Railway to Quarry.

The main line of railway to the quarries, which is about 7¼ miles long from the West, and 10¼ miles from page 4 the East breakwater, is maintained in good order, and is very little the worse for wear. The bridges also are in good order, and will last many years. Taking into consideration the heavy and rough character of the traffic which this line has had to carry, it has been maintained in excellent condition at a cost of about 50 per cent over the cost of maintenance of the railways carrying coal. The traffic of stone is exceptionally severe on the road, as trucks on a short wheel base carry loads of stone from 1½ to three times the weight of ordinary coal trucks, but the excellent rolling stock of tip trucks on springs have enabled five years of this traffic to be carried on without damage to the permanent way.