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RETURN No. 23— continued. STATEMENT showing Weights of Rails in Various Lines on 31st March, 1903—continued.

Line. 301b. Iron. 401b. Iron. 40 lb. Steel. 451b. Steel. 521b. Iron. 521b. Steel. 531b. Steel. 551b. Steel. 561b. Iron. 561b. Steel. 641b. Iron. 701b. Iron. 701b. Steel. 721b. Iron. Total. Brought forward Hurunui-Bluff Section — continued. Ngapara Branch Livingston Branch Shag Point Branch Waihemo Branch Port Chalmers Branch Walton Park Branch Fernhill Branch .. Otago Central Railway .. Outram Branch Lawrence Branch Catlin's River Branch Tapanui Branch Wyndham Branch Seaward Bush Branch Invereargill-Kingston Makarewa-Orepuki Thornbury-Nightcaps Forest Hill Branch Mararoa Branch Waimea Plains Railway Westland Section — Greymouth-Otira Greymouth-Hokitika Stillwater-Reefton Westport-Mokihinui Nelson-Motupiko Pieton-Seddon M. ch. 41 58 M. ch. 98 42 M. eh. Ill 18 M. eh. 6 62 M. ch. 39 11 M. ch. 24 70 M. ch. 919 21 M. ch. 5 60 M. ch. 12 65 M. ch. 254 1 M. ch. 0 19 M. ch. 31 3 M. ch. 83 31 M. ch. 0 3 M. ch. 1,628 64 4 60 11 75 0 22 6 64 3 45 I I [ 15 9 11 75 2 10 8 65 1 26 2 49 1 57 97 72 9 0 22 1 19 27 20 4 9 35 25 39 87 0 35 52 24 51 12 66 10 41 36 41 1 41 7 5 6'59 0 12 0 27 0 1 1 4 0 1 1 0 .. I o io 2~48 1 57 •• 5 58 0 18 119 65 73 0 26 1 31 19 2 0 51 9 35 1 66 0 44 15 50 1 3 31 79 1 57 14 76 5*86 I •• •••• 11 65 7' 6 6 25 6 42 •• " •• - 58 19 16 62 6 71 9 54 5 47 14 33 22 49 6'20 18 1 23 0 2 6'79 12 66 10 41 0 74 0 72 34 55 .. 0 70 13 9 10 24 0 36 1 0 1 28 39 16 21 17 37 13 22 72 8 30 2 35 11 32 3 8 4 47 6 47 16 20 1 32 50 48 24 25 37 13 30 17 32 12 33 45 3 6 3 18 Total 41 58 78 6 24 70 1,168 52 ! 11 16 12 65 372 58 0 19 49 28 84 73 0 3 2,290 64 232 15 207 19 6 62