RETURN No. 22. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of Mileage of Railways open for Traffic and under Maintenance on 31st March, 1912.

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Mileage open Additional Lengths opened during Year. Srclion for Traffic on * eC " on ' 31st March. Line opened. Date of Opening. M. oh. M. ch. Whangarei-Kawakawa .. 34 42 Kaw»kawa-Towai .. 12th April, 191 1 .. 20 50 Kioreroa-Onerahi .. 2nd October, 1911 2 60 Kaihu .. .. .. 17 15 North Island Main Line and 1,083 12 Branches Reduced Mileage equivalent to Maintenance for whole Period. M. ch. 20 0 1 29 Length closed during Year. ] Line. Length. M. ch. :: :: } Equivalent Net Addition Net Addition Total Mileage : Tota .' Mi to Mileage to Mileage open for Traffic ™?'nt|,'nea open under on 3 iet March, du , r !?S Fmanfor Traffic. Maintenance. ion. cial Year ended * jist March, ion. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. oh. 23 30 21 29 57 72 55 71 17 15 17 15 1,083 12 1,083 12 M. oh. 55 71 17 15 1,083 12 Gisborne .. .. 23 51 South Island Main lane and 1,347 72 Waimahaka-Tokonui .. 20th September, '11 1 8 26 Branches Ditto, Private Line— Nightoaps Branch 2 24 Westland .. 141 13 Westport .. .. 30 17 Nelson .. .. .. 47 55 Picton .. .. .. 33 44 Seddon-Ward .. .. 13th April, 1911 | 14 55 . 4 33 14 16 • - • • 23 51 23 51 8 26 4 33 1,356 18 1,352 25 2 24 2 24 141 13 141 13 30 17 30 17 47 55 47 55 14 55 14 16 48 19 j 47 60 23 51 1,352 25 2 24 141 13 30 17 47 55 47 60 I ; ; Totals .. .. 8,761 25 .. .. 4li 31 2,761 25 46 31 39 78 46 31 3R 78 2 Srt7 fili 9. 801 9* 46 31 39 78 2,807 5ti 2,801 23