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RETURN No. 22. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of Mileage of Railways Open for Traffic and under Maintenance on 31st March, 1903.

Section. Mileage open for Traffic on 31st March, 1902. Additional Lengths opened during Year. ; opened. Date of Opening. Reduced Mileage equivalent to Maintenance for Length whole Period - opened. I Length closeci during Year. Net Addition Net Addition to Mileage to Mileage open under for Traffic. Maintenance. Line. Length. Total Mileage open for Trallic on 31st March, ■ 1903. Equivalent Total Mileage maintained during Financial Year ended 31st March, 1903. Line opened. Date of Opening. Line. M. ch. M. ch. M. eh. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. Kawakawa 7 39 7 39 7 39 Whangarei 22 ,44 22 44 22 44 Kaihu 17 15 17 15 17 15 Auckland 34i 67 341 67 34i 67 Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth j 45i 14 { Stratford-Toko ... Mangaonoho-Mangaweka ... 9th Aug., 1902 ... 3rd Not., 1902 ... 6 25 9 20 4 5 3 62 \ 15 45 7 67 466 59 459 1 Gisborne ... I Gisborne-Ormond Ormond-Kaiteratahi 26th June, 1902 ... 10th Nov., 1902 ... 10 60 2 15 8 17 o 68 > 12 75 9 S 12 75 9 5 Hurunui-Bluff I.I9S 11 Waipara-Scargill 16th Dec, 1902 ... 14 40 4 17 14 40 4 17 1,209 Si 1,199 28 Ditto, Private Lines — Shag Point Branch 2 10 2 IO 2 10 Nightcaps Branch 2 24 2 24 2 24 Westland ... ,. ... 112 6 112 6 112 6 Westport 30 17 30 17 30 17 Nelson ... ... 32 12 32 12 32 12 Picton 20 42 Riverlands-Seddon 10th Oct., 1902 ... 13 3 6 14 13 3 6 14 33 45 26 56 Total 56 3 27 23 2,290 64 2,262 4 2,234 61 S6 3 27 23