D.—2.

RETURN No. 17. Statement of Rails relaid during the Year ending 31st March. 1921.

RETURN No. 18. Statement of Sleepers relaid and removed during the Year ending 31st March, 1921.

RETURN No. 19. Return of Number of Stations and Private Sidings on each Section for the Year ended 31st March, 1921.

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Weight. a oj i •i<6 9 > u P ol CC! &9 a cs cd E S s* -a £W '3 M a 6 a o A cn 5 a a a 9 • 2 —I rn 2 * co 5.35 an ■BA% Jrrg "S a IH rdl. lis §-3« T3 fl B CD 3 A m _» _ a o CO O d Q ■ta Ph S a 3 .2 flHr "5 43 O H Jails belaid :— 55 lb. steel.. 70 „ .. 100 „ .. 33 254 33 254 m tj 389 3,574 943 r 3, 12 336 247 "s 434 5,362 Totals .. 287 3, 5,796 287 3,574 1,332 348 247

Description. ii a a '3 w rg a a a all •H* _ -fl )-i a sh 5-3M "a CD fl B o a 3 a g a m 3.11 li« cog | | DO IC r= r= 9 a O o m hh "3 .3 r5 CM t 73 o H Sleepers relaid :— Ironbark Jarrah Silver-pine Totara Puriri Matai Grey-gum Mixed Hardwoods Birch Powellizod 4,692 31 231 665 3,480 47,430 2,175 1,566 1,184 35 1,011 10 109 299 52 25,761 192 2,633 192 339 633 1,484 475 84 1,3.* 573 6; 1,3J8 63 8 i3. 3,532 80,115 6,928 2,272 1,880 35 1,156 9,532 109 20 145 9,522 20 Totals 4,723 896 57,000 299 35,500 2,825 2,298 657 1,381 105,579 Sleepers removed :— Totara Jarrah Silver-pine Puriri Ironbark Powcllized Matai Birch Grey-gum Blue-gum Creosoted Kauri Rimu Mixed Kamaki 1,536 22 20 2,803 274 236 36,711 5,233 2,946 4,400 484 3,545 116 1,198 30 259 2,588 2,402 10,452 572 200 6,558 3,037 1,518 557 1,556 "% 2,158 1 159 413 8 1,373 41,117 7,690 18,923 8,011 684 10,103 3,153 3,129 557 35 3,400 464 1,000 1,058 956 35 60 3,340 *78 386 1,000 886 172 956 Totals 4,459 896 56,614 289 32,352 1,556 2,160 573 1,381 100,280

Sections. Length. Number of Stations and Stopping-places in the Time-tables. Num' ier of Private Si Out of Stations. idings. At Stations. Total. Wharjgarei .. Kaihu Gisborne North Island Main Line and Branches South Island Main Line and Branohes Westland Westport Nelson Pieton M. ch. 79 49 19 41 49 10 1,141 42 1,417 94 157 26 35 78 60 20 56 12 31 11 17 400 518 72 17 23 23 8 1 6 142 179 25 2 3 7 4 3 42 26 7 1 12 1 9 184 205 32 3 3 7 Totals 3,017 52 1,112 373 83 456