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RETURN No. 21— continued. Statement showing Weights of Rails in various Lines on 31st March, 1918— continued.

Line. . 401b. Iron. 401b. Steel. 451b. Steel. 521b. Iron. 521b. Steel. 531b. Steel. 551b. Steel. 561b. Iron. 561b. Steel. 651b. Steel. 701b. Iron. 701b. Steel. 1001b. Steel. Total. Brought forward South Island Main Lines and Branches — continued. Ngapara Branch Livingstone Branch Waihemo Branch Port Chalmers Branch Walton Park Branch Fernhill Branch Otago Central Railway Outram Branch Lavrrence 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 Blackball-Ngahere Greymouth-Rewanui Westport-Mokihinui Westport - Te Kuha Nelson-Glenhope Picton-Wharanui M. ch. 6 11 M. ch. 45 44 M. ch. 6 27 M. ch. 20 43 059 6'25 .. . I - . i „ . I „ . M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. 24 22 341 32 164 59 2 11 11 44 8 52 0 1.. 0 17 1 49 0 19 1 57 65 72 3 0 6 34 0 69 1 29 18 26 19 2 20 4 10 40 9 3 12 55 9 1.. 1 63 24 79 44 59 17 76 8 6 M. ch. M. ch. ' M. ch. M. cb. 296 2 24 65 .. 1,170 70 M. ch. 1 50 M. ch. 2,104 36 1 64 6' 1 0 4 ■• 7 5 •• I 3 45 1 39 10 19 0 59 I .. .. 0 1 65 59 1 57 15 9 3 37 6 58 0 2 0 34 7 3 23 56 .. 9 63 8 62 10 21 .. .. 12 0 24 44 0 1 0 1 0 72 .. .. 25 31 0 1 - 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 •• .. 10 57 0 7 10 16 576 2"8 0 24 4 22 1 77 11 69 •• - :: •• ■• ■• ■■ ■• s 016 i' 1 0 1 28 61 18 45 18 26 31 25 13 29 10 0 15 10 70 5 61 24 41 17 60 17 2 22 48 24 22 660 43 345 7 2 11 11 28 .. .. 20 55 17 43 .. .. 2 40 6 64 .. .. 5 35 2 31 4 62 .. .. 3 8 19 11 ,. 50 48 38 29 56 73 3 31 8 5 30 17 5 61 60 20 56 12 . 6' 2 0 10 0 1 1675 .. 16 29 .. .. 0 2 Totals .. 18 69 62 73 28 61 513 51 24 65 9 63 1,294 5 1 50 6 27 2,992 67 LI I I I ,,-, '