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Enclosure 3 in Appendix H— continued. TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorized, Constructed, and Surveyed, up to 31st March, 1886. NORTH ISLAND.

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4 State of Line. Appropriation. Name of Line. to 9, Subdivisions. Main Line. i 53 Total. i Under Under Forma- Platetion. laying. Opened. Date. 1873-4 1874-5 1875-6 1876-7 1877-8 1878-9 1879-80 1880-1 1881-2 1882-3 1883-4 1884-5 1885-6 Total. 1 Waikato-Thames — continued'. 2 Waikato-Thames — continued. 3 M. chs. 4 5 M. chs. 17 70 8 25 4 40 12 2 6 M. chs. 7 M. chs. 17 70 8 25 5 75 15 16 8 M. chs. Estim. 9 M. chs 10 M. chs. 11 11 12 13 14 M. chs. M. chs. M. chs. 12 M. chs. 13 M. chs. 15 M. chs. 16 M. chs. 17 M. chs. 18 M. chs. 19 M. chs. 20 M. chs. 21 M. chs. 22 M. chs. 23 M. chs. 24 M.chs. 25 [. chs. Hamilton - Cambridge Thames Yalley"Rotorua Hamilton-Cambridge Te Aroha-Hikutaia.. Hikutaia Contract .. Kauaeranga Contract Kuakura Junction, —Cambridge Morrinsville-Oxf ord.. 1 35 3 14 825 4 40 8 Oct.,' 1884 __ 12 2 12 2 12 2 )ct., 186 84 Thames Valley-Roto-rua 69 57 30 60 2 40 33 20 8 Mar., 1886 Har., 186 86 30 60 30 60 Putarura - Lichfield Branch Napier-Woodville .. Oxford-Putaruru Putaruru-Rotorua .. Putaruru-Lichfield.. 6 77 32 0 4 3 6 77 32 0 4 3 Estim. 6 77 4*'3 •• Napier -Woodville and Palmerston North 4 3 96 59 Spit-Napier Napier-Hastings Hastings-Pakipaki .. Pakipaki-Te Aute .. Te Aute-Waipawa .. Waipawa-Waipukurau Waipukurau -Takapau Takapau-Kopua Kopua-Makotuku .. Makotuku-Matarnau Matamau-Tahoraite Tamaki Contract 2 16 11 64 4 27 10 17 12 53 4 49 12 79 5 63 5 22 ■ 4 22 7 43 13 43 3 42 2 34 0 18 0 44 1 20 0 70 0 48 0 35 0 51 0 22 1 18 1 10 5 58 14 18 4 45 10 61 13 73 5 39 13 47 6 18 5 73 4 44 8 61 14 53 25 Nov., 1874 12 Oct., 1874 1 Jan., 1875 17 Feb., 1876 28 Aug., 1876 1 Sept., 1876 12 Mar., 1877 25 Jan., 1878 9 Aug., 1880 23 June, 1884 15 Dec, 1884 STov., 181 3ct., 181 ran., 181 ?eb., 18"; Vug., 181 74 .. 2 16 74 .. 11 64 75 .. 4 27 i76 .. 10 17 176 2 16 11 64 4 27 12 53 4 49 12 79 - 3ept., IS; 76 81 5/ Vlar., 181 r nr 77 170 5-63 ran., 181 78 5 22 Vug., 18f 180 .. .. I 4*22 7 43 fune, 18S ;84 Wellington- Woodville 13'43 3ec, 18f ■84 • • .. Woodville Section .. Woodville -East End of Gorge East End of GorgePalmerston North Woodville-Eketahuna 1 41 2 72 1 41 2 72 1 41 2 72 Prelim. Woodville-Palmerston North 15 30 • • 12 38 12 38 12 38 Woodville-Wellington 112 15 26 70 26 70 f 8 0 J18 70 Prelim. }- ., Eketahuna-Kopuara-3 30 3 30 3 30 nga Kopuaranga Contract Opaki Contract Masterton-Woodside Woodside-Featherston Featherston-Kaitoke 8 9 8 6 16 22 4 19 17 48 2 46 0 39 1 67 8 9 8 6 18 68 i 58 19 35 8 9 8 6 1 Nov., 1880 14 May, 1880 12 Oct., 1878 16'22 4 19 • • ) 17 48 " I .. I .. f ..