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RETURN No. 23—continued. STATEMENT showing Weights of Rails in Various Lines on 31st March, 1909— continued.

Line. 301b. Iron. 401b. Iron. 401b. Steel. 451b. Steel. 521b. Iron. 521b. Steel. 531b. Steel. 551b. Steel. 561b. Iron. 561b. Steel. 651b. Steel. 701b. Iron. 701b. Steel. 100 lb. Steel. Total. Brought forward South Island Main Line and Branches — continued Ngapara Branch Livingstone Branch Waihemo Branch Port Chalmers Branch Walton Park Branch Fernhill Branch Otago Central Railway Outram Branch .. Lawrence Branoh Catlin's River Branoh Tapanui Branch Waikaka Branch Wyndham Branch Seaward Bush Branch Invercargill-Kingston Makarewa-Waihoaka.. Thornbury-Nightcaps Potest Hill Branch Mararoa Branch Waimea Plains Railway Westland Section — Greymouth-Otira Greymouth-Ruatapu .. .. Stillwater-Cronadun Coal Creek Branch Westport-Mokihinui Nelson-Kiwi Picton-Seddon M. ch. 11 76 M. ch. 56 29 M. ch. 86 12 M. ch. 5 22 M. ch. 27 24 M. ch. 26 14 M. oh. 652 63 M. ch. 13 10 M. ch. 7 12 M. ch. 338 2 M. ch. 28 28 M. oh. 6 39 M. ch. 663 17 M. ch. 1 48 M. ch. 1,923 76 4 60 11 46 0 75 0 29 7 5 5 69 3 45 15 9 11 75 8 65 1 26 2 49 1 57 134 51 9 0 22 1 22 64 26 21 12 57 9 35 25 39 87 0 40 16 24 51 12 66 10 41 36 41 #* * i 0 59 0 12 1 6 0 1 1 4 1 43 o'io i 0 - • •' 1 57 '• 65 73 1 22 1 29 19 2 3 10 3 "o 65 58 1 57 14 76 3 37 6 59 4*62 0 18 119 I 538 940 672 025 '• 9 13 1 66 29 4 19 34 0 16 12 57 •• 022 16 62 .. 6 71 9 55 10 18 2 5 - 29 40 020 18 11 0 2 0 30 10 42 0 1 I •• 12 66 22'29 10 18 31 71 6 23 3 58 6 72 " I i " •• __ 33 13 18 26 37 13 0 16 14 75 19 0 10 25 11 28 10 24 6 53 4 61 4 69 16 75 16 29 6 7 2 40 0 "2 9 77 50 48 31 10 43 66 4 79 30 17 47 55 33 44 2*46 2 61 278 2 63 0 36 1 1 1 24 515 0 "2 ■• - Total .. I , 1 11 76 I I 134 68 j . 159 39 i 5 22 64 38 26 14 948 58 39 50 7 12 536 14 28 28 24 52 1 48 i I 2,681 39 693 0