D.—2.

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 Tear ending 31st March, 1896.

RETURN No. 27. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION. Showing Mileage of Track in Main Line and Sidings open for Traffic on 3lst March, 1896, on the Hurunui-Bluff Railway and Branches.

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Port. 189S-96. 1894-95. Increase. Decrease. • iSOHARGBD : — Lyttelton Timaru Oamaru Port Chalmers Dunedin Bluff No. 1,500 264 102 366 65 234 No. 1,563 294 147 290 54 257 No. 76 II No. 63 30 45 23 Totals 2,53i 2,605 87 l6l iOADBD : — Lyttelton Timaru Oamaru Port Chalmers Dunedin Bluff 1,466 263 133 374 S 232 1,605 293 155 307 2 260 67 3 139 30 22 28 Totals 2,622 2,473 7 o 219 V

Main Line. Main Line. Sidings. Total Equivalent of Single Track. Line of Railway. main Line. Branches. Single. Double. Total Railway. Main Line. Branches. Total. Cheistohueoh Division : — Main Line ... Rangiora - Sheffield and Eyreton Junction-Bennett's Southbridge and Little River Branches Springfield and Whitecliffs Branches Rakaia and Ashburton Forks Branch Mount Somers Branch Albury Branch Waimate Branch M. ch. 211 57 M. ch. 6 28 M. ch. M. ch. 218 5 M. ch. 65 4 M. ch. M. ch. 65 4 M. ch. 283 9 ,'58 28 53 56 ' 4 52 48 7 5 26 53 33 42 27 4 65 147 12 ■242 65 2 65 ■23 44 22 20 25 5 27 35 36 13 12 67 1 S3 2 45 1 58 29 8 38 58 W 45 Totals, Christchurch Division 211 57 6 28 242 65 460 70 65 4 23 44 88 48 S49 38 Dunedin Division : — Main Line ... Duntroon Branch Oamaru-Breakwater Branch ... Ngapara & Livingstone Branches Shag Point Branch ... Waihemo Branch Port Chalmers Branch Walton Park Branch... Fernhill Branch Otago Central Railway Outram Branch Lawrence Branch Catlin's River Branch 165 40 37 4i 0 63 27 4 2 10 8 65 1 26 2 49 1 68 56 2 9 o 22 1 18 16 165 40 25 46 28 I 2 57 o 25 2 2 o 14 o 57 j 3 47 ' o 50 o 20 2 56 0 65 1 52 \ I 16 46 28 2ii 68 /40 18 1 8 29 6 2 24 9 42 / 4 73 '1 3 19 2 8 58 58 9 65 23 S3 U9 32 ■16 61 Totals, Dunedin Division ... 165 40 187 25 352 65 ; 46 28 [ 16 61 63 9 415 74 Inveecae&ill Division : — Main Line ... Tapanui B ranch Waimea Plains Branch Wyndham B ranch Seaward Bush Branch Kingston Branch Makarewa-Orepuki Branch Thornbury-Wairio and WairioNightcaps Branches Lumsden-Mararoa Branch 82 41 20 4 36 41 9 35 18 7 87 o 35 52 24 Si 82 4i V241 71 I 18 69 12 2 2 6 o 45 1 11 6 25 4 o 2 48 ' - 3 18 69 101 30 /22 6 (38 47 I 10 o 19 18 {93 25 39 52 27 19 19 60 10 41 \ll 44 Totals, Invercargill Division 82 41 241 71 324 32 18 69 19 60 38 49 163 Grand Totals —Whole Line 459 58 6 28 672 1,138 7 60 5 190 26 1328 33 130 21 Rirersdale-Switzers Line* Forest Hill Tramway... 2 o 10 o ... ... * Taken over, but not yet open for traffic.