10—D. 2.

D.—2

RETURN No. 23. Statement showing approximately Sleepers laid and removed up to 31st March, 1921.

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Year. Approximate Length opened each Year. fear. Total. Sleep* Laid during Construction. (2,100 per mile.) irs. Romoved during Maintenance.* North Island. Middle Island. 1867 1870-71 1871-72 1872-73 1873-74 1874-75 1875-76 1876-77 1877-78 1878-79 1879-80! 1880-81 1881-82 1882-83 1883-84 1884-85 1885-86 1886-87 1887-88 1888-89 1889-90 1890-91 1891-92 1892-93 1893-94 1894-95 1895-96 1896-97 1897-98 1898-99 1899-1900 1900-1901 1901-1902 1902-1903 1903-1904 1904-1905 1905-1906 1906-1907 1907-1908 1908-1909 1909-1910 1910-1911 1911-1912 1912-1913 1913-1914 1914-1915 1915-1916 1916-1917 1917-1918 1918-1919 1919-1920 1920-1921 M. eh. 10 55 61 19 69 23 64 24 103 76 27 19 26 33 68 39 22 67 2 2 22 19 56 O 43 26 58 72 11 47 18 31 11 57 28 21 M. eh. 45 7° 18 58 11 68 27 62 II 21 126 78 248 4 152 39 94 58 56 46 4° 73 32 71 40 16 4° 19 22 50 24 o 47 52 11 39 17 32 M. oh. 45 7° 18 58 11 68 27 62 21 76 188 17 317 27 216 63 198 54 .83 65 67 26 101 30 63 3 42 21 44 69 80 o 90 78 70 31 28 79 18 31 32 45 34 9 27 27 17 26 62 16 44 6 18 41 4 75 37 48 33 59 19 26 107 68 23 52 56 3 37 56 45 56 3 1 57 50 7 15 19 209 42 35 23 44 60 46 31 52 34 3 6 91 25 15 36 96,338 39,323 24,885 58,327 46,095 395,246 666,409 455,254 417,217 176,006 141,382 212,888 132,379 88,751 94,211 168,000 191,048 147,814 60,874 42,814 68,381 71,636 57,408 36,382 130,620 92,558 38,876 10,370 78,960 70,848 40,582 226,485 49,665 117,679 79,170 95,97° 66,596 105,184 31,999 440,003 74,104 93,975 97,414 110,092 6,458 191,756 32,445 17 26 28 38 16 62 14 73 3 64 27 46 22 46 4 30 11 20 28 40 33 12 17 61 23 5 20 68 5 68 27 27 33 58 27 24 3 48 1 11 10 2 11 13 19 26 103 38 12 32 27 43 4 44 27 75 8 52 50 7 4 61 23 21 31 43 29 76 23 1 26 77 3 6 5i 3 7 73 74, 26i 73,947 106,763 125,632 148,325 137,993 139,040 122,027 108,690 129,634 133,954 139,912 132,569 155,827 170,681 188,291 210,588 243,479 282,326 302,354 345,433 369,339 330,029 309,296 302,252 309,183 283,293 331,678 279,190 236,390 282,682 273,586 235,378 261,748 227,674 157,97° 86,595 88,540 70,743 78,663 100,280 10 38 186 21 3 60 14 64 23 30 25 37 40 22 7 43 22 70 48,038 22 70 11 54 12 75 o 7 12 75 II 61 27,169 24,701 Totals 6,270,785 8,086,235 *Coi iplete information tot recorded until II )80-81. line months only.