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RETURN No. 22. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of Mileage of Railways open for Traffic and under Maintenance on 31st March, 1914.

Suction. Mileage open for Traffic on : 31st March, Additional Lengths opened during Year. Reduced Mileage equivalent to Maintenance for whole Period. I i Length closed during Year. Net Addition Net Addition Total Mileage to Mileage to Mileage open for Traffic i open under on 31st March, for Traffic. Maintenance. 1914. Line. Length. Equivalent Total Mileage maintained during Financial Year ended 31st March, 1914. 1913--Line opened. -Line opened. Date of Opening. | £«* jvhole Period. Line. Length. for Traffic. Maintenance. ,o I4 . J '914-Whangarei-Kawakawa Kaihu North Island Main Line and Branches Gisbome South Island Main Line and Branches M. ch. I '57 72 17 15 1,100 50 j ■ 31 50 1,364 69 2 24 141 13 : Dui ollie-Rewanui 35 78 60 20 48 19 J M. ch. .. ! 21st January, 1914 ] 3 6 j M. eh. 0 47 M. ch. M. ch. 3 6 M. oh. M. ch. M. ch. 57 72 57 72 17 15 17 15 1,100 50 ! 1,100 50 31 50 31 50 1,364 69 ; 1,364 69 2 24 2 24 0 47 144 19 141 00 35 78 35 78 60 20 60 20 48 19 48 19 Ditto, Private Line — Nightcaps Branch Westland Westport Nelson Pictoii Totals .. .. 2,860 10 i 3 6 0 47 3 0 0 47 2,863 16 2,800 57