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STATEMENT NO. 26. Comparative Statement of Mileage of Railways open Traffic and under Maintenance on 31st March, 1927.

Equivalent Mileage open Additional Lengths opened during Year. Reduced Mileage Length closed during Year. Net Addition Net Addition Total Mileage Sp-tinn for Traffic on equivalent to : to Mileage to Mileage open for Traffic ctl0;1 31st March, Maintenance for j open under on 31st March, 1926. | T whole Period. i : for Traffic. Maintenance. 1927. mJL uJmT Line opened. Date of Opening. : line. Length. 1927 M. oh. M. oh. M. oh. M. oh. M. oh. M. oh. M. oh. M. oh. Kaihu .. .. .. 24 10 .. i .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 10 24 10 North Island Main Lines and \ „ / Kioreroa-Whangarei .. 16thNovember, 1925 *1 25 1 25\ go OQ , „ no „„ „ AO Branches / X ' 28 ° 17 \Te Roti-Opunake .. 12th July, 1926 .. 22 77 16 44 f " " 24 22 24 22 J ' 309 39 1 ' 303 06 Gisborne .. .. 60 50 .. ! .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. 60 50 60 50 South Island Main Lines and 1,619 07 .. . . j .. .. .. .. .. 1,619 07 1,619 07 Branches Westport .. .. 43 02 .. .. .. .. .. ., .. .. 43 02 43 02 Nelson .. .. .. 60 20 Glenhope-Kawatiri .. 2l3t June, 1926 3 70 3 02 .. .. 3 70 3 70 64 10 63 22 Picton .. .. .. 56 12 .. .. j .. .. .. .. .. 56 12 56 12 j ; ' Totals .. .. 3,148 38 .. .. 28 12 20 71 .. .. 28 12 28 12 3,176 50 3,169 29 * Omitted from previous year's return.