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RETURN No. 21. Statement showing Weights of Rails in various Lines on 31st March, 1924.

T . 401b. 401b. I 451b. 521b. 521b. 531b. 551b. 561b. 561b. 651b. 701b. 701b. ,100 . „ .. , Ajine# Iron. Steel. Steel. Iron. Steel. Steel Steel. Iron. Steel. Steel. Iron. Steel. ; Steel. -lotai. 1 i ' I ] 1 I M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M.ch. Whangarei-Kawakawa Section — Whangarei Line .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 23 33 52 0 26 12 53 .. .. 2 78 57 72 Kaikohe Branch .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• •• 24 59 .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 59 Kioreroa-Portland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 21 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 21 Kaihu Section — Kaihu Branch .. .. .. .. - ■ • • . • • ■ .. 17 15 6 75 .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 10 North Island Main Lines and Branches — Auckland- Wellington.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 5 .. .. 10 7 16 27 .. 399 26 425 65 Kaipara Branch .. .. . - .. .. - - .. • • .. 0 44 26 18 .. 21 61 .. .. 41 77 90 40 Onehunga Branch .. .. .. .. . ■ 0 10 .. .... 2 23 .. .. .. .. 0 26 2 59 Waiuku Branch .. .. .. .. .. •• .. .. .. .. 12 70 .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 70 Huntly-Awaroa Railway .. .. .. .. ■ • .. . • .. .. 7 43 I .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 43 Thames Branch .. .. .. .. .. •• .. .. 10 1 . . .. 18 82 .. .. 34 42 62 75 Waihi Branch .. .. . - .. .. • ■ • • .. . • .. .. .. 11 37 .. .. 0 67 12 24 Cambridge Branch .. .. .. .. .. •• .. .. .. 6 75 2 36 .. 2 42 .. .. 0 8.. 12 1 Rotorua Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 20 .. .. 0 9 .. .. 34 31 68 60 Raetihi Branch .. .. .. .. .. • • .. .. .. 6 37 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 88 Marton-New Plymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 16 .. .. 3-5 79 .. .. 100 68 .. 137 3 Waitara Branch .. .. .. .. 0 14 0 48 .. .. .. 3 77 • • I • • 0 3 .. .. .. .. 4 62 Toko Branch .. .. .. . • .. .• •. .. .. 15 45 26 30 .. 0 30 .. .. .. .. 42 25 Mount Egmont Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 62 .. .. .. .. 62 Wanganui Branch .. .. .. .. .. • • .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 79 .. .. 1 21.. 3 20 Foxton Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 22 .. 10 77 .. .. 8 14 .. .. .. .. 19 33 Palmerston North-Eskdale .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 47 11 73; .. 29 12 .. .. 82 24 • .. 123 76 Port Ahuriri Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 68 0 1 .. .. .. .. 0 1 .. 1 70 Wellington-W oodville .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 78 0 1 .. 12 17 .. .. 84 27 114 43 Greytown Branch .. .. .. .. .. •• .. 37 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 Gisborne Section — Gisborne Line .. «. •• 0 20 .. .. .. .. .. 31 8 .. 17 62 .. .. .. .. 49 10 South Island Main Lines and Branches— Lyttelton-Bluff .. .. .. .. •• 0 8 .. 0 3 .. 0 25 .. .. 0 67 .. .. 389 27 1 31 392 1 Main North Line .. .. .. .. •. .. .. .. .. 28 28 12 79 .. .. .. .. 39 25 80 52 Oxford Branch .. •• •• 11 46 .. .. .. 18 35 0 2 .. 3 36 .. .. 0 6 .. 33 45 Eyreton Branch .. .. • • .. .. • • • • • • ■ ■ 20 14 0 7 .. .. .. .. .... 20 21 Cheviot Branch .. .. • • .. - - • • .. • • .. ■ • 12 52 .. 31 29 .. .. .. .. 44 1 Southbridge Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 19 1 0 .. 1 20 .. .. .. .. 25 39 Little River Branch .. .. .. .. .. 0 9 .. .. .. 0 48 17 47 .. 4 24 .. .. .. .. 22 48 Midland Line .. .. .. .. •• .. .. .. .. •• .. 17 45 .. .. 54 47 0 14 72 26 White Cliffs Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ( .. 11 29 .. .. 0 10 .. .. 0 7 .. 11 46 Methven Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 20 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 20 Mount Somers Branch .. .. .. 3 33 18 20 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 55 .. .. 0 8.. 27 36 Albury Branch .. .. .. .. 0 65 .. .. .. .. 22 40 4 78 .. 7 66 .. .. 0 4 .. 36 13 Waimate Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 2 44 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 46 Waimate Gorge Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 31 .. 0 70 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 21 Duntroon Branch .. .. .. .. 1 16 .. .. 04 .. 28 51 3 61 .. 3 69 .. .. .. .. 37 41 Carried forward .. .. .. 5 68 30 61 .. 10 67 24 22 294 14 244 14 0 26 265 0 16 27 .. 1,266 60 1 45 2,160 4