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STATEMENT NO. 27-continued. Statement showing Weights of Rails in various Lines on 31st March, 1927-continued.

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I I ! I ! I | | T ; 401b. 401b. 521b 521b. 531b. 551b. 561b. 651b. | 701b. 1001b. , ■ Iron. Steel. Iron. Steel. Steel. Steel. Steel. Steel. Steel. | Steel. j ' M. oh. M. ch. M. eh. M. oh. M. ch. M. oh. M. oh. M. oh. M. oh. M. oh. M. ch. Brought forward .. .. .. 0 34 12 41 3 12 22 16 188 39 315 69 187 58 11 29 1,425 40 10 19 2,177 37 South Island Main Lines and Branches —continued. Springburn Branch .. .. .. 3 29 2 23 .. .. 4 48 16 74 .. 0 22 .. 27 36 Albury Branch .. .. .. .. .. 0 65 .. .. .. 22 40 4 78 7 66 .. 0 4 .. 36 13 Waimate Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 2 44 .. .. .. .. .. 4 46 Waimate Gorge Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 21 . . 1 0 .. .. .. .. .. 8 21 Duntroon Branch .. .. .. .. 1 16 .. 0 4 .. 28 51 3 69 .. .. ... 37 41 Oamaru Breakwater Branch .. .. 0 23 .. .. .. 0 40 .. .. .. .. .. 0 63 Ngapara Branch ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1144 .. 3 45 .. .. .. 15 9 Livingstone Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ! 10 36 1 39 .. .. .. 11 75 Waihemo Branch .. .. .. .. .. 6 76 0 53 . . 0 16 .. 1 0 .. .. .. 8 65 Port Chalmers Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 0 16 .. .. .. 1 10 .. 1 26 Walton Park Branch .. .. .. .. 0 2 .. .. . . 1 48 J 0 19 0 48 .. 0 1 .. 2 38 Fernhill Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ; 1 57 .. .. . . .. .. 1 57 Otago Central Railway .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 65 73 15 27 65 58 .. .. .. 146 78 Outram Branch .. .. .. .. ..01 .. .. 6 26 0 73 1 53 .. 07 .. 9-0 Lawrence Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 40 33 7 15 8 .. .. .. 49 55 Catlin's River Branch .. .. .. .. ! .. .. .. .. 15 26 j 20 5 3 46 . . 4 1 .. 42 78 Tapanui Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 40 9 3 6 58 .. .. .. 26 21 Waikaka Branch.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 12 56 .. .. 0 1 .. 12 57 Glenham Branch.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 64 .. 2 17 .. 0 34 .. 9 35 Seaward Bush Branch .. .. .. ..... .. . . . . 1 52 25 9 7 4 . . .. .. 33 65 Kingston Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . 42 48 .. 25 63 . . 18 47 .. 86 78 Orepuki Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . 13 30 16 26 13 52 .. 13 8 .. 56 36 Wairio Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 44 .. 22 44 Forest Hill Branch .. .. .. 2 41 7 5 .. .. .. 3 18 0 2 .. .. .. 12 66 Mararoa Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 16 .. . . 0 24 .. 0 1 .. .. .. 10 41 Waimea Plains Branch .. .. . . .. j .. .. .. . . I .. .. .. .. 36 37 .. 36 37 Switzers Branch .. .. .. .. .. | .. . . I 1 77 11 69 .. .. 0 1 . . 13 67 Greymouth-Ross .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. 10 2 .. 17 22 .. 11 5 .. 38 29 Stillwater— Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. j 27 66 14 52 8 75 .. 5 40 .. 56 73 Blackball Branch .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. .. 1 0 2 31 .. .. .. 3 31 Point Elizabeth Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 15 .. 4 46 .. 3 24 .. 8 5 7-Mile Branch .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .'. .. 2 43 .. .. .. .. 2 43 Westport-Mokihinui .. .. .. .. i .. .. . . .. 0 18 0 1 8 67 .. 21 11 .. 30 17 Westport - Te Kuha .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 61 .. .. .. .. 5 61 Cape Foulwind Line .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 74 .. .. .. 74 Nelson Line .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 25 38 21 50 16 73 .. 0 9 .. 64 10 Picton Line .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 11 22 54 16 24 .. 0 3 .. 56 12 Totals .. .. .. 8 51 39 1 11 10 24 18 : 506 5 555 65 446 63 11 29 1,563]29 10 19 3,176 50