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APPENDIX G
ANNUAL KEPORT ON PUBLIC WORKS BY THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF
The Bngineer-in-Chiep to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works. Sir,— Public Works Office, Wellington, 20th May, 1892. I have the honour to submit the following report on the various works completed and in progress throughout the colony during the financial year ending the 31st March, 1892 :—
RAILWAYS. Abstract. The following table shows the expenditure and liabilities on Government railways in New Zealand up to the 31st March, 1892:—
During the year a total length of 31 miles 8 chains of railway was opened for traffic. The following table contains particulars of the sections: —
Appended hereto is a coloured diagram showing the length of railway opened each year since the commencement of the public works.
Name of Bail way. Total Length of Railway or Section. Open for Traffic. Expenditure to 31st March, 1802. Liabilities on 31st March, 1802. Kawakawa Whangarei-Kamo and Extension Helensville Northwards Kaipara-Waikato, with Branches Waikato-Thames Thames Valley—Rotorua and Lichfield Branch Wellington-Napier and Palmerston North (including Te Aro Extension and Grey town Branch) Wellington-Foxton Foxton-New Plymouth, with Branches North Island Main Trunk Nelson-Roundell Greynioutli-Nelson Creek Greymouth-Hokitika Westport—Ngakawau Picton-Hurunui—Picton-Awatere Section Picton-Hurunui—Red Post Section Hurunui-Waitaki, with Branches Oxford-Malvern Waitaki-Bluff, with Branches Otago Central—Chain Hills-Lake Wanaka Invercargill-Kingston, with Mararoa Branch Western Railways Preliminary surveys Miscellaneous Stock of permanent-way and rolling-stock on hand Value of permanent-way in hands of Railway Department M. ch. 7 41 24 20 110 0 172 36 62 55 73 6 M.ch. 7 41 6 52 7 42 151 1 30 55 41 60 £ s. d. 90,337 11 5 72,090 19 I 53,829 8 G 1 382,752 9 5 208,810 7 1 288,761 7 9 £ s. d. 9,632 18 8 13,673 0 4 385 15 7 21,080 8 11 30,936 3 3 233 12 205 23 1 928 947 8 9 42 116 3 4 1,425 225 1 11 361,549 4 7 178 109 8 4 216,246 11 11 117,748 1 0 227 495 3 4 251,639 19 4 39,104 11 1 2 518 446 12 8 59 291 19 0 3 542.860 15 0 554 318 12 2 319 999 8 1 224,603 10 8 65 116 10 0 10 330 19 11 47 378 9 4 15,478 1 7 67 14 0 1 011 3 0 40,475 17 7 202 63 216 0 52 0 7 69 24 27 19 56 34 40 9 50 474 41 11 44 565 26 182 *56\ 117 4 57 56 197 60 53 7 22 73 7 59 19 50 17 79 9 50 433 38 11 44 445 58 41 57 97 44 57 50 7,850 11 0 64 8 0 5 974 10 4 587 19 9 9 923 1 3 8,158 15 11 56 15 2 125 15 0 11 113 17 9 25,000 0 0 Total 2,058 62 1,867 5 14,252,122 13 10 176,596 17 1 Pbovincial Govebnment Lines, etc. Canterbury (lengths included above) Otago Gisborne to Qrmond Tramway Forest Hill Kaihu Valley Railway 731,759 0 0 372,522 2 5 4,975 1 7 556 5 2 854 12 6 770 7 6 Grand total 2 658 62 1 867 5 *15,362,789 15 6 177 367 4 7 * Does not include the amount spent on the Westport-Ngakawau Railway Extension—namely, £18,322 5s. id., funds being provided by the Westport Harbour Board.
Railway Section. Length. Date opened for Traffic. Catlins River Otago Central Total ;,,... Glenomaru Section ... Hindon-Mid dlemarch M. oh. 6 18 24 70 9th July, 1891. 9th April, 1891. 31 8