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RETURN No. 22. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of Mileage of Railways open for Traffic and under Maintenance on 31st March, 1911.

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Mileage open c*>t».. f° r Traffic on 5ec,lon, 31st March, 1910. Additional Lengths opened during Year. Ret e< Ma Lentrth w Reduced Mileage equivalent to Maintenance for Length whole Period - opened. :duced Mileage [ ;quivalent to aintenance for A-hole Period. Length closed during Year. Line. Length. Length closed I during ; Year. Ni f Net Addition Net Addition to Mileage to Mileage open under for Traffic. Maintenance. let Addition to Mileage open for Traffic. Net Addition to Mileage nnder , Maintenance. '• '9 1,, list March. Kqnivalent ,9 "' 31st March, 191 1, Line opened. Date of Opening. Date of Opening. Line. Line. Length. M. oh. Kawakawa .. .. 7 39 Whangarei .. .. 22 44 liukironui-Towai .. 2nd May, 1910 .. openea. M. ch. 4 39 1 M. ch. 4 8 M. ch. M. ch. 4 39 M. ch. 4 08 M. ch. M. oh. 7 39 7 39 27 3 26 52 Kaihu .. .. . . 17 I ."> 17 15 17 15 North Island Main Line and 1,072 t>7 Branches Gisborne .. .. 2.'i ."> 1 Wcllsford - Te Hana .. 16th May, 1910 Huiroa - Te Wera . . 20th June, 1910 3 25 7 0 2 72 5 48 1 J 10 25 8 40 1,083 12 1,081 27 23 51 23 51 South Island Main Lino and 1,321 27 Branches Domett-Mina .. 1st August, 1910 Lawrence - Big Hill . . 4th October, 1910 Broken River - Cass .. 12th Deoember, '10 3 64 7 31 15 30 2 42 3 50 4 51 ;; 1 26 45 10 63 1,347 72 1,332 10 Ditto, Private Line — Nightcaps Branch i _'4 2 24 J 2 24 Westland .. .. 137 62 Ngahere-Blackball . . 1st August, 1910 3 31 2 20 '■ 3 31 2 20 141 13 140 2 Westport . . .. 30 17 •• 30 17 30 17 Nelson .. .. .. 47 55 47 55 47 55 Picton .. . . . . 33 44 ! 33 44 33 44 Totals .. . . 2,716 4o ( 44 60 44 60 25 51 25 51 44 60 44 60 25 51 25 51 2,761 2,761 25 2,742 16 25 2,742 16