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STATEMENT No. 23. Statement of Rails relaid during the Year ended 31st March, 1927.

STATEMENT No. 24. Statement of Sleepers laid and removed during the Year ended 31st March, 1927.

STATEMENT No. 25. Statement of Number of Stations and Private Sidings on each Section for the Year ended 31st March, 1927.

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rt n 13 • J tfi 2 03 5 © ® £ 0> ® Weight. a H -So g J U ,3H W O jv fl rt i O Js 4 O rt •-> •3 rt .2 /& 3 .9 ,3 02 02 -2 «8 *3 .2 5 o ceW © % g -g M 15 S EE S5 Hi EH 9 Bails belaid :— 55 lb. steel .. .. .. 70 36 7 22 135 70 .. .. .. 5,850 1,545 7,395 100 .. .. .. ... 87 87 Totals .. .. .. : 5,920 1,668 7 22 7,617 _____ . _ j |

V, o a 3 03 " S 56 « r5 ® © JE5 © ® ,2 m m +3 Description. . -g g a ~g g g c3 -» «e g 5 a 5 9 _• 1-1 H £3 rH r* rH 43 O *3 5 o'dCQ K ' i2 "•* « 3 £5 -2 I £ I o ! .2 o M S C | 3 i? j £ | CM EH Sleepers laid :— Jarrah .. .. .. .. 10 67,605 228 16,846 22 .. .. 84,711 Totara .. .. .. .. 76 432 3 8 53 422 994 Birch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 .. 13 53 Silver-pine .. .. .. .. .. 759 8,717 553 37, 300, 10,366 Puriri .. .. .. .. 151 9 .. .. .. .. .. 160 Hardwood .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,515 .. .. .. 3,515 Yellow Pine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 220 .. .. 220 Creosoted .. .. .. .... 40 .. .. .. .. 40 Totals .. .. .. 237 68,845 228 29,081 843 90 735 100,059 Sleepers removed :— Hardwood .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,440 .. .. .. 1,440 Kauri .. .. .. .. 14 13 .. 27 Maire .. .. .. .. .. 30 .. .. .. .. 30 Ironbark .. .. .. . . .. 105 .. 995 .. .. .. 1,100 Jarrah .. .. .. .. .. 19,096 90 4,622 2 5 177 23,992 Matai and Rimu .. .. .. .. 1,365 .. 1,162 .. .. .. 2,527 Totara .. .. .. .. 171 22,714 96 350 .. 11 6 23,348 Birch.. .. .. .. .. .. 6,754 .. 47 34 2 13 6,850 Silver-pine .. .. .. .. 11,457 7 12,946 637 72 512 25,631 Powellized .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 73 .. .. .. 73 Puriri .. .. .. .. 52 6,426 .. 72 .. .. .. 6,550 Creosoted .. .. .. .. 778 .. 4,803 .. .. j .. i 5,581 Grey-gum .. .. .. . . .. . . .. 194 .. .. .. 194 Yellow Pine .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 73 170 .. .. 243 Totals .. .. ..J 237 68,738 i 193 | 26,777 843 90 708 ! 97,586

Statonfand Number of Private Sidings. Section. Length. Stopping-places for At Stations. M. ch. Kaihu .. .. .. 24 10 12 1 .. 1 Gieborne .. .. .. .. 60 50 20 9 2 11 North Island Main Line and Branches .. 1,309 39 461 208 : 47 250 South Island Main Line and Branches .. 1,619 7 578 218 35 253 Westport .. .. .. 43 2 20 4 5 9 Nelson .. .. .. 64 10 23 4 1 5 Picton .. .. .. 56 12 19 8 .. 8 Totals .. .. .. 3,176 50 1,133 447 90 537