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RETURN No. 15. Statement of Rails relaid for the Year ending 31st March, 1885.
RETURN No. 16. Statement of Sleepers relaid for the Year ending 31st March, 1885.
RETURN No. 17. Return of Number of Stations and Private Sidings on each Section for the Year ending 31st March, 1885.
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Weight. I rt I I rt rt *3 c a o c ni rt 5 s a S "3 o I o o a, I 'Sh rt Z 3 o Rails belaid : — 40-lb. iron 40-lb. steel 53-lb. steel 52-lb. iron 537 68o "8 9 6 i,5S2 6S2 146 1,673 487 21,090 3 28 19 5 6 39 156 1,679 2,009 24,028 121 100 Total 121 100 1,217 95 i>552 828 23,250 328 24 45 156 27,7:6
Description, rt to 13 n M PS o ha a 'a I at it: 5 a 3 X O I 0 o I a o £ 5 Ileepees belaid : — Black pine Totara Black birch ... Oregon Kauri Blue gum Jarrah Red pine Puriri Silver pine Manuka 22 435 28 2,068 3,525 I 174 2,923 3,75i 0 55.474 5.814 36,900 15 17 21,272 "36 140 '5 1,978 2,983 55.490 J3,3i4 44,960 2 2,518 40 21,273 1,636 6,064 i,H3 1 470 1,596 40 66 5,322 206 1 1.143 Total 927 66 7,418 3,525 3,098 5,370 119,701 1,219 140 i,993 2,983 146,44c Statement of Sl: eepe: :EMOTE :n for the Y ear ei iding 3 1st Mi i, 1885 trcJ iLEEPERS BEMOVED : — Black pine Totara Black birch Kauri Oregon Blue gum Jarrah Red pine Furiri Silver pine Manuka Red wood Rimu 852 66 31 143 0,370 946 281 206 879 136 962 244 2,219 557 37 17 15 891 2.359 481 116 683 106 50,652 15,648 10,411 2,211 13,763 24,450 1,602 508 423 "3 1,864 129 1,626 8i 1,227 56.254 20,731 13.547 10,531 13.899 26,112 1,723 508 421 59 1 2,174 301 1.533 421 591 2,174 301 i,533 Total 852 66 6,965 3,4io 3,089 6,169 121,720 1,014 "3 i,993 2,934 148,325
Sections. Miles. Number of Stations and Stop-ping-places on the Time-tables. Number of Private Sidings. At Stations. Out of Stations. Total. Kawakawa Whangarei Auckland Napier Wellington Wanganui Hurumii-Blufi * Greymouth Westport Nelson Picton 8 7 169 82 69 193 93 2 8 3 4 68 26 27 75 363 4 6 12 9 6 6 2 9 i55 3 5 3 7 8 II 9 9 '7 *95 5 40 2 ■9 23 18 i 4 i 4 Total 65 251 1,528 597 186 * Incli iding private lines worked by the Railway Department.