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STATEMENT No. 26. Comparative Statement of Mileage of Railways open for Traffic and under Maintenance on 31st March. 1929.

j j Equivalent Mileage open Additional Lengths opened during Year. Reduced Mileage Length closed during Year. ! Net Addition | Net Addition Total Mileage ~ for Traffic on equivalent to 1 to Mileage to Mileage open for Traffic Sectl0n 31st March, Maintenance for I open under on 31st March, /r endpri 192S. ! Length whole Period. for Traffl °- Maintenance. 1929. siw March, Line opened. Date of Opening. } Line. j Length. I 1929. M. ch. ' M. ch. M. ch. I M. ch. M. ch. M. ch M. ch. M. ch. Kaihu .. .. .. 24 10 .. .. -- • - .. •• 24 10 24 10 nwv, Toionri Moin t inno onri i f Waiotira-Kirikopuni .. 15th May, 1928 .. 13 71 12 17"] Opunake Branch") _ - North Island Mam Lines and 1 1>326 26 Tahawai-Tauranga .. 18th June, 1928 .. ! 23 64 18 57 X 22m. 72c.-22m. y 5 97 26 65 30 1,423 52 1,391 56 ran Tauranga-Taneatua .. 2nd September, 1928 59 56 34 41 J 77c. J Gisborne .. .. 60 50 .. . • .. . • - - • • 60 50 60 50 South Island Main Lines and 1,619 07 Miller's Flat-Roxburgh 18th April, 1928 .. 9 13 8 59 •• •. 9 13 8 59 1,628 20 1,627 66 Branches Westport . . .. 43 02 .. - .. • • • • • .. 43 02 43 02 Nelson .. .. 64 10 .. • .. .. • • • • 64 10 64 10 Picton .. .. .. 56 12 .. .. .. • .. 56 12 56 12 Totals .. .. 3,193 37 106 44 74 14 .. - 5 106 39 ! 74 09 3,299 76 '3,267 46 I [__ m'k? .--4 I 1 I .