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STATEMENT No. 21 Comparative Statement of the Average Number of Employees for Years 1943-44 and 1942-43

STATEMENT No. 22 Statement of Accidents for the Year ended 31st March, 1944

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Train Accidents. Accident, on Line (other than Train Shunting Accidents. Employee, proceeding Persons i to or from killed or Pr> , Ql | Duty within injured at J-oiai. Passengers. Employees. Passengers. Employees. Passengers. Employees. Other the Railway Crossings. Section. I Persons. 6 * * Persons. Boundary. • "3 . T3 . T3 -3 j ! I "3 . T3 "O . -o . -a V. £ "2 £ £ 73 2 \ V. 2 i -o 2 ts £ -o p -a a rrj o — * © = = JL = .h. = ii ! g H = =1 = j= ® I £ | s I s 15 15,5 5 5 £ S 5 m I ,5 I S S [ S 5 5 « 5 I? 5 j if § if North Island .Main Line and Branches .. 1 7 .. 2 i 6 34 5 4 8 6 | 7 1 103 j 1 1 .. 12 16 34 180 South Island Main Line and Branches 22 45 .. 2 j 1 4 .. 5 .. 4 .. .. 3 54 5 .. .. 8 20 34 ; 139 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . ' Picton .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. _ _ | Totals .. .. 23 52 j 4 | 7 38 5 ! 9 8 10 1 7 4 157 .. 6 1 . . 20 36 68 319 L__ ! j ! i I I 1 I Note. —This return includes only casualties in connection with train-working and the movement of rolling-stock.

T3 K S T: -"5 C« "o 02 o .3.9 g I §g EfS -~| Branch. S . £ |S f« §« H» li« § § s § i? s Saw SgtJ S ■» ! ft ft * a m a ® -S 2 ® -o-S o -e z « 10 | fc e< S« 3(g« £ . . . . _ 1943-44 General .. .. .. .. 777 204 4 ! 4 501 i 647 36 618 2,791 Traffic .. .. .. .. 4,408! 3,042; 14 | 61 .. ■ 7,525 Maintenance .. .. .. ..I 2,683 | 1,585 i 18 1 54 .. .. .. .. 4,340 Locomotive running (including depot staff) .. 2,189 I 1,175 10 : 31 .. .. .. .. 3,405 Workshops .. .. .. .. j 3,130 ! 2,231 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,361 Totals .. .. .. .. 13.187 I 8,237 ! 46 150 ; 501 647 36 618 23,422 1942-43 General .. .. .. - . 747 202 I 5 5 485 613 40 554 2,651 Traffic .. .. .. .. j 4,026 2,905 12 44 .. .. .. .. 6,987 Maintenance .. .. .. .. 2,647 1,518 20 49 .. .. .. .. 4,234 Locomotive running (including depot staff) .. 2,037 1,119 9 23 .. .. .. .. 3,188 Workshops .. .. .. .. j 3,096 2,081 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,177 Totals .. .. .. .. 12,553 7,825 | 46 j 121 485 613 40 j 554 j 22,237