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Enclosure to Appendix H— continued. TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorized, Constructed, and Surveyed, up to 31st March, 1889— continued.

State of Line. Appropriation. Name of Line. Mileage. Subdivision. Main | Line. Sidings. Total. Surveyed. Under . Formation. Under Platelay iog. Opened. Date. * T^° e '| 1872-73. 1873-7-1.187Jr-75.1875-76. 1876-77. 1877-78. 1878-79. 1879-30. 1830-81. 1831-32. 1882-83. 1883-81. lSSi-85. 1885-86. 1886-87. I | 1987-88. 1888-89. Total. 1 Nel son - Greymouth 2 Nelson - Roundell, with extension to Hope Junction 3 M. ch. 70 10J 4 l| Port Extension Nelson-Foxhill Foxhiil-Belgrove Wai-iti Surveyed Trial survey Roundell-Hope Junction, Trial Survey i Greymouth-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. I 2 52 J 7 M. oh. 8 M. ch. 9 M. ch. 10 M. ch. { 11 (17 May, 1880 31 Jan., 1376 [ 25 July, 1881 12 M. ch 13 M. ch. 14 M. ch. 15 M. ch. 16 M. ch. 17 M. ch 1.8 II. ch. 19 M. ch. 20 M. ch. 21 M. eh.I 1 0 22 M. ch. 23 M. ch. 24 M. ch 25 M. ch. 26 M. ch. 27 M. ch. 28 M. ch 29 WC. ch. •■I ::} 30 l, M. ch. 22 73 25 45 18 73 3" 0 0 20 2 67 17 9 9 31 18 10 17 9 9 31 18 10 2 47 Prelim. Prelim. Greymouth - Nelson Creek 7 6( 7 50 1 \- 4 71 [ 3 77 12 60 -I I 7 April, 1876 7 50 7 69 0 5 0 4 0 10 0 29 0 20 3 60 8 70 0 37 1 Feb., 1881 14 Mar., 1881 { 1 Sept., 1885: ' 17 Dec, 1878 1 5 Aug., 1876, 5 Aug., 1876 1 26 Sept., 1877 *• I 0 5 0 4 Westport - Ngakawau 6'10 WestportKgakawau Station Westport Waimangaroa Ngakawau Extension to Coal Company's line Extension to Ngakawau River N g a k a w a u-Mokihi-nui Greym'th- Teremakau Teremakau-Arahura Arahura-Hokitika .. Extension to Hokitika Wharf Picton-Blenheim Blenheim Vernon Contract Dashwcod Contract Surveyed Surveyed (trial) Kahautera-Waiau .. Reconnaissance Culverden-Hurunui Hurunui-Medbury ,. Medbury-Waikari .. Waikari-Waipara .. Waipara-Amberley .. Amberley-Ashlcy(parfc) Ashley-Rangiora Rangiora-Southbrook Southbrook-Kaiapoi Kaiapoi-Addington .. Christchurch-Selwyn Selwyn-Dunsandel .. Dunsandel-Rakaia .. Rakaia-Ashburton .. Ashburton-Ealing .. Ealing-Woodbridge.. Woodbridge-Temuka Temuka-Timaru Timaru-St. Andrews St. Andrews-Otaio .. Ofcaio-Makikihi Makikihi-Hook Hook-North Waitaki North Waitaki-South Waitaki Rangiora-Cust Cust-Carlton Carlton-Oxford West Main Line - West EjTeton Eyreton-Bennett's .. Lyttelton - Christchurch Hornby-EUesmere .. Ellesmere - Southbridge Lincoln- irdling's Flat Birdling's Flat-Little River Reconnaissance Rolleston-Sheflield .. Sheffield- Springfield Springfield-Coal-mine Darfield-Whitecliffs Whitecliffs to Bridge Extension Section .. Rakaia-Methven 6*29 19 19 19 61 ■• ! 620 3 60 23 16 ■• t 870 0 37 0 37 Ngakawau -Mokihinui Greymouth - Hokitika 7 6 0 5 7 6 0 5 7 6 0 i 7 ( GreymouthHokitika PictonHurunui HurunuiWaitaki, with Branches Picton-Awatere .. Kahautera-Waiau Waiau-Hurunui Main Line 26 15 23 0 196 37 24 0 84 9 0 10 51 3 70 0 39 16 51 1 22 4 40' 3 40 2 50 5 77 26 15 13 30 9 50 1 148 40 9 10 6 77 7 04 3 63 1 71 1 63 5 1 11 68 22 43 1 77 10 06 17 7 19 29 2 59 13 65 11 15 10 28 3 66 3 61 8 36 16 14 1 40 ) 0 26 ]- 3 6 6 42 9 0 10 51 3 70 0 65 20 79 4 40 3 40 2 50 5 77 26 15 13 30 10 12 1 20 4 77 2 50 5 77 26 15 13 30 6 20 5 44 4 40 3 40 Prelim. Prelim. Prelim. 1 40 0 10 3 70 0 39 -I 18 Nov., 1875 24 May, 1S80 9 Feb., 1886 9 Feb., 1886 28 Oct., 1884 17 April, 1382 6 Oct., 1880 3 Nov., 1875 9 Feb., 1876 17 April, 1875 5 Nov., 1872 2 Sept., 1872 1 April, 1872 2 Oct., 1867 15 Feb., 1878 29 May, 1873 4 Aug., 1874 31 May, 1S75 ~2± Aug., 1S75 4 Feb., 1S76 22 Oct., 1875 1 Julv, 1S76 1 Sept., 1876 30 Oct., 1S76 1 Feb., 1377 1 Feb., 1877 17 April, 1876 ' •• 16 51 7* 64 3 63 1 22 6 77 910 8 40 9 50 1 14 '•I 17 73 9" 50 i'71 ■ 196 37 163 5 1 11 68 22 43 I .. i 77 10 66 17~ 7 19 29 ■■ [ ■61 43 258 0 2 59 13 G5 11 15 10 28 3 66 3 61 3 36 16 14 21 76 1*40 Branches, — Rangiora-Oxford 21 76 11 77] 5 53 4 26 J 14 25 2 46 24 42 1 Dec, 1874 6 April, 1875 21 June, 1S75 27 Dec, 1875 11 77 5 53 4 26 Eyreton (from Main Line) 20 7 1 70 21 77 u'25 20 7 Lyttelton 6 26 5 62 j 6 26 0 26 1 Feb., 1878 9 Dec, 1867 6 26 5 62 6 26 Southbridge 25 31 14 62 1 10 49 j 3 5 28 36 26 April, 1875 30 July, 1875 14 62 10 49 25 31 Little RiverAkaroa 42 10 17 8 ' 7 June, 1882 17 8 22 46 5 38 . V 2 5 24 51 16 Mar., 1886 5 38 Springfield 19 44 24 4) 5 59 0 77 J 11 33 1 0 5) 0 19 22 20 19 44 19 44 Prelim. 1 Dec, 1874 3 Jan., 18S0 10 Feb., 1880 3 Nov., 1875 27 June, 1886 24 4 30 60 I 3 14 I 1 53 33 74 559 0 77 30 60 Whitecliffs 11 57 13 11 1133 6' 5 11 38 Rakaia-Ash-hurton Forks Ashburton 22 20 261 0 19 24 71 0 19 1 April, 1885* 22 '20 •• 1 22*20 29 46 Tinwald-Wcsterfield Westerfield-Anama.. Anama-Cavendish .. Cavendish-Mount Somers Extension Washdvke - Pleasant Point Pleasant Point-Albury Albury-Winscombo .. Winscombe-Eversley Preliminary survey .. Studholme-Waimate Waimate- Wa i h a o Downs South Waitaki - Oamaru Oamaru-Hillgrove .. Hillgrove-Palmerston Palmerston- Waikouaiti Waikouaiti-Waitati Waitati-Glendermid Glenderm id-D unedin Dunedin-Abbotsford Abbotsford - Clutha River Clutha River - Balclutha Balclutha-Clinton .. Clinton-Waipahi Waipahi-Gore Gore-Mataura Mataura-Woodlands Woodlands - Invercargill Invercargill-Bluff .. 10 47 \ 8 39 2 47 1 48 ■ 1 11 8 April, 1SS0 7 Oct., 1SS2 1 Mar., 1884 4 Oct., 1886 10 47 839 23 21 2 47 148 24 32 Opawa and Albury to Fairlie Creek and Burke's Pass 55 .8 6 25 8 671 I 2 42 6 25 38 47 2 25 4 0 24 Dec, 1875 8*67 36 5 Waimate Waimate Gorge 16 61 7 7 3 30 J 19 3 4 42 8 21 19 3 5 45 8 75 19 8 Prelim. 1 Jan., 1877 22 Aug., 1883 30 Jan., 1884 16 61 7 7 3 30 i' 3 0 54 19 Mar'., 1877 1 April, 1886* 442 8 - 21 442 8 21 4 42 8 21 'ai t ak iBlufl and Branches Main Line 246 69 13 8 25 Sept., 1875 13 8 24 52 12 08 9 3 4 Nov., 1870 22 May, 1878 6 Sept., 1878 24 52 1268 I 9* 3 14 33 9 77 7 6 5 7 46 36 59 13 306 2 7 May, 1878 20 Dec, 1877 9 April, 1873. 1 July, 1874 1 Sept., 1875 7 6 5' 7 46 36, 14 33 9 77 246 69 0 60 22 Jan., 1878 0 60 20 76 9 62 16 11 7 40 20 68 11 21 22 Jan., 1879 I Nov., 1877 21 June, 1877 30 Aug., 1875 7 June, 1875 11 Feb., 1874 962 20 76 16 11 20 68 i'u 21 75 ll'21 17 1 , 5 Feb., 1867 17 1 Branches, — Duntroon 21 75 Pukeuri-M ar awhenua Marawhenua - Duntroon Duntroon - Hakateramea Waiareka-Ngapara.. Windsor-Livingstone Survey (trial) Palmerston-Dunback (part) Palmerston-Dunback (part) Surveyed Glendermid - Port Chalmers Burnside-Walton Park Walton Park - Saddle Hill Mosgiel-Outram Clarksville-Waitahuna Waitahuna-Lawrence Preliminary survey.. 21 29 I 0 46 J I *- 35 ! 23 80 1 Dec, 1875 11 July, 18S1 21 29 6'46 .. 1 •' I Duntroon-Haka-teramea Ngapara Livingstone 15 38 15 38 1 5 16 43 1 April, 1885' 15 38 lo 38 14 76 16 40 14 76 12 0 4 40 1 5S" 1 31 0 50 16 27 12 50 4 40 4'40 0 "5 Prelim. 2 April, 1S77 12 Aug., 1887 30 July, 18S2 14 76 II'75 ::] 14 76 11 75 Palmerston-Wai-hemo 9 40 L 0 54 A i'58 8 55 6 77 9 29 1 Oct., 1885 i 6 77 Port Chalmers.. 0 65 1 9 3'40 I 0 65 4 49 I 0 65 9 April, 1873 i' 9 l' 9 1 9| " I Green Island .. 2 44 174 1 0 50) \ 0 52 > I | 3 16 I "{ 1 July, 1874 4 Sept., 1879 1 74' i 060 ::) 2 44 .. ! Outrarn Lawrence 8 78 21 76 0 68 i 9 66 1 Oct., 1877 22 Jan., 1877 2 April, 1877 8 78 •• 1 ■•} 8 78 8 78 15 4) 6 72 j 38 25 ; } 2 2 23 78 38 25 ••! 15' 4 6 72 21 76 Lawrence-Rox-burgh Catlin's River .. 38 25 38 25 Prelim. 19 16 Balclutha-Romahapa Glenomaru Section.. Surveyed Waipahi-Kclso Kelso-Heriot Surveyed Gore-IiUmsden 7 66 6 14 5 16 15 27) 4 56 j 6 19 36 39 0 50 8 36 6 14 5 16 614 15 Dec, 1885 7 66 7 66 Waipahi - Heriot Burn 26 22 5 16 1 Dec, 1880 1 April, 1SS4 1 April, 1S86* 15'27 ::} I 2 8 22 6 " 1 " t 456 20 3 36 39 i'34 6 19 37 73 6 19 36'39 36*39 Waimea Plains District Ry. Kelso-Gore Riversdale- Switzers Edendale-Toitois 24 0 13 70 19 30 Surveyed Preliminary survey .. Riversdale Section .. Surveyed Edendale-Wyndham Mokoreta Section .. Glenbam Section .. Surveyed Appleby- Waimatua Waimatua-Mokotua Surveyed Oxford-Sheffield .. 9 58 14 22 7 0 6 70 4 0 3 50 1 66, 9 74 5 57 1 5 48 j 12 8 11 44 043 9 58 14 22 7 0 6 70 4 43 3 50 1 66 9 74 11 61 9 58 14 22 6'70 Prelim. 5 0 350 I 66 2"0 9 Oct., 1882 •• 4' 0 4' 0 Seaward Bush .. 23 33 } ° 36 974 { •'I 9 Jnl'v, 1886 16 Jan., 1888 7 Aug., 1884 557 0 48 •*■ 1 •• 1 11 25 Oxford-Temuka .. 83 0 028 12 8 11 72 12 8 11 44 11*44 Canterbury Interior Main Line Surveyed Reconnaissance Wingatui Section .. Hindon Section Deep Stream Section Nenthorn Section .. Middlemarch Section Surveyed Invercargill-Winton Winton-Carol ine Caroline-Elbow Elbow-Lowther Lowther-Athol Athol-Fairlight FairligHt-Kingston .. Kingston Wharf Lumsden-Castle Rock Castle Rock - Murray Creek Murray Crk.-Mossburn Surveyed Reconnaissance Makarewa JunctionRiverton Thornbury (Aparima June.) to Otautau Otautau-Wairio Riverton-Oraki Oraki-Colac Colac-Orepuki 21 7 50 29 6 65 12 50 4 22 9 0 7 0 142 79 18 58' 22 10 8 27 5 76 13 18 10 10 8.35 0 10 2 21 i 4 9 I 1 21 7 50 29 7 42 12 50 4 22 9 0 7 0 142 79 21 7 50 29 Prelim. 6 65 12 50 1 54 Otago Central Waitaki Blufl Main Lino to Lake Hawea 182 56 057 2 48 9 0 7 0 •• gill-King-ston and Branch, LumsdenMararoa Invercargill-King-ston 86 74 142 79 22 Feb., 1871 20 Oct., 1875 7 Fob., 1870 15 Jan., 1877 2S Jan., 1S78 29 April, 187S 10 July, 1878 14 Dec, 1878 1 April, 1881 13 Mar., 18S6 18 '58 - 22 10 8 27 87 5'76 Kingston Wharf Lumsden-Mararoa 5 15 92 19 13 18 10 10 8 35 0 10 0 10 30 0 221 i 9 10 40 1 0 11 40 4 10 4 lo] 8 20 11 20 17 53 v 8 20 11 20 8 20 11 20 22 Jan., 1S87 .. Walla e'e town Branch Otautau Branch [Prelim. Western Railways 17 53 9 June, 1879 17 53 17*53 11 40 11 40 15 Dec, 1879 11 40 .. 11 40 Otautau-Nightcaps Orepuki Branch 10 55 17 68 10 55 6 3 1 30 10 35' 6 37 64 13 3 Mar., 1882 25 July, 1881 24Sept.,lSS3 5 May, 1885 10 55 6 3 130 1 10 55 17 68 Totals 76 36 27 62 10 '35 t91 5S 1 ! 1107 66 1SS 64 !l8S 74 62 30 29 8 126 78 94 58 35 22 I 17 43 16S8 II less is 1878 2 ! 11 21 248 4 152 3< 56 46 18 6( 22 4; 40 35 14 3i 24 6( {47 7! * In thesi f This coi \ This coj cases t lprises lprises ie dates given are the torn. 59oh. of railways .lm. 33ch. of railways [ates on' jonstruct jonstrucl wbich tbe railwi led by the Govei bed by the Goyei re beet ment intent imc the % and 45m. and 36m property . 79ch. i l. 39cli. ■ of the Gover )f lines constr oi lines const] ument. ucted bj ructed b; privai priva te com] ite com panies i ipanies ider tl ader t he District Rt the District R ailways Railways Act, i j Act, id aftei nd afte rwards j jrwarda purcha purchs sed'by iscd by the Go 1 t the Go vemme ivemmi nt. int. Bl Authority: Geokge Didsbuey, Government Printer, Wellington.—1889,