D.—la.

RETURN No. 15. Statement of Rails relaid during the Year ending 31st March, 1890.

RETURN No. 16. Statement of Sleepers relaid during the Year ending 31st March, 1890.

RETURN No. 17. Return of Number of Stations and Private Sidings on each Section for the Year ending 31st March, 1890.

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Weight. i I I q rt iS c B c S to a 1 I p I a 5 I l I 13 'Eh rt a c tj S C1 3 iAILS EELAID : — 40-lb. iron 40-lb. steel 53-lb. steel 70-lb. steel ... i 40 1,891 45 6 224 159 ! 28411,622 I7 2 I 7.49° ! ' '" ■■■■ 456 j 9,112 I I ... 1 I - i 235 I 409 ... - j - 235 I 409 ... I 1 33 1 2,395 10,620 53 ... Total 40 1,891 680 217 34 13.074 1 I

Description. rt M i I 60 a I < 'S. o bo a 3 a oi to a its •3 '3 a g X o I o J o I s o s 3 Sleepers belaid :— Black-pine ... Totara Black-birch... Eata Jarrah Silver-pine ... Puriri Kauri Ironbark Xuimii 1 I 1,549 220 6,404 I 1,594 421 3 9,426 3.S7I 56,486 248 1,321 4,S8S 763 59 266 ... 45 878 4,735 3,698 i»59° ... 9,426 6,935 73,379 251 1,321 5.463 24,082 191 266 276 109 10,420 132 3,295 9,219 ... ... ... i ... I i 7,104 7,104 Total 276 109 io,553 4,844 6,624 ",237 83,829 923 4,735 3,698 ".59° 128,418 Statement of 81: !EPE) as b: EMOTE :n duri ing th< e Tea; r endin ig 81sl b Mar( 3h, 18! 90. Ileepees eemoved : — Black-pine ... Totara Black-birch... Eata Jarrah Silver-pine ... Puriri Kauri Blue-gum ... Kamai Oregon Manuka Eimu White-pine ... Creosoted 276 109 I 88 76 172 10,53! 55o 1,087 216 755 2,113 :,86 4 3,264 962 5 439 36 4,914 2,014 46 '7 287 1,674 37,270 13*644 23>59 6 9 2,708 34 3,453 5,070 96 2,190 126 36 So ... ! 923 I I ... 1,229 3,690 57 4 I '.S29 44,743 20,089 32,191 9 2,713 34 189 15,850 8,893 96 2,224 126 2,405 22 5o 34 2,285 "84 Total • ... 276 iop 10,867 4,755 6,57° 11,237 88,304 1,007 1,229 3,690 !>S9o 129,634

Number of Private Sidings. Sections. Miles. . Nnmber of Stations and Stopr ping-places on the Time-tables. At Stations. | Out of Stations. . I Total. ECawakawa Whangarei luckland STapier Wellington SVanganui ETurumii-Bluff... 3-reymouta SVestport _ .. . Selson Picton l 8 266 97 92 21S 1,069 8 20 23 18 4 4 92 35 3 1 90 389 5 7 12 9 I 8 10 2 12 I3O 3 ♦ ] 5 13 6 16 7 9 3 IS 43 !73 3 6 1 2 2 Total 1,823 169 67 236 678 169 I