JD.—2.

RETURN No. 17. Statement of Rails relaid during the Year ended 31st March, 1925.

RETURN No. 18. Statement of Sleepers relaid and removed during the Year ended 31st March, 1925.

RETURN No. 19. Return of Number of Stations and Private Sidings on each Section for the Year ended 31st March, 1925.

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n-t' 0 n-t^ I • 'o 'O fl ® te S ® 5 03 5,5 o ,°} c J5 o ~P Weight. gil . "35 "gg s , 03 & s o 5 « 5 « a S S -4 *9 o-2fr! m -2 j§ '3 .2 5s« ® S 2 o M 0 H £ » (S £H Rails belaid :— 53 lb. steel .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 16 55 .. .. .. 724 .. 51 524 1,299 56 .. .. .. 70 „ .. .. .. 75 .. .. 8,336 4,931 .. .. 4 13,346 Totals .. .. .. 799 .. 8,387 5,455 .. 16 4 14,661

i . c 'd a "<D £ 2 >h £ ® © <D ,5©® c6ce J2 Description. g«g . g £3 § g . c6te 3 += a3 q 5 — P< 9 A • •a 5 A g.S£ § 0.9,2 s $ S a 3 *1 K fe I n 2 1 M H [5 « i#!5CM B SLEEPERS BELAID : — Ironbark .. .. .. .. .. 16 51 .. .. .. 67 Jarrah .. .. .. 11,519 870 82,400 211 68,536 .. 56 119 163,711 Totara .. .. .. .. 24 337 1,077 556 248 27 2,269 Birch.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,033 3,636 .. .. 8.669 Silver-pine .. .. 3,140 6 10,668 91 101 780 14,786 Puriri .. .. .. .. .. 18 .. .. .. .. .. 18 Hardwood .. .. 200 .. 200 Powellized Yellow Pine Totals .. .. 11,519 894 80,111 217 85,365 4,283 405 926 189,720 Sleepers removed :— Kauri Maire .. .. 337 .. 337 Ironbark .. .. .. .. .. 276 .. 560 .. .. .. 836 Jarrah .. .. .. 1,763 .. 22,169 20 6,553 .. 28 2 30,535 Matai and Rimu .. .. .. .. 635 .. 3,202 .. .. .. 3,837 Totara .. .. .. 7,724 338 35,991 32 2,458 .. 164 3 46,710 Birch .. .. 1,603 .. 1,254 172 62 36 3,127 Silver-pine .. .. .. 315 .. 17,293 165 52,429 4,111 123 885 75,321 Powellized .. .. .. .. .. 232 4,667 4,899 Puriri .. .. .. 1,243 496 6,293 .. 136 8,168 Creosoted . .. .. .. .. 971 .. 9,044 .. .. .. 10,015 Grey-gum .. .. .. .. .. •• .. 130 .. .. .. 130 Blue Gum .. .. .. .. 121 121 Totals .. .. 11,045 834 85,800 217 80,554 4,283 377 926 184,036

Number of Number of Private Sidings r. , r Stations and Section. Length. Stopping-places in the Time-tables. At Stations. stations Total. M. ch. Whangarei .. .. .. 87 72 35 4 6 10 Kaihu .. .. .. 24 10 12 1 .. 1 Gisborne .. .. .. 60 50 20 8 2 10 North Island Main Line and Branches .. 1,166 64 419 180 38 218 South Island Main Line and Branches .. 1,598 21 593 202 37 239 Westport .. .. .. 43 02 18 2 2 4 Nelson .. .. .. 60 20 23 4 1 5 Picton .. .. .. 56 12 22 8 .. 8 Totals .. .. .. 3,097 11 1,142 409 86 495