D.—2.

RETURN No. 23. STATEMENT showing Weights of Rails in various Lines on 31st March, 1908.

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Line. 301b. Iron. 401b. Iron. 401b. Steel. 451b. Steel. 52 1b. Iron. 521b. Steel. 531b. Steel. 551b. Steel. 561b. Iron. 561b. Steel. 701b. Iron. 701b. Steel. 1001b. Steel. Total. If. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. eh. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. 1 M. ch. M. oh. Kawakawa Section — Opua-Kawakawa Whangarei Section — Opau Wharf-Hukerenui Kaihu Section — Dargaville-Kaihu Auckland Section — Auckland-Taumarunui Auckland - Tauhoa Penrose-Onehunga Frankton-Tbames Paeroa-Waibi Cambridge Branch Morrinsville-Rotorua Wellington-Napier -New Plymouth Section — Longburn-Wailara Foxton Branch Hunterville Branch Aramoho-Wanganui Stratford-Huiroa Sentry Hill-New Plymouth Palmerston-Spit Wellington-Woodville Greytown Branch Gisborne Section — Gisborne-Puhft Hurunui-Bluff Section — Lyttelton-Bluff Addington-Culverden Oxford Branch Eyreton Branch Waipara-Domett Southbridge Branch Little River Branch Springfield Branch .. .. .. White CliSs Branch Rakaia Porks Branch Mount Somers Branoh Albury Branch Waimate Branch Waimate Gorge Branch Duntroon Branch Oamaru Breakwater Branch 0 2 0 42 0 22 • * 2 12 0 10 0 2 9 32 0 21 2 29 1068 •■ •• ' * 0 10 9 39 021 6 35 3 7 6 7 18 3 17 15 85 6 38 8 2 23 26 24 2* 48 68 35 46 12 9 53 24 7 2 44 60 4 40 44 •■ I •■ •■ 0 72 0 38 4 41 42 5 21 12 18*77 12 24 51 23 9 55 1 78 0 22 35 66 17 21 '• .. .. ■• 47 0 3 20 0 26 17 52 0*4 62 5J 1678 1 1 7 48 15 70 57 33 .. 7 39 22 44 17 15 174 11 62 40 2 59 62 75 12 24 12 0 68 60 163 6 19 34 50 60 3 20 .11 10 10 12 113 72 115 53 3 7 *' ■• ! I I 0 20 i • ■ 1 79 17 62 20 1 0 11 •• 108 25 36 58 18 59 1 76 0 11 5 39 29 11 0 12 2 74 10 3 252 54 15 25 1 49 392 1 67 57 33 45 20 11 31 46 25 39 - 22 48 42 10 11 46 22 20 27 36 36 13 4 46 8 21 37 41 0 63 0 14 11 61 6' 6 5 76 11 52 0 38 I : : i .. .. 23 19 10 31 46 1 20 1 34 ' 13 60 J 52 i 59 6 53 30 17 ! 2*36 8 18 0 28 •• 22*20 4 57 8 0 4*60 '-'■ 4 8 26 34 0 7 23 28 9 38 : - •■ 2* 2 6 21 2 37 •• - - 1466 0 23 i 6 12 821 4 34 •• 18 9 0 40 .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• I Carried forward 20 13 56 43 81 70 i 5 30 i 27 66 24 22 665 14 7 59 I i 7 15 328 64 10 3 500 17 1 49 1,736 6!