D.—la.

RETURN No. 15. Statement of Rails relaid for the Year ending 31st March, 1888.

RETURN No. 16. Statement of Sleepers relaid for the Year ending 31st March, 1888.

Statement of Sleepers removed for the Year ending 31st March, 1888.

RETURN No. 17. Return of Number of Stations and Private Sidings on each Section for the Year ending 31st March, 1888.

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Weight. i ■s rt rt d C T3 C "Eh rt c to c 3 c rt to C a o Z o o I I n c (3 lAILS BELAID : — 40-lb. iron 40-lb. steel 52-lb. steel 53-lb. steel 52-lb. iron '" '60 ... 2,006 7 1,in "s's 119 369 7,219 S8 475 80 18 22 87 1,328 369 10,213 16 10 302 56 16 ... ... Total 60 2, 006 1,128 8S 421 7.588 533 is^ 18 22 12,013

Description. 5 ni to C (4 c iS OS c o to c 3 fefc: s '3 a X o s o o c o ■3 o ILBEPEES ItELAID : — Black-pine ■ Totara Black-birch ... Kauri Blue-gum JarraU Eed-pine Puriri Silver-pine Eata Kamai White-pine 147 88 173 1,735 1,199 1,141 4,846 2,121 i,44i "78 2,839 7.937 22,732 3,494 36,265 57 16 3.712 36 2,466 3,271 137 481 100 589 5,339 2,261 22,732 8,043 50,914 1,792 94 3>7 12 2,875 26,328 5,429 137 481 100 57 14,058 1,663 2,158 Total 16,054 2,862 5,987 14,416 72,767 2,158 589 2,261 122,637 147

Sleepers removed : — Black-pine Totara Black-birch Kauri Blue-gum Jarrah Red-pine Puriri Silver-pine Oregon Manuka Red-wood Iron-bark 'S7 1 147 ... 11 105 16 13,549 187 54i 719 90 670 698 1,647 3,133 1,063 30 11 98 4,408 2,782 194 307 3.752 2,949 32,465 15,663 15,172 2,566 4,398 801 39 2 116 2,238 219 i,474 3 75,156 2,158 231 4,743 596 555 51 1,178 44,37' 22,45: 20,69; 17,321 8,8 5 < 89c 2,98! i8< HI 2,3 6: 281 1.47' 1 ... I25 ... 1 70 i Total 57 147 13,938 2,843 5,982 I4,39 2 2,158 231 5,339 1,784 122,02

Number of Private Sidings. Sections. Miles. Number of Stations and Stop-ping-places on the Time-tables. At Stations. Out of Stations. Total. Cawakawa Vhangarei Luckland if apier Wellington Vanganui lurunui-B luff... Jreymouth Vestport f elson 'icton 8 3 4 90 35 3° 88 382 5 6 12 7 249 97 8S 196 1,048 8 *9 23 18 I 9 11 6 I 14 17 9 17 184 6 2 12 142 3 7 S 42 3 1 2 i 9 2 Total r 1.758 664 183 68 «i