. Return of Number of Stations and Private Sidings on each Section for the Year ending 31st March, 1919.

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Weight. iAILS KKLAIl) : — 55 lb. steel.. 70 „ .. 100 „ .. Totals ■A a - ° n a 3 5 - « ij .2 « 2 .3 5 fl E So£ Sag *■ l*W '3 £ £* n 5'3« ,« j .» -.. ' 8 32 899 ( 438 227 44 I ;_ ; _ ' |_ 907 514 i 227 ; ■I _ i_ >__ a a 17 c | I 10 10 a o CJ s I "3 o 40 1,574 44 1,658

Description. 'S« 3 5 a ce c8 f; 3 eg "S a tsIj °»CJ « jj Oi w.S-g ai : -a * M !2a1 " CD O - s ■£ b 2 o ;oJ , s s* o 5 "Z: O CO 3 K "3 CE c- en cfl *j 3 y,* m .9 I 54" | | -3 I a « e j s g | ts a a. 3 o I l | "'" I iLBEPJSRS RELAID : — Ironbark Jarrah Silvor-pino Totara Puriri Birch Matai Blue-gum Mixed Totals .. ; 1,801 :: ■« I oi .. 1,853 .. j 676 .. 443 83 12 .. i 32.367 285 27,179 1,072 ■ 306 186 6,698 232 4 1.452 1.874 2.076 386 97 ! 658 43 3 58 I 531 .. .. 2 .. 29 2 734 .. .. .'. .'. 144 .. .. 716 33,997 289 29,840 3.029 2,394 j 572 6,795 1,21.4 69,894 6,121 751 594 31 2 734 144 79,48 5 iLEBPBBS REMOVED : — Totara Jarrah Silver-pine Puriri Ironbark Powellized Matai Birch Grey-gum Blue-gum Greosoted Kauri Brush-box MainMixed Totals .. J -488 .. ! 240 .. 987 ! :: i :: .. ' 138 '. 1,853 213 6,712 ] .. 2,753 11 6,281 .. 4.587 935 386 ! 270 6,765 2,018 1.547 ■ 188 2,131 63 881 .. 114 759 ; .. 601 S43 .. 3,877 j 127 | .. 2,401 .. ..* .. 1 ,565 .. 3,681 27 84 154 3,1 18 331 .. L86 i 155 ; 616 .. 2,151 440 400 .. .. 600 211 .. .. | 10,675 . .. .. _i i . 716 29,787 \ 270 27,274 1 2,075 1,631 342 6,795 10,177 11,803 13,575 2,045 1,360 4,720 2,531 8,629 517 155 2,707 978 600 211 10,675 70,743

Sections. Length. Number of Stations and Stopping-places in the Time-tables, Number of Private Sidings. At Stations. s $» 0 °' s Total. Whangarei Kaihu Gisborne North Island Main Lino and Branches South Island Main Line and Branches Westland ... Westport Nelson Picton M. ch. 74 28 19 41 49 10 1,135 3 1,405 9 157 26 35 78 60 20 56 12 33 12 17 397 515 71 17 28 23 6 4 10 1 1 2 6 3 9 122 39 161 178 24 202 22 7 29 2 1 3 3 .. 3 4 ... 4 Totals 2,992 67 1,108 314 79 423