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STATEMENT No. 27— continued. Statement showing Weights of Rails in various Lines on 31st March, 1926— continued.

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T ,_. 401b. 401b. 451b. 531b I 521b. 531b. 551b. 561b. j 561b. | 651b. 701b. 701b. 1001b. j , Iron. Steel. Steel. Iron. Steel. Steel. Steel. Iron. [ Steel. | Steel. Iron. Steel. Sieel. ! 10tal - M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. oh. M. ch. M. ch. M. eh. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M.ch. M. oh. Brought forward .. .. .. 5 64 14 64 .. 10 37 | 24 18 250 24 304 52 , .. 224 59 12 16 .. 1,409 57 10 21 j 2,267 12 South Island Main Lines and Branches —continued. Oamaru Breakwater Branch .. .. .. 0 23 .. .. .. .. j 0 40 ... j .. .. j .. .. .. • • 1 0 63 Ngapara Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 11 44 | .. I .. 3 45 i .. .. .. .. | 15 9 Livingstone Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. | 10 36 .. 1 39 .. .. .. .. 11 75 Waihemo Branch .. .. .. .. .. 6 76 .. 0 53 .. j 0 16 j .. 10 .. .. .. .. 8 65 Port Chalmers Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j 0 16 | .. i .. .. | .. .. 1 10 1 26 Walton Park Branch .. .. .. .. 0 2 .. .. .. | .. 1 48 0 19 .. 0 48; .. .. 0 1 2 38 Fernhill Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. 1 57 I .. .. J .. .. .. .. 1 57 Otago Central Railway .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. 65 73 15 27 .. 65 58 .. .. .. .. 146 78 Outram Branch .. .. .. .. 01 .. .. .. j .. | 6 26 0 73' .. 153' .. .. 07.. 90 Lawrenoe Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. ... . • j . • 1 40 33 7 .. 15 8 .. .. .. .. 49 55 Catlin's River Branoh .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ! .. 15 26 20 5 .. 3 46 .. .. 4 1.. 42 78 Tapanui Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. 10 40 9 3, .. 6 58 .. j .. .. .. 26 21 Waikaka Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. 12 56 j .. .. .. | .. 0 1.. 12 57 Glenham Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. 8 33 i .. 0 48 .. .. 0 34 9 35 Seaward Bush Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 52 25 9 .. 7 4 .. [ .. .. .. 33 65 Kingston Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 48 .. .. 25 63 .. | .. 18 47 86 78 Orepuki Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 73 16 19 .. 10 16 j .. | .. 13 8 .. 56 36 Wairio Branoh .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ] .. .. 22 44 22 44 Forest Hill Branch .. .. .. .. 2 41 7 5 .. .. .. .. 3 18 .. 0 2 j .. ; .. .. .. 12 66 Mararoa Branch .. .. .. .. .. 10 16 .. I .. .. 0 24 .. .. 0 1 .. j .. .. .. 10 41 Waimea Plains Branoh .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ,. .. 36 37 36 37 Switzers Branoh .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 77 11 69 .. .. .. .. 0 1.. 13 67 Greymouth-Ross .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 2 .. .. 17 22 ; .. j .. 7 5.. 38 29 Stillwater-Inangahua.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 66 14 52 .. 8 75 .. .. 5 40 56 73 Blaokball Branoh .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 .. 2 31 .. j .. .. .. 3 31 Point Elizabeth Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 15 .. .. 4 46 .. .. 3 24 8 5 7-Mile Branoh .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 43 .. .. ! .. j .. .. .. 2 43 Westport-Mokihinui .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 18 0 1 .. 8 67 .. j .. 21 11 30 17 Westport-Te Kuha .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 61 .. I .. j .. .. 5 61 Cape Poulwind Line .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 74;..].. .. .. 74 Nelson Line .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 38 17 60 .. 16 73 [ .. j .. 0 9 .. 60 20 Pioton Line .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. 17 12 22 48 .. 16 29 | .. ' .. 0 3.. 56 12 Totals .. .. .. .. 8 51 39 1 .. 11 10 [ 24 18 522 28 527 18 .. 450 15 12 16 .. 1,543 20 10 21 3,148 33 I j I