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TABLE No. 3. SUMMARY of RAILS ordered from 1st January, 1878, to 31st October, 1879.

Arrived is Colosv. To Arrive. Port of Delivery. Class of Rail. Weight . Total Weight. A'alue. AVeight. A'alue. Weight. Value. Tons cwt. qr. lh. 1,445 o o o 2,728 6 1 1 Tons cwt.qr.lb. £ a. d. Tons cwt.qr.lb. £ s. d. Tons cwt_.qr.lb. 1,445 000 322 4 i 24 £ e. d. 7.152 "5 o 1,595 o 5 Auckland 40 lb. Steel 53 lb. ., 4,173 6 1 1 22,140 19 4 2,406 1 3 5 •3,393 4 o Napier 40 lb. ., 53 lb. „ 445 o o o 401 604 401 6 o 4 445 o o o 2,202 15 o 846 604 4,560 7 11 .357 i2 " Wellington 40 lb. „ 53 lb. „ 52 lb. Iron 1.445 000 4,936 17 I 21 820 I 2 21 1.445 000 834 15 2 16 7,152 15 ° 4>132 3 7 7,201 19 o 14 39.93<i 8 8 4-'02 1 3 5 820 1 2 21 23,033 18 7 5,617 11 6 Lyttelton 40 lb. Steel 45 lb. „ 53 lb. „ 1,928 O 3 12 53° 7 3 2 3,619 l6 I 7 I 1,261 o 3 12 53o 7 3 2 2.332 19 o 25 7,800 13 3 4,039 o o 12,726 13 3 667 000 3,301 13 o 6,078 4 3 21 34,237 18 3 1,286 17 O IO 6,369 18 8 Port Chalmers 40 lb. „ 53 lb. „ 1.334 000 5,262 13 o 7 1,334 000 1,687 10 o o 6,603 6 o 8,353 2 6 6,596 13 o 7 35.509 10 8 3.575 3 o 7 20,553 2 2 The Bluff ... 40 lb. .. 53 lb. „ 2,618 3 2 23 562 1000 1.284 3 2 23 7,223 IO IO 1,334 000 562 10 o o 6,603 6 o 2,784 7 6 a 3,l8o 13 2 23 16,6 11 44 40 lb. „ 45 lb. „ 53 lb. „ 52 lb. „ 28,077 3 o 14 152,996 9 2 16,713 5 3 20 j : -.- ___=, 96,745 6 6 11.363 17 o 22 56,251 2 8 Total 2-545 4 2 7 530 7 3 2 12,817 11 3 '8 820 1 2 21 9.215 4 2 7 530 7 3 2 17,511 y o 12 820 1 2 21 48,040 14 I 4,039 o o 95.299 3 7 5,617 11 6 15,024 4 1 4,039 o o 72,064 IO II 5,617 11 6 6,670 000 33,016 IO o JJ 4,693 17 O 2 2 23,234 12 8 J» JJ ... 28,077 3 o 14 1 ■52,99" 9 2 •6,713 5 3 20 96.745 6 6 11,363 '7 O 22 56,251 2 8 Note. —On 31st October, 1879, there were in stock :— North Island : About 109 miles 0 chains 40 lb. and 52 lb. rails of truck. Middle „ ,, 98 ,, 31 „ „ „ Tolal 207 miles 31 chains of track-