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RETURN No. 23. STATEMENT showing Weights of Rails in various Lines on 31st March, 1900.

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Line. 301b. Iron. 401b. Iron. 401b. Steel. 451b. Steel. 521b. Iron. 521b. Steel. 531b. Steel. 561b. Iron. 561b. Steel. 641b. Iron. 701b. Iron. 701b. Steel. 721b. Iron. Total. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M.ch. M. ch M.ch. M. ch. M. ch, Kawakawa Section — Opua-Kawakawa Whangarei Section — Opau Wharf-Waiotu Kaihu Section — Dargaville-Kaihu Auckland Section — Auckland-Mokau Auckland-Makarau .. Penrose-Onehunga .. .. g Frankton-Thames .. .. * .. Cambridge Branch Morrinsvdle-Rotorua Wellington-Napier-New'Plymouth Section — Longbum-Waitara Foxton Branch Hunterville Branch Aramoho- Wanganui Sentry Hill-New Plymouth Palmerston-Spit Wellington-Woodville Greytown Branch Hurunui-Blufi Section — Lytte'ton-Blufl Addington-Culverden.. Oxford Branch Eyreton Branch Southbridge Branch Little River Branch Springfield Branch Whitecliffs Branch Rakaia Forks Branch Mount Somers Branoh Albury Branch Waimate Branch Waimate Gorge Branch Duntroon Branch Oamaru Breakwater Branch Ngapara Branch Livingstone Branch Shag Point Branch Waihemo Branch .. •• I 0 2 24 76 6 25 9 46 14 77 1*22 11 6 0 61 0 10 17 73 9 32 0 21 3 1 5*79 7 60 •• - 28 46 2 78 6*44 I - 15*27 3 7 5 55 18 16 17 20 99 56 38 23 2 49 26 5 2 48 68 39 90 22 1 39 22 45 0 44 3 6 69 9 81 39 1 60 0 2 3 4 9 14 1 72 18*77 31 51 2* 2 25*77 16 17 - •• 2*5*0 •• 7 3£ 21 2C 17 2C 134 47 46 4C 2 59 62 7£ 12 C 68 6C 163 6 19 34 22 45 3 1C 10 27 113 7S 115 58 3 7 0 9 2 35 2 50 335 50 37 9 0 2 1 26 11 22 32 31 1 8 14 62 19 18 1 50 0*8 392 1 67 57 33 45 20 11 25 39 22 48 30 61 11 46 22 2C 27 36 36 18 4 46 8 21 37 41 0 68 15 S 11 75 2 1C 8 65 16*73 13 28 4 20 6 19 10 42 1 34 6 45 12 24 0 44 5 13 16 12 0**6 .. •• I 1*26 5 2 8*38 15*31 11 3 6*15 0*28 I 8*65 4 8 26 55 4 46 23*27 9 38 22*20 i •• - •• " 8*21 4 55 15 38 0 50 5 17 11 75 0 22 6*50 16*58 0 13 9*72 1*41 7 5 6*65 6*27 0 1 6*74 Carried forward 56 55 166 14 131 38 6 62 66 58 24 70 945 73 14 28 151 6 1 8 34 0 4 20 0 8 1,603 41