D.—2.

RETURN No. 17. Statement of Rails relaid during the Year ending 31st March, 1918

RETURN No. 18. Statement of Sleepers relaid and removed during the Year ending 31st March, 1918.

RETURN No. 19. Return of Number, of Stations and Private Sidings on each Section for the Year ending 31st March, 1918.

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Weight. II Si <s 3 5 '3 M a k O .a CO 3 S a a ed m a cfl oi all ag-S 1 t m s * is £ 1,800 1,039 466 " 1 9 s O o "3 .2 >5 ft "3 o B lAILS RELAID : — 55 lb. steel.. 70 „ .. 100 „ .. 11 1 12 3,305 1 Totals 1,040 466 3,318 11 1,800

Description. 'SI n IS« t-*-So u a in 3SrH *3 6 a E o rQ to b m"9 rt a S s i ►s.S-S "a a *. || » ■3 £f m to £ is 3 '3 a o 00 % 'A a o O s Ha O Ileepers relaid :— Ironbark Jarrah Silvor-pine Totara Puriri Birch Matai Powellized Creosoted Grey Gum 222 816 444 1,446 301 158 27.864 85 444 106 18 5 5 408 156 12,609 33,423 1,191 5 1,179 461 3,432 179 539 461 150 132 258 192 676 62 2,477 4,337 14,485 05,197 10,135 2,773 851 18 5 5 4 7 4 7 Totals 1,482 1,747 28,692 564 47,232 5,072 947 6,814 93,480 930 Ileepers removed :— Totara Jarrah Silver-pine Puriri Ironbark Powellized Matai Birch Grey-gum Blue-gum Creosoted Kauri Rimn Mixed 419 "u 913 830 249 12,958 3,929 66 892 1,347 1,005 84 652 196 368 1,627 3.416 10,307 75 1,334 18,232 2,846 4,639 248 33 1,387 2 4, no 5 49 618 66 623 41 1,566 5,207 16,030 7,386 16,606 2,129 2,686 19,237 2,930 11,739 248 33 1,389 806 200 7,121 136 668 2 200 6,578 543 Totals 1,482 1,747 27,713 564 44,689 6,814 88,540 4,175 667 689 I

Numlior of Stations and Stopping-places in the Time-tables, Numb ler of Private S. idings. Sections. Length. At Stations. Out of Stations. Total. Whangarei Kaihu Gisborne North Island Main Line and Branches South Island Main Lino and Branches Westland Westport Nelson Picton M. ch. 74 28 19 41 49 10 1,135 3 1,405 9 157 26 35 78 60 20 56' 12 30 12 • 17 397 515 71 17 23 23 7 1 3 126 175 25 2 3 4 6 2 8 34 22 7 1 13 3 6 160 197 32 3 3 4 Totals 2,992 67 1,105 346 75 421