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Enclosure 3 in Appendix H— continued. TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorized, Constructed, and Surveyed, up to 31st March, 1887. MIDDLE ISLAND.

State of Line. Appropriation. Name of Lins. Mileage. Subdivision. Main Line. Sidings. Total. Op< med. Under Under SnrTeyed. -Formation. laying. Date. ToJune, 1q _, _„ .„_„ 7 , i r\yif 13/-- JO. lOtfO— H. 1874-75. 1875-76. [1876-77/ '1877-78. 1878-79. 1879-80. 1880-81. 1881-82. 1882-83. 1883-81. 188^85. 1885-86. 1886-87. Total. 1 NelsonGreymouth 2 Nelson - Rouidell, with extension to Hope Junction 3 M. oh. 70 10 4 Port Extension Nelson-Foxhill Belgrove Wai-iti Surveyed Trial survey Roundell-Hope Junction, Trial Survey Groymouth-Brunner-ton Extension Stillwater (portion).. 5 M. ch. 1 0 18 73 3 0 2 47 17 9 9 31 18 10 6 M. ch. [ 2 52 7 M. ch. 25 45 8 M. eh. 9 10 M. ch. 11 17 May, 1880 31 Jan., 1876 25 July, 1881 12 M. ch 13 I M. eh. 14 M. ch. 15 i 16 M. ch.; M. ch. '.'. I 1873 17 M. ch 18 M. ch. 19 M. ch. 20 M. ch. 21 M. ch. 1 0 22 M. ch. 23 M. ch. 24 M. ch 25 M. eh. 26 M. ch. 27 M. ch. :: 28 M. ch. 3 0 •• I 22 73 0 20 2 67 17 9 9 31 18 10 17 9 9 31 18 10 2 47 ' Prelim. Prelim. .. Greymouth - Nelson Creek 16 3 7 50 [■ 3 48 J 7 April, 1876 .. ' 7 50 ;;! 0 5 0 4 0 10 0 49 7 45 0 29 6 20 3 60 8 70 0 44 9 0 10 51 3 70 0 39 11 37 1 Feb., 1881 14 Mar., 1881 1 Sept., 1885' I 0 5 0 4! 7 69 •• •• I o'io j» »i • • 0 49 7 45 7 45 0 49 .. .. | .. ■■ I - I WestportNgakawau GreymouthHokitika Hurunui Westport - Ngakawau Greyniouth - Hokitika Picton-Awatete .. 34 40 19 63 24 0 Surveyed Station Westport Waimangaroa Ngakawau Survey of Extension Greym'th-Teremakau Teremakau-Arahura Arahura-Hokitika .. Extension to Hokitika Wharf Picton-Blenheim Blenheim Vernon Contract Dashwood Contract Surveyed Surveyed (trial) Kahautera-Waiau .. Reconnaissance Culverden-Hurunui Hurunui-Medbury .. Medbury-Waikari .. Waikari-Waipara .. Waipara-Amberley .. Amberley- Ashley (part) 16 51 1 22 4 40 3 40 2 50 5 77 26 15 13 30 9 50 1 14 8 40 9 10 6 77 7 64 3 63 1 71 1 63 •• [ 3 77 0 26; j 3 6 23 16 0 44 9 0 10 51 3 70 0 65 20 79 0 44 1 20 5 17 0 39 6 20 5 24 " "I 1 40 0 10 3 70 i 17 Dec, 1878 5 Aug., 1876 5 Aug., 1876 26 Sept., 1877 •■ 18 Nov., 1875 24 May, 1880 i •• .. 16 51 .. j 6 20 3 60 •• I ■" 8 70 0 29 I 1 22 ;:) ::) 19 19 17 73 4 40 3 40 2 50 5 77 26 15 13 30 10 52 4 40 3 40 •• I •■ I I Kahautera-Waiau Waiau-Hururjui Main Line 2 50 5 77 26 15 13 30 Prelim. Prelim. Prelim. I ■ • .. ■• .. ■ ! 26 15 23 0 r J .. •• 1 '' I I 9 Feb., 1886 9 Feb., 1886 28 Oct., 1884 17 April, 1882 6 Oct., 1880 3 Nov., 1875 9 Feb., 1876 17 April, 1875 5 Nov. 1872 ! ..I 9 50 1 14 9*50 196 37 •• " i "\ HuiunuiWaitaki, with Branches .. .. i 8'40 ■■] 6 77 9 10 Ashley-Jtangiora Rangiora-Southbrook j 7 64 3 63! 1 71 •• ■■ I •• I •• 1 63 .. •• ■ ■ • ■ I