The general magnitude of my estimate is further confirmed by the extent of the repairs already effected, as set forth in a speech delivered by M. Tardieu on October 10, 1919, in which he said: On September 16 last, of 2246 kilom??tres of railway track destroyed, 2016 had been repaired; of 1075 kilom??tres of canal, 700; of 1160 constructions, such as bridges and tunnels, which had been blown up,