D.—2.

RETURN No. 19. Statement of Rails relaid during the Year ending 31st March, 1899.

RETURN No. 20. Statement of Sleepers relaid and removed during the Year ending 31st March, 1899.

RETURN No. 21. Return of Number of Stations and Private Sidings on each Section for the Year ending 31st March, 1899.

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Weight. rt rt ci rt 1 bfj C rt -3 a rt 3 u s < 1 ' I Ii§ z I ii P :□ j_ '3 s a X J3 3 O s 6 o a, Go ! 3 0 z a o ct C iAILS BELAID : — 4olb. steel 53lb. steel 561b. steel 7olb. steel 6 3 i,995 631 270 7,126 36 5,75i 57i 6,358 17 176 258 182 120 2,321 14,250 57i Total ... 6 3 2,626 7,39 6 193 258 182 120 17,142

Description. rt rt M s a! rC ci W C a rS 3 XL 'ci -a a rt < hi M.SS E 3«P4 ic 5 '5 c S A a o £ 6 o g. a* u a c to z a o s o Ileepees BELAID : — Black-pine Totara ..." Birch Jarrah Silver-pine Puriri Kauri Manoao Rimu Yellow-pine Maire Ironbark Henau Kamai Karri 24 652 494 176 254 274 2,065 220 6,455 53 3 24,642 522 1,891 70,874 2,987 6 3,128 139 i,286 3°° 2,297 1,278 112 49 21,460 39,696 2,998 333 94,556 31,691 1,307 1,600 "87 490 43 4,381 2,629 23,351 117,817 8,797 333 99>436 62,354 2,222 1,820 1,286 8,397 2,297 2,947 112 1,588 6,445 1,345 324 Total 31,675 84,407 "83 196,657 49 83 676 924 2,559 577 6,449 4,424 2,953 33i>30i ILEEPEES EEMOVED : — Black-pine Totara Birch Jarrah Silver-pine Puriri Kauri Tawa Karri Oregon Blue-gum Rata Rimu Kamai Ironbark Maire Yellow-pine ... Creosoted 3 658 544 2,497 6 5 3,987 23,499 7 4,738 5o,58i 5>6o4 153 278 1,649 1,032 72 12 1,192 187 4,047 12 132 389 300 79,297 14,852 41,641 4,858 !,573 897 5,644 45 148 7,677 20 4 243 188 5,267 219 24 3,637 171 23 2,193 84,431 65,484 58,590 5,on 2,039 6,536 33,874 7 117 160 8,869 207 4,282 7,437 132 389 304 4,457 130 7,425 1 104 4,457 168,664 4 Total 661 544 2,497 27,504 70,378 436 5,27i 3,984 2,387 282,326

Number of Stations and Stopping-places on the Time-tables. Number of Private Sidings. Sections. Miles. At Stations. Out of:Stations. Total. Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu Auckland Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth Hurunui-B luff... Greymouth Westport Nelson Picton ... ... ...... 8 21 17 332 45i i,i-54 32 3i 23 21 4 11 10 122 155 426 21 2 I 8 33 109 6 I 6 2 4 12 1 8 3 12 45 '3 T 10 1 1 4 216 22 4 14 13 9 1 1 3 1 Total 785 164 52 2,090