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RETURN No. 26. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. Return of the Number of Vessels Discharged and loaded at the Ports of Lyttelton, Timaru, Oamaru, Port Chalmers, and Bluff for the Year ending 31st March, 1885.

RETURN No. 27. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. Showing Mileage of Track in Main Line and Sidings open for Traffic on 31st March, 1885, on the Hurunui-Bluff Railway and Branches.

Port. 1883-84. 1884-85. Increase. Decrease. hSCTtABGED : — Jjyttelton Timaru Oamaru Port Chalmers Bluff No. 1,235 240 347 374 229 No. 1,580 298 320 34i 217 No. 345 5« No. 27 33 12 Totals 2,425 2,756 403 72 1OADED : — Lyttolton Timaru Oamaru Port Chalmers Bluff 1.554 249 347 344 225 1.352 299 320 3i7 219 So 202 27 ~6 Totals 2,719 2,507 50 262

Main Line. Sidings. Total Equivalent of Single Track. Line of Railway. Branches. Total Railway. Single. Double. Main Line. Branches. Total. Dheistchuech Division : — Main Line ... Rangiora to Sheffield, and Eyreton Junction to Bennett's Southbridge and Little River Branches Springfield and Whitecliffa Branches Mount Somers Branch Albury Branch M. ch. 2°5 37 M. ch. 6 28 M. ch. 53 57 42 49 M. ch. M. ch. 57 34 M. ch. 4 13 4 26 M. ch. M. ch. 42 21 4 77 21 60 36 13 o 68 2 40 Totals 205 37 6 28 196 40 40S 25 57 34 16 64 74 18 482 43 Dttnedin Division i — Main Line ... Duntroon Branch Ngapara Branch Walton Park Branch... Outrani Branch Lawrence Branch Tapanui Branch 195 6 22 3 H 77 2 49 9 o 22 o 20 4 36 40 I 46 1 6 o 48 0 63 1 75 2 2 Totals 195 6 9° S3 28s 59 36 40 8 o 44 40 330 ig 'NVEEOAItGULL DIVISION : — Main Line ... Birerton and Otautau Branches I^O 32 19 24 49 67 4 " 8 Totals 150 22 49 67 200 9 19 24 4 38 23 62 223 71 Grand Totals 55° 65 6 28 894 13 "3 18 1035 53 337 o 29 22 142 40