LINES DEALT WITH BY RAILWAY COMMISSION, 1880.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1888 Session I, D-20

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1888. NEW ZEALAND.

LINES DEALT WITH BY RAILWAY COMMISSION, 1880.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated 19th July, 1888. Ordered, " That a return be laid on the table showing all the railway-lines dealt with in the report of tho Railway Commission of 1880 enumerated on pages xvi and xvii of E.-3, 1880, indicating (1) which of these lines have been built; (2) by whom built, Government or private enterprise; (3) whether they pay working expenses or not respectively ; and (4) how many trains run daily on them." —(Dr. Newman.)

Lines dealt with by the Railway Commission in their Report of 24th July, 1880 (E.-3, 1880).

Name. Built Length. By whom built. Whether Line pays Workingexpenses. Trains each Way. Recommended to be proceeded with at once. M. oh. Kawakawa to Deepwater .. .. .. .'. 5 11 General Government Whangarci-Kamo to Limeburners' Creek .. ■ .. 6 52 „ Auckland to ltiverhead — Henderson to Kumeu .. .. 12 50 „ Auckland Station Reclamation .. .. .. Completed „ Hamilton to Cambridge, including four miles towards Te Avolia— Frankton Junction to Ruakura Junction .. 4 17 ) Buakura Junction to Cambridge .. .. 12 2 ' j Kopua to Makotuku .. .. .. .. 0 22 Stratford to Hawera .. .. .. .. I 17 67 Waverley to Kai-iwi .. .. .. .. 1 ■ 19 75 „ Feathorston to Masterton .. .. .. ...I 20 41 Masterton to Mauriceville .. .. .. 12 8 Opawa to Blenheim .. .. .. .. 1 22 „ Foxhill to Belgrove .. .. .. .. 8 0 Nelson Creek to Brunnerton .. .. .. 0 19 Amberl ey to Hurunui .. ., .. ' .. 25 61 „ Lincoln to Lake Forsyth (Birdling's Flat) .. 17 8 „ Tinwald to Mount Somers .. .. .. 23 21 Albury to Fail-lie Creek .. .. .. 10 37 Ferrymead to Sumner Oxford to Sheffield .. .. .. . • 11 44 General Government Sheffield to Hawkins ' Duntroon Station to Duntroon Village .. .. Bridge only General Government Windsor towards Livingstone, ten miles .. .. I 11 66 „ Palmorston to Waihemo .. .. .. .. J 8 55 Waipahi to Kelso and Heriot .. .. .. 20 4 „ Kelso towards Switzers, four miles .. .. .. | Edendale towards Toitois .. .. .. .. 4 0 j General Government Riverton to Orepuki .. .. .. .. 17 G8 Otautau towards Nightcaps, four miles — Otautau to Wairio* .. .. .. .. ' 10 55 Pakekohe to Waiuku Hawera to Waverley .. .. .. .. 20 32 General Government | Mauriceville to Woodvillo — To Mangamahoe .. .. .. .. 4 7 „ Woodville to Bunnythorpe Blenheim to Awatere Waimate Branch Extension .. .. ... 8 75 Built under District Railways Act by private company Duntroon to Hakateramea .. .. .. 15 38 Ditto .. .. ! Yes Two daily. Three daily. One daily. Two daily. One daily. Three daily. Two daily. No Yes I Y'es No Yes One daily. Three weekly. One daily. No . Two weekly* ' Yes No Yes One daily. Two weekly. One daily. No Four weekly. One daily. Yes Yes One daily. Two daily. No Two weekly. One daily. * With a private Hue extending to coal-:i nines, 2ni. 24ch.

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Built Length. Ky whom built. Whether Line pays Trains each Working- : Waj. expenses. Name. Recommende: D TO BE POST] 30NED. Kawakawa to Hokianga Whangarei-Kamo— Limeburners' Crook to Deepwater Hamilton to Te Aroha — Ruakura to Te Arolia .. Grahamstown to Te Arolia - .. Te Awamutu to New Plymouth Tauranga to the Lakes Makotuku to Woo<lville Napier to Taupo Normanby to Opuiuikc Belgrove to Boumlell Boundell to Nelson Creek .. Nelson to Motueka Ijake Forsyth to Little Biver Greymouth to Hokitika Pairlie Greek to Burke's I'ass Goalgate to Bakaia Gorge Southbridge to Bakaia and Waterton Orari to Kakaliu From four miles beyond Kelso to Switzers Balclutha to Catlin's Biver Lumsden to Mararoa M. eh. 26 28 | General Government No ■ Three weekly, • • £C 75 ! General Government Yes I Two daily. j 5 38 6 40 General Government Yes * Three weekly. 7 66 10 40 General Government No Five weekly. Three weekly. Not re 1 COMMENDED. Helensville to Kaukapakapa and Whangarei Taupo to Murirnotu Napier to Wallingford Napier to Gisborne Wellington to Poxton (Longburn) .. Greatford to Bull's Bull's to Sandon .. Pitone to Waiwetu Awatero to Hurunui— Hurunui to Culverden Blenheim to Boundhill Wcstport to Inangahua Hokitika to East Coast .. ... Brunnerton to Oxford .. .. ■Greymouth to Amberley Little Biver to Akaroa Cave to St. Andrews Sheffield to Waianiwaniwa Coalgate to Temuka (Canterbury Interior) Otago Central Lawrence to Tapanui Kelso to Waikaka Lawrence to Boxburgh Wakatipu to Lake SIcKeriow Green Island to Kaitangata Outram to Clarendon Kingston to Cromwell Invercargill to Seaward Bush Mararoa to Otautau Winton to Nightcaps j Partly made 84 ' 0 9 50 Private company Private company General Government Yes Yes Two daily. Bace-days. One daily. 7 69 General Government * 12 22 General Government No Three weekly. * Not yet •pen for traffic.