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RETURN No. 23. STATEMENT showing Weights of Rails in various Lines on 31st March, 1899.

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Line. 301b. Iron. 401b. Iron. 401b. Steel. 451b. Steel. 521b. Iron. 521b. Steel. 531b. Steel. 561b. Iron. 561b. Steel. 641b. Iron. 701b. Iron. 701b. Steel. 721b. Iron. Total. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch M. ch. M. ch. M.ch. Kawakawa Section — Opua-Kawakawa Whangarei Section — Opau Wharf-Waiotu Kaihu Section — Dargaville-Kaihu Auckland Section — Auckland-Mokau Auckland-Makarau Penrose-Onehunga Prankton-Thames Cambridge Branch Morrinsvi lle-Rotorua Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth Section — Longburn-Waitara .. Foxton Branch Hunterville Branch Aramoho-Wanganui Sentry Hill-New Plymouth Palmerston-Spit Wellington-Woodville Greytown Branch Hurunui-Blufi Section — Lyttelton-Blufi Addington-Culverden.. Oxford Branch Eyreton Branch Southbridge Branch Little River Branch Springfield Branch Whiteeliffs Branch Rakaia Porks Branch Mount Somers Branch Albury Branch Waimate Branch Waimate Gorge Branch Duntroon Branch Qamaru Breakwater Branch Ngapara Branch Livingstone Branch Shag Point Branch Waihemo Branch •• I •■ I - I 0 2 28 73 8 17 15 51 14 77 1 22 20 4 1 19 0 10 18 3 9 32 0 21 10 9 5* 79 9 28 I 0 28 30 35 2 78 1 60 16 32 3 7 .- 1 5 55 18 20 17 20 97 36 38 23 2 49 25 58 2 48 68 39 90 30 1 39 22 45 0 56 3 6 69 64 81 53 1 60 0 2 3 0 6 51 19 14 16 41 0 54 I 14 56 14 78 - •• - 2 50 7 39 21 20 17 20 134 47 46 40 2 59 62 75 12 0 68 60 163 6 19 34 22 45 3 10 10 27 113 72 115 53 3 7 0 9 .2 34 2 51 337 46 37 9 0 2 1 48 11 22 27 72 3 4 15 7 19 15 1 50 0 11 392 1 67 57 33 45 20 11 25 39 22 48 30 61 11 46 22 20 27 35 36 13 4 46 8 21 37 41 0 63 15 9 11 75 2 10 8 65 16 75 13 28 4 18 6 19 10 42 1 34 6 57 12 24 0 44 5 13 16 12 0 6 I i I 126 5 2 8 38 23 4 11 3 1 0 6 15 028 22 20 •• 4 8 26 55 4 46 23 27 9 38 821 15 38 0 50 5 17 11 75 0 22 050 972 4 - 55 *,. 16 58 0 13 1 41 7 5 160 0 27 Carried forward 64 30 187 16 140 62 6 62 63 69 33 12 947 42 14 50 104 48 3 4 34 22 4 20 0 11 1,603 4(