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RETURN No. 19. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of Mileage of Railways Open for Traffic and Under Maintenance on 31st March, 1885.

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Seel ion. Mileage Open for Trallic on 31st March, 1884. Additional Length Opened for Traffic during Year. Reduced Mileage j equivalent Maintenance for whole Period. Lengths Closed during Year. ; Net Addition ! to Mileage Open Line. Length. for Traffic. Net Addition to Mileage under Maintenance. Total Mileage Open for TraJfic on 31st March, 1883. Length Opened. Maintenance for whole Period. Line Opened. Date of Opening. Line. 2 63 II. oli. U. ch. M. ch. O 38 M. oh. M. ch. M. ch. Ivawakawa Taumarere-Opua 7th April, 1884 ... 5 " 5 " 4 53 4 53 7 41 Whangarei 6 45 6 45 Auckland ... 139 61 MorruumlLe 8th October, 1884 17 10 ! 17 o 29 12 29 12 168 73 Napier Cambridge 29th October, 1884 12 2 1 69 59 Makaloku-Matamau 23rd June, 1884 ... 4 16 11 55 11 55 81 15* Wellington 68 40 Mat amau-Tah orait e 15th Dec, 1884 .. 7 39 68 40 Wanganui... 131 38^ 5i 6) Hawera-Manutahi 23rd March, 1885 10 3 1 10 3 192 47 New Plymouth Hurunui-Bluff 862 66 Horsley Downs ... 15th Sept., 1884 ... 8 41 1 25 1 24 44 5 38 887 6 S * Oxford-Sheffield 4th August, 1884 11 42 District Railwayst ... 47 n Heriot 1st April, 1884 ... 4 4i 4 13 46 6* Shag Point Coal Line Shag Point Coal LineJ 15th March, 1885 2 02 2 02 2 02 Greymoutli 7 20 7 20 "VVestport ... 18 56 18 56 Nelson 22 73 22 73 Picton 17 70 i,446 53 17 70 Total ... 82 47 O 38 82 09 50 78 27 49 1.527 73 * Difference owing to re-chainagc of lino I District Railways worked under agreement with the Government. I Old line ro-opened.