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RETURN No. 19. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of Mileage of Railways Open for Traffic and Under Maintenance on 31st March, 1886.

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Mileage Open for Trallic on 31st MarcV, 1885. Additional Length Opened for Traffic during Year. Reduced Mileage equivalent to Maintennnce tor whole Period. Length Closed during Year. I\\t Addition to .Mileage Open for Traffic. Net Addition to Mileage under Maintenance. Total Mileage Ojcn for liatlic on 31st March, 1886. Section. Line Opened. Date of Opening. Length Opened. Line. Length. "M. ch. M. ch. M. oh. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. Ka-.vakawa ... 7 41 7 41 "Whangarei 6 45 ... 6 45 Auckland ... 1C8 73 JIorrinsTille-Te Aroha 1st March, 1886... 12 54 ... - 43 26 210 57* Napier 81 15 Morriusyille-Oxford 8th March, 1886... 3° 52 81 14' Wellington 63 40 68 40 Wanganui... 19-1 47 192 47 Hurunui-Bluff 887 65 Culrerden Little Eirer 9th February, 1886 16th March, 1886 10 67 5 38 j- 17 51 Palmerston-Danback 29th August, 18S5 8 55 47 42 I? 51 Bnlclutlia-Bomahapa nth Dec, 1885 .. 7 76 1- 979 3i # J Colac-Orepuki Castle Bock-Murray Creek 5th May, 1885 ... 13U1 March, 1886 10 36 4 10 Ditto, District Eailnayst r i 46 6-! Rabaia and Asliburton Forks Branch 1st April, 1885 ... 22 20 h J- 45 79 J Waimafe Gorge Branch ... 1st April, 1885 ... 8 21 45 79* 45 79 Ditto, Private Lines — i Duutroon-Hakateramea ... 1st April, 1885 ... 15 3S Nightcaps Lin 2 24 I 1 2 24 Shag Point Line 2 10 I 2 10 Orreymouth 7 20 Extension to Coal-mines ... 1st Sept., 1885 ... o 10 ° 5 o 10 o 5 7 30 AVcstport ... 18 36 ... 18 61* Nelson 22 73 ... 22 73 Picton 17 70 17 70 Total ... I 1,53° 25 136 77 6.3 55 136 77 63 55 ".617 34 owing to re-chainage of lino. i District railways taken over by Government, previously worked for the companies by the Government.