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

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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. Brought forward Hurunui-Bluff Section — continued — Port Chalmers Branch Walton Park Branch Pernhill Branch Otago Central Railway Outiam Branch Lawrence Branch Catlin's River Branch Tapanui Branch Wyndham Branch Seaward Bush Branch Invercargill-Kingston Makarewa-Orepuki .. Thornburj-Nightcaps Marai-oa Branch Waimea Plains Railway reymouth-Hokitika Greymouth-Brunner ;. Westport-Mokihinui Nelson-Belgrove Pioton-Blenheim M. ch. 64 30 M. ch. 187 16 | M. ch. 140 62 M. ch. 6 62 M. ch. 63 69 M. ch. 33 12 M. ch. 947 42 M. ch. 14 50 1M. ch. 104 48 M. ch. 3 4 M. ch. 34 22 M. ch. 4 20 M. ch. 0 11 M. ch. 1,603 40 2 48 0 18 1 8 0 1 1 26 2 49 1 57 77 6 9 0 22 1 19 27 20 4 9 35 18 7 87 0 35 52 24 51 10 41 36 41 24 17 7 69 30 17 23 5 20 42 1 57 * 65 73 0 26 1 26 18 18 11 13 0 46 1 44 •:•: 6 51 14 51 i 37 0 9 4*31 1 9 14 13 5*30 9 35 1 23 0 28 11 77 041 66' 75 16 64 6 65 6'44 1 27 18 28 0 3 375 22 25 20 56 10 41 35 56 0 25 23 52 7 69 24 24 2 13 3 37 0 40 0 45 4 18 16 72 13 23 2 79 2 63 6 36 1 13 1 1 0 74 0 6 •• 6' 5 Total 64 30 330 42 225 43 106 49 33 12 124 36 3 4 52 53 6 62 1,118 9 14 50 4 26 0 11 2,084 27 V •