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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, Dunedin, and Bluff, for the Year ending 31st March, 1888.

RETURN No. 27. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. Showing Mileage of Track in Main Line and Sidings open for Traffic on 31st March, 1888, on the Hurunui-Bluff Railway and Branches.

Port. 1886-8J. 1887-88. Increase. Decrease. •iSCHAK&ED : — Ly ttelton Timaru Oamaru Port Chalmers Dunedin Bluff No. 35! 33 2 3 29 69 270 No. 1,485 321 302 357 33 270 No. Ho. 34 30 30 28 3i Totals 2,870 2,773 28 125 ;OADED : — Lyttelton Timaru Oamaru Port Chalmers Dunedin Bluff 1,388 347 312 327 4 262 1,432 320 296 359 6 265 44 27 i6 32 2 3 Totals 2,640 2,678 81 43

Line of Railway. Mai: Single. Main Line. I in Line. Sidings. Branches. Total j Railway. Double. Main Line. Branches. I Sidings. Total. Total Equivalent of Single Track. Christchueoh 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 Waimate Branch Raltaia and Ashburton-Forka Branch Waimate Gorge Branch M. ch. 211 57 M. ch. 6 28 M. ch. M. ch. 218 5 M. ch. 60 78 M. ch. M. ch. 60 78 M. ch. 279 3 58 12 53 57 4 35 48 7 S 21 S3 28 42 26 4 73 47 19 23 28 36 13 4 46 22 20 1 8 2 43 1 4 2 43 24 36 38 56 5 So 24 63 8 21 238 58 o 54 22 41 8 75 Totals, Christehurch Division 211 57 6 28 238 58 456 63 60 78 22 41 83 39 540 22 Dunedin Division : — Main Line .. . Pulseuri-Duntroon Branch Duntroon-Hakatoramea Branch Oamaru-Breakwater Branch ... Ngapara and Livingston Branches Shag Point Branch ... Wailiemo Branch Port Chalmers Bi'anch Walton Park Brunch... Outram Branch Lawrence Branch Catlin's River Branch Tapaimi Branch 190 65 22 3 IS 38 0 63 26 72 2 11 8 SS 1 27 2 49 9 ° 22 o 7 76 20 4 190 65 44 66 1 35 1 15 0 23 1 7 6 o 10 o S7 3 40 o 52 0 65 1 79 o 50 2 8 44 66 235 S 1 23 38 16 53 1 6 28 68 2 21 9 32 4 67 3 21 9 65 23 79 8 46 22 12 i 3 8'" 7 8 IS 3° Totals, Dunedin Division ... 44 66 60 16 389 79 190 65 138 78 329 63 15 30 INVEKCAB&ILL DIVISION : — Main Line ... Waimea Plains Branch Wyndham Branch Seaward Bush Branch Kingston Branch Makarewa-Orepuki Branch Thornbury-Wairio and WairioNightcaps Branch Lumsden-Mararoa Branch S7 9 36 40 3 73 11 25 87 o 35 52 24 Si S7 9 14 36 1 37 o 43 o 56 5 17 4 S 2 34 14 6 7i 45 37 77 4 36 12 1 92 17 39 57 27 S 10 41 209 42 1 o iS 32 11 41 Totals, Invercargill Division 57 9 209 42 266 51 H 36 15 32 29 68 296 39 1226 60 Grand Totals—Whole Line 6 28 587 18 1053 17 120 20 S3 23 173 43 459 5i