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RETURN No. 20. Comparative Statement of Mileage of Railways open for Traffic and under Maintenance on 31st March, 1924.

Equivalent Mileage open Additional Lengths opened during Year. Reduced Mileage Length closed during Year. Net Addition Net Addition Total Mileage Mileage a 0 „tm„ for Traffic on equivalent to to Mileage to Mileage open for Traffic maintained 31st March, Maintenance for : open under on 31st March. .: U , r ',V 1923. ; : whole Period. for Traffic. Maintenance. 1924. eW Year ended Line opened. Date of Opening. opcred Line. Length. * ' M. ch. i M. ch. M. ch. , M. oh. M. ch. M. eh. M. eh. M. oh. Whangarei-Kawakawa .. 79 49 Kaikohe-Okaihau .. 29th Oct., 1923 8 23 3 41 .. .. 8 23 8 23 87 72 83 10 Kaihu .. .. .. 19 41 Tarawhati - Donnelly's 1st April, 1923 4 49 4 49 .. .. 4 49 4 49 24 10 24 10 Crossing North Island Main Lines and 1,148 22 Napier-Eskdale .. 23rd July, 1923 .. 11 74 8 21 .. .. 11 74 11 74 1,160 16 1,156 43 Branches Gisborne .. .. 49 10 .. .. • • • • .. .. .. .. 49 10 49 10 South Island Main Lines and 1,428 7 .. .. •• .. .. .. .. .. 1,428 7 1,428 7 Branches Ditto, Private Line — Nightcaps Branch .. 2 34 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 34 2 34 Westland .. .. 157 26 Bunanga-Bapahoe .. 3rd Sept., 1923 2 43 1 37 .. .. 2 43 2 43 159 69 158 63 Westport .. .. 35 78 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 78 35 78 Nelson .. .. .. 60 20 .. .. •• .. ' .. .. .. .. 60 20 60 20 Picton .. .. .. 56 12 .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. 56 12 56 12 Totals .. .. 3,036 59 .. •• 27 29 17 68 .. .. 27 29 27 29 3,064 8 3,054 47 . {_ ; L_ ■ 1 ■ * I ' ' ' I