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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, 1911.

RETURN No. 31. SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES. Showing Mileage of Track in Main Line and Sidings open for Traffic on 31st March, 1911, on the South Island Main Line and Branches.

Port. 1909-10. 1910-11. Increase. Decrease. Discharged :— ■JLyttelton Timaru Oamaru P.ort Chalmers Dunedin Bluff;.. No. 1,933 280 142 70 86 229 No. 1,936 360 172 65 100 237 No. 3 80 30 "14 8 No. S Totals 2,740 2,740 2,870 2,870 130 130 I Loaded :— Lyttelton Timaru Oamaru Port Chalmers Dunedin Bluff 1,756 289 151 65 51 229 1,922 319 160 62 58 236 166 30 9 7 7 3 Totals 2,541 2,757 2,757 21f> 21f> I

Line of Railway. Main Main Single. i I Line. Branches. Total Railway. Double. Main Line. Sidings. Total Equivalent of Single Total. Track. Single. Branches. CiiiiisTciiiiKcii Division :— .Main Line . . Rangiora-Sheftield and Kvreton Junction - Bennett's Waipara-Mina Sonthbridge and Little River Branches Spiingfield and White Cliffs Branches [Branch Hakaia and Ashburton Forks Mount Somers Branch Albury Branch Waimate Branch M. ch. 211 57 M. Ch. 211 57 M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. 17 66 .. 229 43 87 63 53 56 35 30 .. ' 48 7 <i!t (i -304 75 22 20 27 36 36 13 12 <i7 M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. 17 86 .. 229 43 53 56 35 30 .. ' 48 7 <i!t (i 304 75 22 20 27 36 36 13 12 67 M. ch. / 4"77 3 65 ., \ 7 70 3 14 1 75 2 73 2 52 M. ch. M. ch. 87 63 317 2li 58 53 39 15 54 14 33 33 33 33 I 7<i 7*i 25 34 29 31 39 6 ' 15 39 Totals, Christchurch Division 211 57 211 57 ; 17 66 304 75 17 66 304 75 534 38 534 38 87 63 33 33 121 16 655 54 DuNBDiN Division : — Main Line Duntroon Branch Oaraaru-Breakwater Branch .. Ngapara & Livingstone Branches Waihemo Branch Port Chalmers Branch Walton Park Branch I'Vmhill Branch Otago Central Railway Outram Branch Lawrence Branch (!atlin's River Branch i L 165 40 165 40 5 66 .. 171 26 37 41 I, 0 63 27 4 8 65 1 2ti 2 49 278 2 1 57 134 51 0 0 29 32 25 44 5 66 37 41 0 63 27 4 8 66 1 26 2 49 1 57 134 51 0 0 29 32 25 44 171 26 68 37 / 3 12 1 62 2 15 0 63 3 65 { 0 52 0 23 10 31 0 63 2 r,l 2 34 68 37 71 239 63 40 53 2 45 29 19 9 48 5 11 3 21 2 0 145 2 9 63 32 3 27 48 278 ■2 Totals, Dunedin Division .. : _ 165 40 165 40 ! 5 66 278 2 449 28 5 66 278 2 449 28 68 37 28 71 97 28 546 56 I NVKHCAKCILL DIVISION: Main Line Tapanui Branch Waimea Plains Branch Switzer's Branch Waikaka Branch Wyndham Branch Seaward Bush Branch Kingston Branch Makarewa-Orepuki Brancli .. Thornbury—Wairio and WairioNightcaps Branches Forest Hill Railway Ijiimsden-Mararoa Branch .. j r 82 41 82 41 82 41 26 21 \ 36 41 13 67 I 12 57 I 9 35 87 3 O - 307 41 87 0 48 23 24 51 12 66 10 41 82 41 26 21 \ 36 41 13 67 12 57 I 9 36 m 3 o m 41 48 23 24 51 12 66 10 41 31 44 2 56 3 4 2 3 2 3 1 0 2 4 10 63 9 34 3 30 31 44 114 6 28 77 39 45 15 70 14 60 10 35 qo ,v> , 27 43 38 oi \ 97 63 i 57 57 28 1 13 79 11 44 1 13 1 8 Totals, [nvercargiU Division 82 41 82 41 307 41 390 2 3(17 41 390 2 31 44 38 53 70 17 460 19 Grand Totals— Whole Line.. I 459 58 . 23 52 j 890 38 1,373 68 1 187 64 100 77 ! 288 61 ! 1,662 49