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RETURN No. 21— continued. Statement showing Weights of Rails in various Lines on 31st March, 1916— continued.

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Line. 401b. Iron. 40 lb. Steel. 451b. Steel. 531b. Iron. 521b. Steel. 531b. Steel. 551b. Steel. 561b. Iron. 561b. Steel. 651b. Steel. 701b. Iron. 701b. Steel. 100 Ib. Steel. Total. Brought forward South Island Main Line and Branches — continued. Ngapara Branch Livingstone Branch Waihemo Branch Port Chalmers Branch Walton Park Branch Fernhill Branch Otago Central Railway Outram Branch Lawrence Branch Catlin's River Branoh Tapanui Branch Waikaka Branch Wyndham Branch. Seaward Bush Branch Invercargill-Kingston .. ' .. Makarewa-Tuatapere Thornbury-Nightcaps Forest Hill Branch Mararoa Branch Waimea Plains Railway Riversdale-Switzers Westland Section — Greymouth-Otira Greymouth-Ross Stillwater-Inangahua Blaekball-Ngahere Coal Creek Branch Westport-Mokihinui Westport - Te Kuha Nelson-Glenhope Picton-Wharanui M. ch. M. ch. 6 77 45 47 675 7 5 6' 7 .. 0 4 M. ch. 6 27 .. •• M. ch. 20 48 059 6 25 M. ch. 24 22 M. ch. 349 54 11 44 0 1 0 17 1 55 1 57 65 73 6 34 1 29 19 2 10 39 M. ch. 145 56 341 3 0 0 69 18 26 20 4 9 3 12 55 24 76 8 "6 0 "3 11 69 M. ch. 2 11 M. ch. 304 38 3 45 1 39 1 0 6 67 65 58 1 57 15 9 3 37 6 59 7 3 23 56 10 21 0 1 0 72 M. ch. 25 66 M. ch. M. ch. 1 4 1,147 26 .. 0 2 0 34 10 50 7 75 12 0 24 44 21 35 0 1 M. ch. M. ch. 1 50 2,081 46 15 9 11 75 8 65 1 26 2 49 1 57 134 51 9 0 34 63 42 68 26 21 12 57 9 35 33 65 87 0 48 23 24 51 12 66 10 41 36 41 13 67 .. .. . .. .. •• ! I 9 1 1 66 44 59 17 76 0 7 12 63 10 16 i •■ 0 24 4 22 1 77 972 22 30 18 26 31 25 13 29 1 0 561 17 60 22 48 318 46 2 11 11 30 17 43 6 64 2 31 4 62 16 75 I 16 29 522 16 25 66 16 68 2 40 5 35 .. 3" 8 19 11 .. 0 2 11 54 1,261 70 50 48 38 29 56 73 3 31 8 5 30 17 5 61 60 20 56 12 .. • 0 15 10 70 24 41 17 2 .. :: :: 0 2 0 1 0 10 26 78 62 76 •• 6 27 0 16 j 1 1 0 1 Totals .. 32 62 24 22 672 59 ; 11 54 1 50 2,969 77 .