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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.