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RETURN No. 20. Comparative Statement of Mileage of Railways open for Traffic and under Maintenance on 31st March, 1925.

Equivalent Mileage open Additional Lengths opened during Year. Reduced Mileage Length closed during Year. j Net Addition ! Net Addition Total Mileage Section for Traffic on equivalent to i to Mileage ! to Mileage open for Traffic d i F1 C 31st March, Maintenance for open under on 31st March, h J pn i p "d 1924. Tpnirfh whole Period. for Traffic. Maintenance. 1925. March Line opened. Date of Opening. op en ed. Line - ! length. i j 1925 _ M. ch. M. eh. M. ch. M. oh. M. oh. M. ch M. ch. M. oh. Whangarei—Kawakawa .. 87 72 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 87 72 87 72 Kaihu .. .. .. 24 10 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 10 24 10 North Island Main Lines and / Pukemiro-Glenafton .. 14th June, 1924 1 43 1 18 .. .. 1 43 1 43\ , , , lfi q in Branches J • \Kohuratahi-Tahora .. 21st November, 1924 5 5 1 65 .. .. 5 5 5 5j ' ' Gisborne .. .. 49 10 Makaraka-Ngatapa .. 15th December, 1924 11 40 3 30 .. .. 11 40 11 40 60 50 52 40 South Island Main Lines and 1,428 7 Branches j-Otira-Arthur's Pass .. 1st September, 1924 7 71 4 46 .. .. 7 71 7 71 1,595 67 1,592 42 Westland .. .. 159 69 J South Island Main Lines and Branches, Private Line — Nightcaps Branch .. 2 34 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 34 2 34 Westport .. .. 35 78 Cape Foulwind .. 1st April, 1924 ..7 4 .. .. .. 7 4 7 4 43 2 43 2 Nelson .. .. .. 60 20 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 20 60 20 Picton .. .. .. 56 12 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 12 56 12 Totals .. .. 3,064 8 .. .. 33 3 10 79 .. .. 33 3 33 3 3,097 11 3,082 11 I I I