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Open Line.—Marton Junction to New Plymouth.

B. NORTH ISLAND MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY. TABLE OF DISTANCES. Lengths of Eailway to be constructed. M. c. Central Boute. —Eangatira to Upper Mokau ... ... ... ... ... 163 35 Ngaire Boute. —Eltham to Ongaruhe Junction and Upper Mokau ... ... ... 129 2 Waitara Botite. —Waitara to Tangarakau and Ongaruhe Junctions and Upper Mokau ... 121 36 [Note. —The Poro-o-tarao Tunnel Contract, of lm. 34c., already in progress, is included in each of the above.]

Distances to travel from Auckland.

By Authority : Gbobgk Didseubt, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBB9.

Place. Mileage. Height above Sea-level. Intermediate! Distance. Intermediati Height. Marton Junction Marton rurakina Wangaehu ... b'ordell Aramoho Junction Brunswick ... Kai-iwi Kai-iwi Summit Dkehu Valley. STukumaru Summit Waitotara Summit near Waverley Patea Manutahi rongahoe Bridge Eawera Eltham Junction Stratford Summit near Miclhirst New Plymouth M. c. 0 0 1 40 11 0 16 40 21 40 31 40 35 0 40 20 41 40 43 0 50 20 53 0 59 0 68 40 76 40 81 40 86 40 99 40 104 40 109 40 134 20 Ft. 455 486 61 48 480 26 468 117 251 88 284 23 275 8 356 90 339 757 990 1,128 9 M. c. 1 40 9 40 5 40 5 0 10 0 3 40 5 20 1 20 1 40 7 20 2 60 6 0 9 40 8 0 5 0 5 0 13 0 5 0 5 0 24 60 Ft. 31 425 13 432 454 442 351 134 163 196 261 252 267 348 266 249 418 233 138 1,119 l~"

Place. By Central Route. By Ngairo JRoute. Bj Waitara Route. Ongaruhe Junction Tangarakau Junction Waitara New Plymouth ... Eltham Junction Patea ... Miles. 160 448 451 416 385 350 316 344 453 433 Miles. 160 209 295 298 263 294 335 363 391 500 480 Miles. 160 209 256 267 288 319 360 388 416 525 505 Wanganui Marton Junction Palmerston North Napier Wellington