'D.—2.

RETURN No. 17. Statement of Rails relaid during the Year ended 31st March, 1924.

RETURN No. 18. Statement of Sleepers relaid and removed during the Year ended 31st March, 1924.

RETURN No. 19. Return of Number of Stations and Private Sidings on each Section for the Year ended 31st March, 1924.

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Weight. .AILS EELAID :— 53 lb. steel 55 56 70 „ CD S si ttUd a ca HH a oj a i » M 3 rH 13 n 1 S ■ » 3 CD OJ i3.9-§ Sag "30 7! 891 7,921 rH'" h a £ 01 o> COrtHH iC •-I.H O 0 a a S -g 21 368 18 4,349 2,067 4,756 2,067 4-> E o a S © "5 "5 10 a o CQ O rH a s 3 .2 o PH B 21 2,441 18 14,438 16,918 2] 036 "a "5 2 126 "5 Totals .. 2,162 7,921 4,756 2,067 10

Description. 03 d a a d k a '3 ffl © © S3 •§ .an. a SaS CD a H o a CO 3 -h' ,5 a 5 a ■» ass 5.9 •§ -ar-a s a v. o'3« "a id a a Hi CD 9 tH a fl fl ■O O O I 2 I 9 7, rH -3 o iLEEPEBS BELAID :— Ironbark Jarrah Totara Birch Silver-pine Puriri Hardwood Powellized Yellow Pine .. 18,491 579 1,544 79,733 293 563 '50 1 80,608 929 20,632 717 479 ■764 17,393 141 9 .. 935 449 400 3,798 178 415 121 2,403 180,818 2,650 4,562 38,789 1,730 19 15 4,386 1^730 "l9 15 4,386 Totals 18,491 579 87,686 613 102,204 19,353 3,985 1,005 jl,456 235,372 Ilbepers bemoved :— Kauri Maire Ironbark Jarrah Matai and I' i Totara Birch Silver-pine Powellized Puriri Creosoted Grey-gum Kamahi Mixed "99 14,083 1^765 18 i38 34 2,518 24,082 955 40,929 2,436 5,692 1,338 7,692 1,682 37 576 918 25,930 3,271 3,687 1,035 38,667 4,245 441 12,178 3,142 4 858 1,125 18,228 *23 657 3,305 124 55 685 '28 " 1,428 18 34 3,436 50,162 4,226 68,998 5,308 70,336 5,583 11,110 13,860 3,142 4 858 2J 654 423 Totals 18,491 579 87,358 613 94,376 19,353 3,985 864 1,456 227,075

Number of Stations and Numl: ler of Private ! Sidings Section. Length. Stopping-places in the Timo-tables. At Stations. Out of Stations. Total. Whangarei Kaihn Gisborne North Island Main Line and Branches South Island Main Line and Branches Westland Westport Nelson Picton M. eh. 87 72 24 10 49 10 1 , 160 16 1,430 41 159 69 35 78 60 20 56 12 35 13 17 412 520 67 17 23 22 4 8 171 186 22 3 3 8 5 1 2 37 26 7 1 9 1 10 208 212 29 4 3 8 Totals 3,064 8 1,126 405 79 484