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Enclosure 1 in Appendix J. TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorized, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1883. MIDDLE ISLAND.

State of Line. Appropriation. Name of Line. Mileage. Subdivision. i Main j Line. i Sidings. Total. Opened. Under Under Surveyed. -Formation. laying. ToJane,! lo79 ., 1872. j18' 2-'3-1875-76. 1878-77.1877-78. i Date. 1873-74. 1874-75. 1878-79. 1879-80. 1830-81. 1881-82. 1882-83. Total. 1 Waitaki-Blufi— contd. 2 Wt&imoa-Switzers Edendale-Toitois 3 M. ch. 13 70 19 30 4 Surveyed Edendale-Wyndham Mokoreta Section .. Surveyed Appleby Section Reconnaissance Temuka Bridge Oxford-Malvern | Surveyed Reconnaissance ! Wingatui Section .. Hindon Section Deep Stream Section Surveyed Invercargill-Winton Winton-Caroline Caroline-Elbow Elbow-Lowther Lowther-Athol Athol-Fairlight Fahiight-Kingston .. Kingston Wharf Lumsden Section .. Castle Rock „ Reconnaissance Makarewa Junction to Riverton Thombury (Aparima June.) to Otautau Otautau-Wairio Riverton Section Roundhill ,, Pahia „ 5 M. ch. 13 70 4 0 3 53 11 57 3 0 8 0 0 15 11 44 20 72 50 29 6 65 12 50 4 22 158 79 18 58 22 10 8 27 5 76 13 18 10 10 8 35 0 10 6 0 12 60 11 20 17 53 6 M. ch. 6*21 7 M. ch. 13 70 4 21 3 53 11 57 3 0 8 0 0 15 11 44 20 72 50 29 6 65 12 50 4 22 158 79 8 M. ch. 13 70 9 M. ch. 10 M. ch. 11 12 !M. ch. 9 Oct., 1882 M. ch. •• 14 M. Ch. 15 M.ch. 16 M. ch. •• I 17 i 18 I M. ch. M. ch.j I .. - .. I I 19 |M. ch. 20 M. ch. 21 M. ch.! I 22 !M. ch. 1 1 23 M. ch. 24 M". ch. - I I •■ 4' 0 4* 0 11*57 3 53 - - .. Canterbury Interior Main Line Seaward Bush 11 0 3"o •• - " i " Oxford-Temuka .. 83 0 0 15 .. .. - 1 • - ! 20 72 11 44 .. .. - I .. j .. 1 Waitaki Blufl Main Line to Lake Hawea " [ •• 6 65 12 50 4 22 " i Otago Central 182 56 i •• I •• ' I •• •• I •• I il58 79 .. ; .. •• I •• Invercargill-Kinsgton and Branch, Lums-den-Mararoa Invercargill-Kingston 86 74 ■• ] f 1 22 Feb., 1871 i 18 58 20 Oct., 1875 7 Feb., 1876 15 Jan., 1877 28 Jan., 1878 29 April, 1878 10 July, 1878 14 Dec, 1878 1 April, 1881 ■ .. ! - ., " ! 22 10 8 27 5 76 .. 13 18 10 10 .. I •• 18 58 22 10 8-27 5 76 13 18 10 10 8 35 0 10 2 21 I 4 19 1 91 25 " Western Railways .. Kingston Wharf .. Lumsden-Mararoa J •• I I • • i •• 835 0 10 0 10 30 0 010 6 10 12 60 11 20 3 59 - 2 21 12 '50 •• " I ! .. .. - Wallacetown Branch 17 53 .. 1 30 9 June, 1879 17 53 17*53 - . Otautau Branch .. 11 40 11 40 15 Dec, 1879 ! .. 11 40 11 40 a Otautau-Nightcaps Orepuki Branch 10 55 17 63 10 55 6 3 1 30 10 30 3 56 47 21 3 Mar., 1882 ! .. 25 July, 1881 | .. 10 55 6 3 10 55 6 3 C a 10 30 10 30 I ! I I I ! •• Total opened i •■ .. • • I •• •• I •• " I .. for Tra! ffic I i i 76 36! 1 18 66! I 32 71 24 70 1 . 40 19 911 16 27 62 11 21; 126 78 248 4 152 39 94 58 56 46 •