D.—2.

RETURN No. 20. Statement of Rails relaid during the Year ending 31st March, 1897.

RETURN No. 21. Statement of Sleepers relaid and removed during the Year ending 31st March, 1897.

RETURN No. 22. Return of Number of Stations and Private Sidings on each Section for the Year ending 31st March, 1897.

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RET IRN No. 2O. Statement of Rails belaid d iring the Tear e ding 1st March, 1897. Weight. J 1 f 1 n > -a 5 a M a i \ Y. g o M E t3 1 B c X 4 o s I" ■3 o I 3 X! 'i 1 c o iAILS RELAID : — 4olb. steel 531b. steel 561b. steel 7olb. steel 4 262 2 2,075 2,950 552 130 69 160 5,633 297 67 684 4 54 176 164 12,283 603 69 Total 4 262 2,075 2,950 751 6,090 67 684 234 i3,"9 F Statement of 8leepebs belaid an El URf I No. 21. . e: :mov: :d during the Tear ending 31st Mar* :h, 1897. Description. i 1 01 s a 3 I ji o < \ 2 a § v 'a. d 2 d o a I I i 03 '5 c X a o E i I 1 V a o K 5 c H iLEEPEBS BELAID : — Black-pine Totara Birch Jarrah Silver-pine Puriri Kauri Ironbark Kamai Yellow-pine Maire Karri Oregon Manoao 119 512 569 129 832 36 228 796 327 i,544 19,675 637 3 31,466 557 ! 149 1,589 ... 2,040 J 3,257 3,676 619 677 10,019 31,051 13,27! 3,077 66,619 i6,533 949 188 376 263 787 55 317 4,32i 359 10,022 68,234 23.043 3,077 67,779 40,931 1,000 3,348 188 18,448 6,116 889 60 263 ... ... 12,134 6,3H 1 ... 4,4101 4 1,706 138 747 263 1614 60 Total 631 1,566 21,916 40,218 10,073 J 142,454 639 12,921 6,686 4,680 ;243.39 8 Ileepebs removed : — Black-pine Totara Birch ilata Jarrah Silver-pine Puriri Kauri Blue-gum Kamai Oregon Rimu Karri Creosoted Tawa White-pine 10 652 1,566 H94 619 3 17 1,616 15.195 7.925 20,790 156 474 11 1,502 ■,378 170 59 758 2,904 i,8S3 2,335 798 "48 423 65,412 11,408 \ 30,404 4,064 189 35 7,370 4,212 1,623 429 7 3 174 456 32 9.883 735 37 5,435 438 693 3,225 ... 77.446 34,784 52,231 474 4,865 662 1,672 27,827 6,013 1,793 488 771 13 i,S25 4 20 ... 6 13 1,525 4 20 662 1,566 ; ; 8,374 I 1126,698 639 4,356 Total 14.94 17,454 33,223 9,9iS 6,207 210,588 Return of Number of Stations 1 md ETURN No. 22. Private Sidings on e 31st March, 1897. ,ch Section for the Tear ending Miles. Number of Stations and Stopping-places on the Time-tables. Number of Private Sidings. Num ber of Private Sid Sections. At Stations. I Out of Stations. Total. At Stations. Out ol Stations. Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu ... ■■■ ••• . Auckland Napier-Taranaki Wellington Hurunui-Bluff... Grey mouth Westport Nelson Pieton 8 18 17 309 332 94 1,133 32 3i 23 21 4 10 10 110 122 34 419 20 14 13 9 \_ I ... 1 I I 2 io 3 13 27 7 34 2 5 7 in 24 135 6 3 9 1 ... 1 1 ... 1 I I 10 27 2 III 6 1 1 I I 3 7 5 24 3 3 " 4 3 1 Total 2,018 765 163 44 207 163 44

RET IRN No. 2O. Statement of Rails belaid d iring the Tear e ding 1st March, 1897. Weight. J 1 f 1 n > -a 5 a M a i \ Y. g o M E t3 1 B c X 4 o s I" ■3 o I 3 X! 'i 1 c o iAILS RELAID : — 4olb. steel 531b. steel 561b. steel 7olb. steel 4 262 2 2,075 2,950 552 130 69 160 5,633 297 67 684 4 54 176 164 12,283 603 69 Total 4 262 2,075 2,950 751 6,090 67 684 234 i3,"9 F Statement of 8leepebs belaid an El URf I No. 21. . e: :mov: :d during the Tear ending 31st Mar* :h, 1897. Description. i 1 01 s a 3 I ji o < \ 2 a § v 'a. d 2 d o a I I i 03 '5 c X a o E i I 1 V a o K 5 c H iLEEPEBS BELAID : — Black-pine Totara Birch Jarrah Silver-pine Puriri Kauri Ironbark Kamai Yellow-pine Maire Karri Oregon Manoao 119 512 569 129 832 36 228 796 327 i,544 19,675 637 3 31,466 557 ! 149 1,589 ... 2,040 J 3,257 3,676 619 677 10,019 31,051 13,27! 3,077 66,619 i6,533 949 188 376 263 787 55 317 4,32i 359 10,022 68,234 23.043 3,077 67,779 40,931 1,000 3,348 188 18,448 6,116 889 60 263 ... ... 12,134 6,3H 1 ... 4,4101 4 1,706 138 747 263 1614 60 Total 631 1,566 21,916 40,218 10,073 J 142,454 639 12,921 6,686 4,680 ;243.39 8 Ileepebs removed : — Black-pine Totara Birch ilata Jarrah Silver-pine Puriri Kauri Blue-gum Kamai Oregon Rimu Karri Creosoted Tawa White-pine 10 652 1,566 H94 619 3 17 1,616 15.195 7.925 20,790 156 474 11 1,502 ■,378 170 59 758 2,904 i,8S3 2,335 798 "48 423 65,412 11,408 \ 30,404 4,064 189 35 7,370 4,212 1,623 429 7 3 174 456 32 9.883 735 37 5,435 438 693 3,225 ... 77.446 34,784 52,231 474 4,865 662 1,672 27,827 6,013 1,793 488 771 13 i,S25 4 20 ... 6 13 1,525 4 20 662 1,566 ; ; 8,374 I 1126,698 639 4,356 Total 14.94 17,454 33,223 9,9iS 6,207 210,588 Return of Number of Stations 1 md ETURN No. 22. Private Sidings on e 31st March, 1897. ,ch Section for the Tear ending Miles. Number of Stations and Stopping-places on the Time-tables. Number of Private Sidings. Num ber of Private Sid Sections. At Stations. I Out of Stations. Total. At Stations. Out ol Stations. Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu ... ■■■ ••• . Auckland Napier-Taranaki Wellington Hurunui-Bluff... Grey mouth Westport Nelson Pieton 8 18 17 309 332 94 1,133 32 3i 23 21 4 10 10 110 122 34 419 20 14 13 9 \_ I ... 1 I I 2 io 3 13 27 7 34 2 5 7 in 24 135 6 3 9 1 ... 1 1 ... 1 I I 10 27 2 III 6 1 1 I I 3 7 5 24 3 3 " 4 3 1 Total 2,018 765 163 44 207 163 44

RET IRN No. 2O. Statement of Rails belaid d iring the Tear e ding 1st March, 1897. Weight. J 1 f 1 n > -a 5 a M a i \ Y. g o M E t3 1 B c X 4 o s I" ■3 o I 3 X! 'i 1 c o iAILS RELAID : — 4olb. steel 531b. steel 561b. steel 7olb. steel 4 262 2 2,075 2,950 552 130 69 160 5,633 297 67 684 4 54 176 164 12,283 603 69 Total 4 262 2,075 2,950 751 6,090 67 684 234 i3,"9 F Statement of 8leepebs belaid an El URf I No. 21. . e: :mov: :d during the Tear ending 31st Mar* :h, 1897. Description. i 1 01 s a 3 I ji o < \ 2 a § v 'a. d 2 d o a I I i 03 '5 c X a o E i I 1 V a o K 5 c H iLEEPEBS BELAID : — Black-pine Totara Birch Jarrah Silver-pine Puriri Kauri Ironbark Kamai Yellow-pine Maire Karri Oregon Manoao 119 512 569 129 832 36 228 796 327 i,544 19,675 637 3 31,466 557 ! 149 1,589 ... 2,040 J 3,257 3,676 619 677 10,019 31,051 13,27! 3,077 66,619 i6,533 949 188 376 263 787 55 317 4,32i 359 10,022 68,234 23.043 3,077 67,779 40,931 1,000 3,348 188 18,448 6,116 889 60 263 ... ... 12,134 6,3H 1 ... 4,4101 4 1,706 138 747 263 1614 60 Total 631 1,566 21,916 40,218 10,073 J 142,454 639 12,921 6,686 4,680 ;243.39 8 Ileepebs removed : — Black-pine Totara Birch ilata Jarrah Silver-pine Puriri Kauri Blue-gum Kamai Oregon Rimu Karri Creosoted Tawa White-pine 10 652 1,566 H94 619 3 17 1,616 15.195 7.925 20,790 156 474 11 1,502 ■,378 170 59 758 2,904 i,8S3 2,335 798 "48 423 65,412 11,408 \ 30,404 4,064 189 35 7,370 4,212 1,623 429 7 3 174 456 32 9.883 735 37 5,435 438 693 3,225 ... 77.446 34,784 52,231 474 4,865 662 1,672 27,827 6,013 1,793 488 771 13 i,S25 4 20 ... 6 13 1,525 4 20 662 1,566 ; ; 8,374 I 1126,698 639 4,356 Total 14.94 17,454 33,223 9,9iS 6,207 210,588 Return of Number of Stations 1 md ETURN No. 22. Private Sidings on e 31st March, 1897. ,ch Section for the Tear ending Miles. Number of Stations and Stopping-places on the Time-tables. Number of Private Sidings. Num ber of Private Sid Sections. At Stations. I Out of Stations. Total. At Stations. Out ol Stations. Kawakawa Whangarei Kaihu ... ■■■ ••• . Auckland Napier-Taranaki Wellington Hurunui-Bluff... Grey mouth Westport Nelson Pieton 8 18 17 309 332 94 1,133 32 3i 23 21 4 10 10 110 122 34 419 20 14 13 9 \_ I ... 1 I I 2 io 3 13 27 7 34 2 5 7 in 24 135 6 3 9 1 ... 1 1 ... 1 I I 10 27 2 III 6 1 1 I I 3 7 5 24 3 3 " 4 3 1 Total 2,018 765 163 44 207 163 44