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RETURN No. 18. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of Mileage of Railways Open for Traffic and Under Maintenance on 31st March, 1882.

Mileage Open Additional Length Opened for Traffic during Year. Reduced Mileage Lengths Closed during Tear. Net Addition to Mileage Open for Traffic. Net Addition to Mileage under Maintenance. Total Mileage Open for Traffic on 31at March 1882. Section. Maintenance for whole Period. on 31st March, 1881. Length Opened. Line Opened. Date of Opening. Line. Length. Whangarei Auckland ... M. chs. 4 60 129 61 Henderson's to ! Junction Hamilton Branch Kunieu 18th July, 1881 M. chs. 11 " 7 II. chs. 7 62 Eumen Junction to Riverhead M. chs. 2 60 M. chs. 8 27 M. chs. 5 68 M. chs. 4 60 I 139 10 STapier Wellington Wanganui... 69 59 68 40 114 52 12th April, :) 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 69 59 68 40 New Plymouth 39 26 Poxton deviation... Wanganui deviation Eltham-STormanby Sormanby-Hawera 20fch June, 19th Dec, 18th June 20th Oct., 3) 3? 1 16 0 27 8 20 3 40 7 15 1 44 1 "l5 0 8 0 1 0 19 8 20 3 40 0 1 0 19 7 15 1 44 ] 114 72 ] 51 06 Hurunui-Bluff ... ... 787 43 Lums den-Mararoa Riverton-Orepuki Otautau-Wairio ... 1st April, 16th July, 2nd March, 3J 1882 2 21 6 3 10 67 1 44 1 26 > 806 54 21 33 3 3 „ (Private Lines) 59 07 ft 13 11 29 I 77 35 Wairio-Nightcaps Marewhenua-Kurow 2nd „ 16th July, 1881 2 22 16 6 16 6 11 29 Westport ... Greymouth Nelson Picton ... ... 10 0 7 20 19 78 17 70 3Toxhill-B elgro ve 25th July^ 33 2'"75 2 16 2" 75 2 16 10 0 7 20 22 73 17 70 Total ... 1,328 36 65 66 34 9 4 3 61 63 32 35 1,390 19