D.—2.

RETURN No. 23-continued. STATEMENT showing Weights of Rails in Various Lines on 31st March, 1900— continued.

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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. Brought forward Hurunui-Bluff Section — continued Port Chalmers Branch Walton Park Branch Fernhill Branch Otago Central Railway Outran] Branch Lawrence Branch Catlin's River Branch Tapanui Branch Wyndham Branch Seaward Bush Branch Invercargill-Kingston Makarewa-Orepuki .. Tbornbury-Nightcaps Forest Hill Branch Mararoa Branch Waimea Plains Railway Greymouth-Hokitika Greymouth-Brunner Westport-Mokihinui Nelson-Belgrove Picton-Blenheim M. ch. 56 55 M. ch. | 166 14 j M. ch. 131 38 M. ch. 6 62 M. ch. 66 58 M. ch. M. eh. 24 70 945 73 M. ch. 14 28 M. ch. 151 6 I M. ch. M. ch. 34 0 M. ch. 4 20 M.ch. 0 8 M. eh. 1,603 40 I •* I 2*38 , ■■ 1 57 0 18 18 0 1 1 26 2 49 1 57 77 6 9 0 22 1 19 27 20 4 9 35 24 47 87 0 35 52 24 51 12 66 10 41 36 41 24 17 7 69 30 17 22 48 20 42 •• } 65 73 0 26 1 26 18 18 11 13 0 74 6 48 6*40 9 58 1*20 •• - 4*29 1 9 .. 1413 5*30 6*41 66 27 3*75 12 66 16 64 18 6 20,56 10 41 6*30 9 35 1 66 0 28 11 77 5 77 1 47 5 47 I 18*28 I 0 2 ! - - •' I •• •• i I •* I I 2 58 15 72 12 16 2*42 3 26 35*45 6 36 0 25 23 23 7 69 24 24 2 13 2 35 6 51 0 74 2 59 2 1 2 17 I ** - - 0 28 i i i •• Total 56 55 313 7 211 60 191 75 1 8 52 30 4 20 0 8 2,103 16 211 60 6 62 109 13 24 70 1,116 60 14 28