D.—2.

RETURN No. 17. Statement of Rails relaid during the Year ending 31st March, 1917

RETURN No. 18. Statement of Sleepers relaid and removed during the Year ending 31st March, 1917.

RETURN No. 19. Return of Number of Stations and Private Sidings on each Section for the Year ending 31st March, 1917.

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Weight. « 2 CO =c S3 A '3 M 03 a g o A ai 3 — _! ' rr.' 0 S * ■» g d „ 5 CD « 5 « « _ H _3 w n^d >—i o •—' .— o a ip - a 3h 2,126 3,332 2,019 3 B 511 j E o -to W d o m % 'A a o IS "to O H iAILS BELAID I — 55 lb. steel 70 „ .. 100 „ .. l 2,127 5,862 6 Totals 3,332 ! ■ 4,151 : 511 ! i i_ 7,995 _L

Description. '» to t3r.M a to A e6 'a - 13 a a to- 3 -5.3-g 03 P g c £ 0 12 a gn«: — 03 ® til aA i-p.p o _ J a i £ p OS 3 a v. e'5« I »S a _ u o a 9 a 3 S □ o 5 £ "to ■*> O H SlEETERS BELAID :— Ironbark Jarrah Silver-pine Totara Puriri Birch Matai Powellized 502 281 502 281 47! 67' 473 677 '3 n 187 31,08S1 344 75 31 5 187 31,089 344 72 31 "7 5 48,: : 36 1,710 824 264 4,058 309 157 291 467 2 210 2,147 1.616 79,799 8,890 1,049 989 43 5 28 43 2 3 28 Totals 783 1 783 1.' 1,150 ,151 31,72* 31,725 49,982 5,146 466 803 2,357 92,419 Sleepers removed :— Totara Jarrah Silver-pine Puriri Ironbark Powellized Matai Birch Grey-gum Blue-gum Creosoted Yellow-pine Kauri Bhnu Kamai 157 384' 242 157 384 301 I4i 70! 308 HO 25,131 4,98' 184 96( 43; 231 U 75 13:: 25,131 4,987 184 960 433 231 14 72 7 5,670 8 802 13 843 1,860 1,026 1,943 3,057 2,145 166 897 4,990 4 4,428 438 157 "l 69 528 3 59 102 2,193 31.276 13,848 18,715 3,344 1,459 1,943 3,357 5,318 238 897 5,123 4 950 88 35 133 242 702 6 88 35 Totals 783 1 783 I1,150 . I 51 32,151 32,151 7 44,526 4,866 157 598 2,357 86,595

Length. Number of Stations and Stopping-places in the Time-tables. Number of Private Si idings. Sections. At Stations. g^nl . Total. Whangarei Kaihu Gisborne North Island Main Line and Branches South Island Main Line and Branches Westland .. •• •• Westport Nelson Picton M. ch. 74 28 19 41 44 28 1,116 75 1,405 9 157 26 35 78 60 20 56 12 30 12 16 390 519 71 17 23 23 7 1 2 116 171 25 1 3 4 6 2 4 34 ■23 3 1 13 3 6 150 194 28 2 3 4 Totals 2,969 77 1,101 330 73 403