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RETURN No. 31. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. Showing Mileage of Track in Main Line and Sidings oven for Traffic on 31st March, 1900, on the Hurunui-Bluff Railway and Branches.

RETURN No. 32. Statement of Alterations effected in and Additions to Scale of Charges during the year ending 31st March, 1900. PAET I.—PASSENGEBS. General Fares and Begulations, Expired tickets : Begtilation amended—tickets to be given up on date of expiry or at any other time on demand. Tickets not surrendered on date of expiry to be given up afterwards on demand. Passenger-fares for distances 201 to 300 miles reduced, and regulation inserted permitting passengers making journeys where there are alternative routes to travel by either route according to fare paid. Children's tickets : Eegulation amended. Commutation season-tickets : Eegulation amended. Workmen's tickets: Designation altered to " Workers'." Apprentice and pupil-teachers: Bates reduced—regulation amended to provide for issue to young persons in employment up to twenty-one years of age. School parties, factories, and friendly societies : Begulations amended—trade-unions included, combined school excursions provided for, and guarantee reduced.

Line of Railway. Main Line. BranCrf-;3. Total Railway. Sidings. Total Equivalent of Single Track. Single. Double. Main Line. Branches. Total. Dheistchuboh Division : — Main Line ... Rangiora - Sheffield and Eyreton Junction-Bennett's Southbridge and Little River Branches Springfield and Whitecliffs Branches Rakaia and Ashburton Forks Branch Mount Somers Branch Albury B ranch Waimate Branch M. ch. 211 57 M. ch. 6 28 M. ch. M. ch. 218 5 M. ch. 69 19 M. ch. M. ch. 69 19 M. ch. 53 56 4 40 587 24 '58 16 48 7 5 42 S3 49 42 27 4 57 47 4 ■242 65 2 65 ■24 13 25 5 22 20 27 35 36 13 12 67 1 70 2 57 2 2 29 25 38 70 14 69 Totals, Christchurch Division 211 57 6 28 242 65 460 70 69 19 24 13 93 32 !54 22 inNEDiN Division : — Main Line ... Duntroon Branch Oamaru-Breakwater Branch ... Ngapara & Livingstone Branches Shag Point Branch Waihemo B ranch Port Chalmers Branch Walton Park B ranch... Fernhill Branch Otago Central Railway Outram Branch Lawrence Branch Catlin's River Branch 165 40 37 4i 0 63 27 4 2 10 8 65 1 26 2 49 1 57 77 0 9 o 22 1 165 40 48 77 2 72 0 25 2 5 0 14 o 63 3 65 o 52 o 23 4 10 0 65 1 67 1 57 48 77 '14 37 '40 33 1 8 29 9 2 24 9 48 5 11 3 21 2 o 81 16 9 65 23 68 .21 4 ■209 29 •19 38 19 27 Totals, Dunedin Division ... 165 40 209 29 374 69 48 77 19 38 68 35 443 24 -NVEBCABGHEL DIVISION : — Main Line ... Tapanui B ranch Waimea Plains Branch Wyndham Branch Seaward Bush Branch Kingston Branch Makarewa-Orepuki Branch Thornbury-Wairio and WairioNightcaps Branches Forest Hill Railway ... Lumsden-Mararoa Branch 82 41 20 4 36 41 9 35 24 47 87 o 35 52 24 5i 82 41 19 29 2 4 2 4 6 o 45 i 77 7 43 4 75 2 48 19 29 01 70 '22 8 39 7 IO o 26 44 94 43 40 47 27 19 ■261 17 24 11 12 66 10 41 261 17 0 70 1 3 13 56 Ui 44 Totals, Invercargill Division 82 41 343 58 19 29 '4 11 43 40 |8 7 18 Grand Totals —Whole Line 459 58 • 6 28 137 45 67 62 205 27 1384 64 7i3 31 i,i79 37