D.—2.

RETURN No. 17. Statement of Rails relaid during the Year ended 31st March, 1923.

RETURN No. 18. Statement of Sleepers relaid and removed during the Year ended 31st March, 1923.

RETURN No. 19. Return of Number of Stations and Private Sidings on each Section for the Year ended 31st March, 1923.

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Weight. ii <& cd OOhW a cd -a a '3 ci a o 5 rr," 0 r*" 0 rt ° H a g a rn g a „i — cd oi 3 a <» £32 S3o .ajg a h rj a jm °3« |-3« TO 3 J CT1 at is N O en © 9 a - 2 1 | o CM tH o o ce % A tAJTjS RKLATD I — 55 lb. statl.. 70 „ ,. 100 1,759 54 10 3,3-23 3,658 2,040 1,229 110 '2 5,092 6,989 110 12,191 Totals 1,813 3,608 5,369 1,339 2

i r c a Description. H . '- rf 1 S« 3 m I .2 5h5 w \ £ | •s m a i cs "a p y: j,. a' o •w u s a o H Sleepers rblaid :— Grey-gum .. .. .. .. .. 105 .. 405 Ironbark .. .. 295 .. 5 Jarrah .. .. .. 16,462 .. 50,719 461 69,451 2,233 38 230 Matai and Rimu .. .. .. .. 2 Totara .. .. .... 557 88 2 Birch.. . . .. 623 .. .. Silver-pine .. .. 15 9 78 12,577 4,493 301 Puriri .. .. .. 28 347 105 Hardwood .. .. 1,880 21 4,282 Powellizid .. .. .. .. 23 557 2,2:13 i 38 230 88 2 887 37 24 510 300 146,481 2 647 623 17,497 480 6,183 23 347 12^577 4,493 301 24 Totals .. .. 16,490 904 59,832 491 74,246 14,8104,531 531 16,490 904 59,8:12 491 74,246 14,810 4 ,531 531 911 91 11 172,746 172,746 Sleepers removed :— Kauri .. .. .. 40 289 Maire .. .. 304 .. .. Ironbark .. .. .. .. .. 603 .. 340 Jarrah .. .. .. 1,135 .. 22,661 .. 3,306 496 137 10 Matai and Rimu .. 914 .. 3,336 Totara .. .. .. 7,728 286 26,403 44 12,541 .. .. 72 Birch .. .. 2.049 2 2,437 612 586 30 Silver-pine .. .. .. 2,561 .. 815 445 26,393 10,9683,723 405 Powellized .. .. .... .. 2,:i03 .. .8,832 Puriri .. .. .. 2,783 329 1,064 .. 169 Creosoted .. 2,612 .. 9,603 Grey-gum .. .. 62 .. 1,272 Yellow Pino .. .. .. 1,760 Kama-hi .. .. 352 40 1,135 7,728 2,561 2,783 289 286 304 603 22,661 914 26,403 2.049 815 2,303 1,061 2,612 62 44 2 445 340 3,306 3,33 0 12,541 2,437 26,393 .8,832 169 9,603 1,272 496 012 10,968 137 586 3,723 10 72 30 405 97 814 9 8! 97 14 329 304 943 27,745 4,250 47,171 5,716 46,130 11,141 4,345 12,215 1,334 1,760 352 329 304 943 27,745 4,250 47,171 5,716 46,130 11,141 4,345 12,215 1,334 1,760 352 329 1^760 '.352 Totals .. .. 10,007 804 59,796 j 491 68,587 12,0704,446 517 J16.007 804 59,796 491 68,587 12,070 4,446 517 91 911 11 163,735 163,735

Number of Stations and Stopping-planes in the Time-tables. Num >er of Private Si [dings. Sections. Length. At Stations. Out of Stations. Total. I Whangarei Kaihu Gisborne .. .. North Island Main Line and Branches South Island Main Lino and Branches Westland Westport Nelson Pieton M. eh. 79 49 19 41 49 10 1,148 22 1,430 41 157 26 36 78 60 20 56 12 36 11 17 407 520 67 17 23 22 9 8 158 186 i, 20 2 3 7 3 2 40 27 5 1 12 10 198 213 25 3 3 7 Totals 471 3,036 59 1,120 393 78