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RETURN No. 30. SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES. Return of the Number of Vessels discharged and loaded at the Ports of Lyttelton, Timaru, Oamaru, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, and Bluff, for the Year ending 31st March, 1910.

RETURN No. 31. SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES. Showing Mileage of Track in Main Line and Sidings open for Traffic on 31st March, 1910, on the South Island Main Line and Branches.

l'ort. J_ 1909-111. . 1908-9. Increase. Decrease. "~i llSCHARQED I — Lyttelton Timaru Oamaru Port Chalmers Dunedin Bluff .. '■'■ -■ No. 1,933 280 142 70 86 229 _i No. 1,659 272 152 116 103 236 No. 274 8 No. "lO 4G 17 7 No. 10 4G 17 7 Totals 2,740 2,740 _i— 2,538 2,538 202 202 lOADED :— Lyttelton Timaru Oamaru Port Chalmers Dunedin Bluff ;; 1,756 289 151 66 51 229 1,712 236 140 181 44 236 44 53 11 7 '7,0 7 "oo 7 Totals 2,541 2,541 2,499 2,499 42 42

Line of Railway. Main Line. Single. I Double. Branches. Sidings. Total Railway. 1 Main Line. Branches. ' Total. Total Equivalent ot Single Track. Ohristch.rch Division: — M. cli Main Line ... ... 211 57 Rangiora-Sheflield and Kyreton Junction-Bennett's Waipara-Domett Southbridge and Little River Branches Springfield and White Cliffs Branches [Branch Rakaia and Ashburton Forks Mount Somers Branch Albury Branch Waimate Branch ... M. ch. M. ch. 17 66 5.1 56 ; 3 1 46 ,48 7 53 56 22 20 27 36 36 13 12 67 M. ch. 229 43 M. ch. 85 58 M. oh. 4 61 2 71 6 7 M. ch. 85 58 M. ch. 315 21 / 58 37 34 37 54 14 285 61 6 59 •3i 12 1 60 35 3 14 1 75 2 73 2 52 25 34 29 .. 39 (■ ' . 39 632 14 Totals, Christchurch Division 211 57 _ ._ _ 21 I H." 17 66 285 61 17 66 285 61 515 24 85 58 31 12 3i 12 116 70 1 - Dunedin Division : — Main Line ... ... 165 40 Duntroon Branch ... Oamaru-Breakwater Branch . ... Ngapara and Livingstone Branches Waihemo Branch ... Port Chalmers Branch Walton Park Branch Fernhill Branch .,. 1., ,,. Otago Central Railway Outram Branch ... ;.. Lawrence Branch ... Catlin's River Branch 165 40 ... 2 12 37 41 0 63 27 4 8 65 1 26 2 49 1 Si 134 5« 9 0 22 1 25 t 4 2 12 ■•■ ' 37 41 o 63 27 4 8 65 1 26 2 49 - &7 134 51 9 0 22 1 25 t 4 167 52 66 79 : / 3 12 1 62 2 15 0 63 3 6s 0 5 3 0 23 10 31 0 63 1 73 \ 2 28 66 79 234 51 / 40 S3 2 45 29 19 9 48 I s " \ 3 21 2 0 US 2 9 63 *3 74 I 27 42 •270 fit •28 7 Totals, Dunedin Division .. 165 40 i 2 12 270 51 i 165 40 2 12 270 51 2 12 270 51 4.« 2'3 66 79 28 7 95 o 533 2 9 -NVbrcaboi-- Division : — Main Line ... ... 82 1 1 Tupanui Branch Waimea Plains Branch Switzer's Branch Waikaka Branch ... ... I Wyndham Branch ... Seaward Bush Branch ... Kingston Branch Makarewa-Orepuki Branch ... Thornbury-Wairio and WairioNightcaps Branches Forest Hill Railway Lumsden-Mararoa Branch ... 82 4i 26 21 36 41 13 67 12 57 9 35 25 39 I 87 o ! 48 23 24 51 12 66 10 41 26 21 30 1 1 13 67 '2 57 9 35 25 39 s 7 o 4 s 23 24 5' 82 11 30 68 ' 2 50 3 4 2 3 2 3 1 o •37 30 68 7 113 29 28 71 39 45 15 7° 14 60 10 35 27 43 96 23 57 57 28 i . 79 \ 11 44 -3«7 41 2 4 9 23 9 34 3 30 1 13 V 1 3 12 66 10 41 Totals, Invercargill Division 82 41 82 41 82 41 j 307 4i i 307 4' 390 2 30 68 j 37 7 67 75 457 77 Grand Totals —Whole Line 459 =8 459 58 19 78 ! 863 73 19 78 ! 863 73 183 45 I 96 26 279 71 1,623 40 1.343 49