D.—2.

RETURN No. 23—continued. STATEMENT showing Weights of Rails in Various Lines on 31st March, 1912— continued.

Lint. 401b. Iron. 401b. Steel. 451b. Steel. 521b. Iron. 52 lb. Steel. 531b. Steel. 551b. Steel. 561b. Iron. 561b. Steel. 661b. Steel. 701b. Iron. 701b. Steel. 1001b. 1 Tnt . 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 Branoh Lawrence Branch Gatlin's River Branch Tapanui Branch Waikaka Branch Wyndham Branch Seaward Bush Branch Invercargill-Kingston Hakarewa-Tuatapere.. Thornbury-Nightoaps Forest Hill Branch Mararoa Branch Waimea Plains Railway Riversdale-Switzers Westland Section — Greymouth-Otira Greymouth-Ross .. Stillwater-Cronadnii .. Blaokball-Ngahere .. Coal Creek Branch Westport-Mokihinui Nelson-Kiwi Pielon-Ward h M. oh. 45 4 M. ch. M. oh. M. ch. 60 11 6 27 26 38 0 29 !! 7 5 .. 0 59 1 57 '.'. M. ch. 24 22 M. ch. M. oh. 504 3 61 4 M. ch. 2 11 M. ch. 315 49 M. ch. 26 38 M. oh. 5 65 M. ch. 905 65 I M. ch. M. ch. 1 50 1,984 67 11 46 6' 7 0 61 0 4 0 47 !! •• 11 44 0 1 0 21 1 55 65 73 8 0 5 6 0 69 1 29 12 70 19 2 2 30 3 53 12 55 9 13 1 66 8 26 44 59 17 76 8 6 0 1 .. 3 45 1 0 6 67 65 58 1 57 15 9 3 37 6 59 1 5 15 9 11 75 8 65 1 26 2 49 1 57 134 51 9 0 29 32 25 14 26 21 12 57 9 35 33 65 87 0 48 23 24 51 12 66 10 41 36 41 13 67 '.'. '.'. 0 25 6 68 1 0 2 0 22 16 54 '.'. 12 75 .. 1018 '.'. 27 75 0 16 0 1 .. 11 1 16 116 45 6 27 57 70 .. 6 79 23 48 10 21 0 7 •• 10 60 7 73 12 0 11 48 " I 12 66 •• 0 23 4 63 1 77 11 69 .. 6 72 2 71 0 1 30 43 18 26 32 6 0 22 10 0 15 10 71 24 41 5 15 15 67 1* 55 11 30 17 43 6 64 2 31 4 62 3 76 16 75 16 29 - - - 8 55 2 40 4 54 0*9 15 14 50 48 38 29 43 66 3 31 1 79 30 17 47 55 48 19 1 50 2,807 56 ■ • 0 2 0 10 - I - ■' 0"2 I • • Totals .. 79 41 24 22 825 54 142 21 2 11 535 58 26 38 16 45 ! 142 21 972 54 i i I