D.— 2.

RETURN No. 15. Statement of Rails relaid during the Year ending 31st March, 1891.

RETURN No. 16. Statement of Sleepers relaid during the Year ending 31st March, 1891.

RETURN No. 17. Return of Number of Stations and Private Sidings on each Section for the Year ending 31st March, 1891.

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Weight. I d .id d I i at 5 1 § i "* i •a c < 'm a B I H ii 'E. i j a to a .1 o 6 c Qh c rt iAILS BELAID : — 40-lb. steel 53-lb. steel Total ... I I 1 ! i : ■•• i 20 •■• 50 ■■ , 44 I "4 1,267 12,042 ; 50 6,691 j 147 I 601 : 162 ... 110,966 1,267 2,062 56 6,741 ! 147 ! 601 162 44 11,080 ■

Description. g to c I IS s ■I. 'H. rt c o bo s 3 n 3 c 5 5: o i o H I 2 Sleepebs belatd : — Black-pine Totara Black-birch Rata Jarrali Silver-pine Puriri Kauri Ironbark ... Kainai Creosoted red-pine... 161 I 23 227 18,691 7! \ 2,933 702 6,291 6,255 2,405 36,530 , i>354 947 5.5I3 7* ... 1,296 l>9^7 4,883 2,848 6,278 22,025 ; 52,54c i,354 947 6,809 : 16,843 176 1,634 22,954 4 440 [13,238 165 II ! 1,634 22,954 4 77.667 ... ... ... Total I 6,993 4,883 2,848 <* 172 44O !3.653 21,695 1,296 T-S^l 131.564 Statement of Sleepers BB1 [OVE D duri inu; th e Yeai r endin g 8ls1 t Marc 3h, 18! 91. Sleepebs behoved : — Black-pine Totara Black-birch Rata Jarrali Siber-pine Puriri Kauri Blue-gum Kamai Oregon Manuka ... Riran • White-pine Cvoosoted reil-uine ... 172 440 ■65: 100 52 519 12,474 I 8,573 5>oi4 155 241 1,084 3,909 i,449 2,538 2,024 51 317 427 37,494 8,769 22,863 49 x>757 66 2,908 5,294 864 1,047 45 14 70 1)257 1.234 ... 2,497 174 2,115 2,607 50,178 i6,59S 32,307 290 1,808 136 S19 17,395 9,630 864 1,136 45 2,699 310 42 "89 310 2,685 ... Total 6,806 42 81,212 4.786 I 7 2 440 13,620 21,750 !,327 1,234 2,607 133,954

Sections. Miles. Number of Stations and Stopping-places on the Time-tables. Number of Private Si lings. At Stations. I Out of Stations. Total. Kawakawa Whangarei Auckland Napier-Tarn n ak i Wellington EIurunui-Bluff... Oreymouth Westport Nelson Piefon 8 265 328 91 1,074 8 20 18 4 4 92 129 31 390 5 8 I 8 4 126 2 4 9 9 3° 3 1 12 32 13 ■56 5 12 9 I n 1 2 Total I,8 4 2 684 167 55 222