UNFINISHED RAILWAY-WORKS IN THE COLONY (RETURN OF LENGTH AND COST OF).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1887 Session II, D-07

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Sess. 11.—1887. NEW ZEALAND.

UNFINISHED RAILWAY-WORKS IN THE COLONY (RETURN OF LENGTH AND COST OF).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated 28th April, 1887. Ordered, " That there be laid upon the table a return of the lengths and cost of the several unfinished railway-works in the colony, of the periods they have remained unproductive, and of the probable extent and' values of railway-works, if any, which will remain unfinished after the expenditure of the loan of 1886." —(Mr. G. P. Richabdson.)

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RETURN showing the Lengths and Cost of the several Unfinished Railway-works in the Colony, of the Period they have remained Unproductive, and of the probable Extent and Value of Railway-works, if any, which will remain unfinished after the Expenditure of the Loan of 1886.

Public Works Office, Wellington, 11th November, 1887. John Blackett, Engineer-in-Chief.

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Railway. Section. Date Construction commenced. Expenditure to 31st March, 1885. Expenditure, 1st April, 1885, to 31st March, 1887. Total Expenditure to 31st March, 188T. ApproximateExtent to which Loan is expected to carry the several Railways. Remarks. Extension north of Auckland Helensville-Kaukapakapa .. Mar., 1887 £ I £ 239 £ 239 I Miles. 10 Stopping-place not very suitable; line should be extended 6 miles, or be stopped 2 miles back. Completes line to Ohinemuri Township. Botorua Section not in this mileage. See note (*) below; stopping-place not very suitable. See note (*) below. Completes line to Eketahuna. Stopping-place not very suitable; line should be extended to the Awatere, 8 miles. Hamilton-Graharnstown Auckland-Botorua Napier-Palmerston Wellington-Woodville Picton southwards Putaruru toNgatira and Eotorua Section Manawatu Gorge Mangamahoe-Eketahuna Blenheim-Dashwood Feb., 1879 Mar., 1887 Oct., 1886 Aug., 1886 Dec, 1881 33,943 500 1,000 15,994 12,889 2,229 6,803 17,236 12,136 46,832 2,229* 7,303* 18,236 28,130 20 18 6 9 Nelson-Boundell Greymouth-Nelson Creek Greymouth-Hokitika Wai-iti Stillwater Greymouth - Teremakau - Hoki-tika-Kapitea July, 1883 Aug., 1879 April, 1879 11,929 15,955 30,200 571 4 24,349 12,500 15,959 54,549 15 I Now included in Midland Bailway scheme. Completes line from Hokitika to Kapitea, south end, and Greymouth to Teremakau, north end; 4 miles wanted to complete the whole line. Completes line to Springburn; suitable terminus. Work begun during present financial year. See note (*) below. Line open for traffic. Stopping-place not very suitable; line should be extended to the Owake Landing, 3 miles, or stopped at the Ahuriri Flat, 3 miles back. Work begun during present financial year. Suitable terminus at crossing of main road, near Glenham Homestead. Stopping-place in bush, not very suitable ; line should be extended 3 miles to Oteramika Gap. Suitable terminus at Waikaia Township. Deep Stream-Sutton Section not included in this mileage. See note (*) below. Stopping-place not suitable ; line should be completed to Sutton, and extended to Middlemarchj 7 miles farther. Upper Ashburton Branch Mount Somers-Springburn Mar., 1887 4 Canterbury Interior Main Line .. Livingstone Branch Catlin's Biver Branch Temuka Bridge Windsor-Toka Baki Eomahapa-Owake Saddle June, 1879 July, 1879 May, 1887 4,950 46,470 19^847 4,950* 66,317 12 7 Edendale-Toitois Branch Mokoreta-Glenham April, 1882 6,565 99 6,664 6 Seaward Bush Branch .. Waimatua-Oteramika June, 1886 3,445 I I 3,445 | I 6 Riversdale-Switzers Branch Otago Central Biversdale Chain Hills-Deep Stream June, 1883 June, 1879 2,006 191,389 2,137 136,822 4,143 328,211* 14 20 Total 360,901 J 238,806 599,707t 147 * These are the only sections in progress or on which work has been done that cannot be completed to a convenient stopping-place. The extent and value of the unproductive works will be approximately as follows : Botorua Section, 5 miles, £3,500 ; Manawatu Gorge Section, 4 miles, £48,000 ; Temuka Bridge, £4,950 ; Otago Central, from Deep Stream to the Sutton 13 miles £100,000. r t The individual appropriations will not quite complete some of the sections, but there will be a surplus on others. It is expected that the construction-works on the total mileage given will be finished for an amount equivalent to the balance on the loan. There is not, however, sufficient funds for the permanent-way materials and rolling-stock : about £110,000 additional will be required.