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are in classes ‘ A ’ and ‘ B,’ 5 in class ‘ C ’ and 28 have been rejected. 
The Engineer who carried out the last inspection states that they may 
still last 2 or more years. 
‘ Kanyin ’ sleepers treated with a mixture oj 33 per cent, oj Solignum and 
67 per cent, oj Earth Oil. 
Of the 500 ‘ Kanyin ’ Metre Gauge sleepers laid in continuation of 
the above, 397 were in classes ‘ A ’ and ‘ B ’ at the time of the last 
inspection, 60 were in class ‘ C ’ and 43 had been rejected, after a little 
over 6 years. These sleei^ers are not doing quite so well as the 
‘ In ’ sleepers referred to above. 
‘ Sain ’ sleepers treated with a mixture of 33 per cent, oj Solignum and 67 
per cent, oj Earth Oil. 
The ‘ Sain ’ sleepers were laid in the Itarsi-Nagpur Section of the 
Great Indian Peninsula Railway 5 years and 11 months ago. When last 
inspected, out of 525 Broad Gauge sleepers laid down, 510 are in class 
‘ A,’ 7 in class ‘ B,’ G in class ‘ C ’ and 2 have been rejected, these sleepers 
are therefore doing very well and may be expected to last several years 
longer. 
• Deodar ’ sleepers treated with a mixture oj 40 per cent. Solignum and 
60 per cent, oj Earth Oil. 
The 50 ‘ Deodar ’ sleepers treated at Jagadhri were laid down in 
continuation of the ‘ Chir ’ and Kail ’ sleepers in three localities on 
the Ferozepur-Macleodganj Section of the North Western Railway, some 
61 years ago. Of the total number laid down 90 per cent, are in classes 
‘ A ’ and ‘B ’ and 10 per cent, in class ‘ C,’ and they have, therefore, given 
no better results to date than ‘ Chii’ ’ or ‘ Kail ’ treated under similar 
conditions and laid in the same locality. 
Assam hard woods treated with a mixture oj equal parts oj Green Oil and 
Assam Earth Oil. 
A few sleepers of each of five species were treated in open tanks at 
Jaipur in Assam, all of which are doing well. As these species are dealt 
with in detail in the next section, it is not here necessary to do so, 
especially as further detailed information is given in Appendix IV of 
this note. 
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