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STATEMENT No. 27. Statement showing Weights of Rails in various Lines on 31st March, 1929.

T - 401b. 401b. | 521b. 521b. 531b. 551b. I 561b. ! 651b. 1 701b. 1001b. . „ t , Iron. Steel. j Iron. Steel. Steel Steel. Steel. Steel. Steel. Steel. lotal. ! ! I j | I I Kaiku Section — M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. | M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. Kaihn Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 15 6 75 j .. .. .. .. 24 10 North Island Main Lines and Branches — Kaikohe Branch .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. 24 59 .. .. .. .. 24 59 Kirikopuni Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. 13 71 .. .. .. .. 13 71 Onerahi Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 20 2 57 .. .. 1 23 j .. 4 20 Auckland-Wellington .. . . .. .. .. .. .. j .. 0 5 .. 0 5 10 5 415 50 .. 425 65 North Auckland Line .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 18 102 37 20 37 .. 58 07 .. 181 19 Onehunga Branch .. .. .. .. .. 0 10 .. j .. 0 57 .. 1 48 .. 0 24 .. 2 59 Waiuku Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 70 .. .. .. .. 12 70 Huntly-Awaroa Railway .. .. .. .. .. .. I . • . . 9 6 .. .. .. .. 9 6 Thames Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. 0 33 .. 17 75 .. 44 47 .. 62 75 East Coast Main Trunk Line .. .. .. .. .. .. ! .. .. 97 18 11 37 .. 1 11 .. 109 66 Cambridge Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. 6 75 2 36 2 42 .. 0 8 .. 12 1 Rotorua Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. 13 47 .. 0 3 .. 55 10 .. 68 60 Raetihi Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. 6 35 2 3 .. .. .. .. 8 38 Marton-New Plymouth .. . . .. .. .. .. . • • • 0 16 .. 6 62 .. 130 5 .. 137 3 Waitara Branch .. .. . . .. .. .. 0 29 .. .. 3 69 .. 0 44 .. .. j .. 4 62 Toko Branch .. .. .. .. .... .. .. i .. 15 45 31 34 0 31 .. .. .. 47 30 Opunake Branch.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 72 .. .. .. .. 22 72 Mount Egmont Branch .. .. .. .. •• .. .. ' .. .. 62 .. .. .. 62 Wanganui Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. : • • 0 9 1 69 .. 1 22 .. 3 20 Foxton Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 2 .. 10 70 .. 8 41 .. .. .. 19 33 Palmerston North-Eskdale .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 21 11 73 14 0 .. 97 62 .. 123 76 Port Ahuriri Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 1 65 0 4 .. .. 0 1 .. 1 70 Wellington- Wood ville .. .. .. • • .. .. . • • • .. 0 1 4 51 .. 109 71 .. 114 43 Hutt Valley Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 65 .. 2 65 Greytown Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 Gisborne Section — Gisborne Line .. .. . ■ ■ • 0 20 .. .. .. .. 31 8 17 62 .. .. .. 49 10 Ngatapa Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 11 40 .. .. .. .. 11 40 South Island Main Lines and Branches — Lyttelton— Bluff .. .. .. • - •. 0 8 0 3 .. 0 1 .. .. .. 390 21 1 48 392 1 Main North Line.. .. .. ■ - - - • • .. ■ • • • 28 26 12 79 .. .. 39 27 .. 80 52 Oxford Branch .. .. .. . - ■ • ■ • 11 45 .. • • IB 35 0 3 3 36 .. 0 6 .. 33 45 Eyreton Branch .. .. .. • • • • • • .. ■ • • • 20 14 0 7 .. .. .. .. 20 21 Cheviot Branch .. .. .. ■ • • • .. • • ■ • ■ • 12 53 31 25 .. 0 3 .. 44 1 Southbridge Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 12 1 0 1 20 .. 0 7 .. 25 39 Little River Branch .. .. ■ • • • 0 9 ■ ■ • • 0 48 17 45 4 25 •. 0 1 .. 22 48 Midland Line .. .. .. • • • ■ • • .. . ■ • • • • 0 1 .. .. 122 14 8 50 130 65 White Cliffs Branch .. .. . • •• .. •• •• 11 29 .. 0 10 .. 0 7 .. 11 46 Methven Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 16 .. 0 1 .. .. 0 3 .. 22 20 Carried forward .. .. -. 0 20 12 21 3 12 22 16 180 36 427 62 155 5 10 5 1,470 15 10 18 2,291 50