D.—lA.

RETURN No. 20. Statement showing Approximately Sleepers laid and removed up to 31st March, 1890.

* Nine months only. t Complete information not recorded until 18R0-81.

RETURN No. 21. Comparative Statement of the Number of Employes for March, 1889, and March, 1890.

RETURN No. 22. Statement of Accidents for the Year ending 31st March, 1890.

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Approxin nate Length opened I each Year. Slee] >ers. iear. Xortli Island. Middle Island. Total. I Laid during Construction. (2,100 per mile.) lie moved during Maintenance.! I \ i ' I i :867 :87O-7I 1871-72 :8 7 2-73 :873"74 :874-75 875-76 :876-77 877-78 878-79 879-80* 880-81 881-82 882-83 883-84 884-85 885-86 886-87 887-88 888-89 889-90 M. ch. .• 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 I M. oh. 45 7° 18 58 11 68 27 62 11 21 126 78 248 4 152 39 94 58 56 46 4° 73 32 71 40 16 40 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 3 1? 27 216 63 198 54 83 65 67 26 101 30 63 "3 42 21 44 69 80 o 90 78 7° 3i 28 79 18 31 32 45 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 S8, 75 i 94,211 168,000 191,048 147,814 60,874 42,814 68,381 3,723,642 74,261 73,947 106,763 125,632 148,325 137,993 1.39,040 122,027 108,690 129,634 20 68 Totals 1,166,312

Depnrtment, rt 'i rt rt d '33 fcjQ ! I IS re w C ! S .5 '3 i O a. w r 5 2 a S I o H 1 1 1888-89. G eneral ... Traffic Maintenance Locomotive !!! 8 ::: 2 i 5 5 4 137 221 59 92 59 86 127 "841 178 102 841 I 33 1,065 15 734 ; 28 2,640 1 76 17 20 37 !7 14 9 & 9 ; 1,28! 16 ' 1,72! 7 j 1)2S< 137 Totals ... I 21 14 495 210 291 364 83 40 32 4.321 [ 1889-90. G eneral ... Traffic Maintenance Locomotive l\ 1 "6 5 1 150 216 136 6o 84 104 ! 114 68 135 97 178 93 . ■ 887 ! 34 1,037 14 791 ; 27 24 26 28 19 20 II ... 1 11! 12 1)381 i.S i.73i 5 I 1,30. Totals 18 16 I ; 502 232 333 368 2,715 ; 75 I j 73 50 32 4.53:

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