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STATEMENT No. 23. Statement of Rails relaid during the Year ended 31st March, 1929.

STATEMENT No. 24. Statement of Sleepers laid and removed during the Year ended 31st March, 1929.

STATEMENT No. 25. Statement of Number of Stations and Private Sidings on each Section for the Year ended 31st March, 1929.

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r^'' d rr!* 0 A O A 3 tn 2 co * o $ - ® 2 QJ <3 "P Weight. a "-a® M -~ g § 0 s | § a J rS - 0 13 -2 $ M 03 -2 <g 3 .2 SjS™ ,9 a® £ ® .2 o M © 3 SS £ S5 S En | Rails laid :— 55 1b. steel .. .. .. .... 10 11 23 5 49 70 „ .. .. .. 5,810 3,356 99 .. .. 9,265 100 .. .. .. .. 1 1 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 10 5,821 3,380 99 5 9,315 I i

a S "S 0 . ua ai 9 03 00 ■3 ® 2 ~ ® S J2 a -3 „i ra a ■*=> Description. a3 | g ~g | | d | IsJ $ g|| fjl 3 3 2i5 K .a £ ® .2 o M 3 O 3 2; Ph EH Sleepers laid : — Mountain Pine .. .. .. .. .. -. .. j 7 .. 7 Maire .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,265 .. .. .. .. .. 1,265 Black Butt .. .. .. .. .. 201 .. .. .. • • .. 201 Jarrah .. .. .. .. 10 77,119 60 23,465 .. 8 182 100,844 Totara.. .. .. .. ..163 5,379 .. 4,840 353 60 .. 10,795 Birch .. .. .. .. .. i .. .. .. 28 .. 28 Silver-pine .. .. .. .. .. 5,335 .. 28,707 767 78 116 35,003 Puriri.. .. .. .. .. 91 111 .. 202 Yellow Pine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 12 .. 46 Ironbark .. .. .. .. .. 2,186 .. 1,581 j 3,767 Matai .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 i •. .. 3 Totals .. .. .. 264 91,596 60 58,630 | 1,167 146 298 152,161 Sleepers removed Kauri .. .. .. .. .. 16 .. .. .. 16 Maire .. .. .. .. .. . ■ 6 ' .. .. 6 Ironbark .. .. .. .. .. 598 .. 608 4 .. .. 1,210 Jarrah .. .. .. .. 2 34,253 32 17,873 .. 30 I 1 52,191 Matai and Rimu .. .. .. .. 362 .. 1,304 .. .... 1,666 Totara.. .. .. .. .. 116 33,503 3 2,748 .. 116 .. 36,486 Birch .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,917 .. 83 39 17 11,056 Silver-pine .. .. .. .. .. 5,136 5 31,919 1,116 .. 280 38,456 Powellized .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 828 .. .. .. 828 Puriri .. .. .. .. .. 130 2,808 .. 273 3,211 Creosoted .. .. .. .. .. 3,696 .. 1,280. 4,976 Blue-gum .. .. .. .. .. 51 .. 128 ! .. .. .. 179 Yellow Pine .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 .. 8 .. .. 28 Totals .. .. .. 264 91,330 60 57,044 1,167 146 298 150,309 t i i

Number of Number of Private Sidings. Stations ana Section. Length. Stopping-places for Passengers in .. stfl « nT iH Out of T t , the Time-tables. At btations. stations. 10taL M. ch. Kaihu .. .. . • • • 24 10 12 1 .. 1 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 60 50 20 6 2 8 North Island Main Line and Branches .. 1,423 52 504 219 58 277 South Island Main Line and Branches .. j 1,628 20 580 219 36 255 Westport .. • • • • • • 43 2 20 5 4 9 Nelson . . . . .. .. 64 10 23 4 1 5 Picton .. • • • • .. I 56 12 19 8 .. 8 Totals .. .. .. 3,299 76 1,178 462 101 563 ;