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RETURN No. 19. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of Mileage of Railways Open for Traffic and Under Maintenance on 31st March, 1891.

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Section. : Mileage Open | for f raflic on 31st March, 1890. Additional Length Opened during Year. Line Opened. Date of Opening. Reduced Mileage Length Closed daring Year. Net Addition Net Addition Total Mileage equivalent to to Mileage to Mileage Open for Traffic __^_____ Maintenance for , Open under on 31st March, r whole Period. lor Traffic. Maintenance. i8qi. Opened. "«. Le"Sth. 8». M. eh. M. ch. M. ch. M. oh. I M. ch. M. eh. M. ch. Kawakawa 7 4i ... ... ... 7 4i Whangarei 6 4S ... ... 6 45 Auckland 265 47 ... 265 47 Napier—Taranaki 310 70 Palmerston North-Wood ville qth March, i8qi ... ' 17 22 1 7 ... 17 22 I 7 328 12 Wellington 91 8 ... - 91 8 IT uruntii -Bluff * 1,064 2f > CHenham Extension 1st May, 1890 i S 43 S 7 5 43 5 7 1,069 69 Ditto, Private Lines — Shag Point Branch 2 11 2 11 Nightcaps Branch 2 24 ... 2 24 Orey mouth 7 32 I 7 32 Westport 19 17 19 17 Nelson 22 73 I 22 73 Pieton 17 70 ... 17 70 Total _| 1 ] 1,817 64 22 65 6 14 22 65 6 14 1,840 49 Forest Hill Tramwujf " 10 o * Doea not include Riversdale-Swifczcrs ;2 miles) t Not shown >reviousl_