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RETURN No. 22. Comparative Statement of Mileage of Railways open for Traffic and under Maintenance on 31st March, 1915.

Section. Mileage open for Traffic on j 31st March, _ 1014. Additional Lengths opened during Year, Length opened. Reduced Mileage equivalent to Maintenance for whole Period. Length closed during Year. Line. Length. Equivalent i Net Addition ' Net Addition Total Mileage Tota .' Mileage to Mileage to Mileage open for Traffic maintained open R under" on 3 .st March, c £^fJ'Xn for Traffic. Maintenance. ioic. cial Year ended y - 31st March, Line opened. Date of Opening. Line. .. . M. eh. 57 72 Otiria-Kaikohe.. M. ch. 1st May, 1914 .. 16 36 M. eh. 15 8 M. ch. M. ch. 16 36 2 26 8 62 12 58 M. oh. M. eh. M. ch. 15 8 74 28 73 0 1 75 19 41 19 10 6 30 1,109 32 1,107 [0 5 18 44 28 36 68 Whangarei-Kawakawa Kaihu 17 15 Kaihu-Tarawhati 1st June, 1914 .. 2 26 1 75 North Island Main Line and Branches I 1 100 50 fKaiTraka-Otamatea (Pohokura-Whangamomona 1st August, 1914 2 47 1st July, 1914 .. 6 15 1 581 4 52/ Gisborne 31 50 i Otoko-Matawai.. 2nd Nov., 1914 .. ' 12 58 5 18 (Cass-Arthur's Pass 1,364 69 I-j Big Hill-Beaumont I Houipapa-T ahakopa I South Island Main Line and Branches 1st July, 1914 .. 1 14 66 15th Dec., 1914.. : 5 36 1st February, 1915 j 17 54 11 10] 1 48^ 2 69) 37 76 ■ 15 47 1,402 65 1,380 36 Ditto, Private Line — Nightcaps Branch 2 24 I ,. 13 7 j ■ 2 24 2 24 9 65 157 26 154 4 35 78 35 78 60 20 60 20 ' Westland 1st July, 1914 .. 13 7 I 9 65 144 19 Cronadun-Inangahua Westport 35 78 j .. " Nelson .. 60 20 Picton 48 19 .. 48 19 48 19 Totals 91 25 54 3 91 25 54 3 2,954 41 2,917 19 2,863 16 ! I 1