TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorised, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1896 — continued. MIDDLE ISLAND.

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State of Line. Appropriation. Name of Line. Mileage. Subdivision. Main Line. Sidings. Total. Under Formation. Under Opened. Surveyed. Date. T 1872 ie ' l872 - 73 - 1 8- 7 3-"4. 1874-75. 1875-76. 1876-77.11877-78. 1878-79. 1879-80.-1880-81. 1881-82. 1882-83. 1883-84. 1884-85. 1885-86. 1886-87. 1987-88. 1888-89. 18*9-90. 1890-91. 1891-92. 1892-9: . 1893-94. 1894-95.1895-96. laying. Total. 1 2 3 M. oh. 22 73 3 4 5 I. ch. M. ch. 22 73 Port Extension .. 10) Nelson-Foxhill .. 18 73 I FoxhilbBelgrove .. 3 0 ) 7 51 Greymoutb-Brvainer- 7 32 \ I ton Extension .. 0 5 JStillwater (portion).. 0 4 ,, •• 0 10 J 19 56 Station .. 0 29 ' Westport-Waimanga- 10 0 roa Waimangaroa-Ngaka- 8 70 wau Extension to Coal 0 37 Company's Line 7 12 Ngakawau-Mokihi- 7 12 nui 6 M. oh. 7 M. ch. 8 M. ch. 9 M. oh. 10 M. ch. 11 1 M 12 M. ch 13 M. ch. 14 M. ch. 15 M. ch. 16 M. oh. 17 M. ch 18 M. ch. 19 M. ch. 20 M. ch. 21 M. oh. 1 0 22 M. ch 23 M. eh. 24 M. oh 1 25 M. ch. 26 H. oh. M 27 M. eh. 28 M. ch. 29 M. ch. 30 M. ch. 31 i M. ch: 32 M. ch. 33 M.ch. 34 M. ch. 35 M. oh. 36 M, ch. 37 M. oh. I N el son - Roundell Nelson-Belgrove.. 2 52 25 45 •• M 17 May, 1880 . 31 Jan., 1876 . 25 July, 1881 . 7 April, 1876 . 18'73 \ 22 73 ) Greymouth - Nelson Creek 7 51 732 3' C - GreymouthN e1 son Creek 1 Feb., 1881 . 14 Mar., 1881 . 1 Sept., 1885 . 17 Dec, 1878 . 5 Aug., 1876 . 0 5 0 4 - 7 51 6 18 13 69 WestportNgakawau Westport - Ngakawau 6'lO 6 29 • 19 19 19 51 10 Oi 4 34 23 53 26 Sept.,1877 . 8 70 Ngakawaa-Moki-liinui 0 37 31 Mar., 1890 . " 0 37 0 37 WesfcportNgakawau Extension 7 12 1 21 8 33 8 Aug., 1893 . 7 12 7 12 Mokihinui Colliery Line Greymouth - Hokitika Kumara Branch Picton-Awatere .. 3 69 3 69 Mokihinui to coal- 3 69| mine 24 37 Greymouth-Hokitika 24 37 0 21 4 10 25 Feb., 1895 * . 3 69 3 69 GreymouthHokitika New Survey PietonHurunui 24 37 2 10 26 47 20 Dec, 1893 . 24 24 37 24 37 i 4 10 34 40 4 10 Kumara Branch .. 4 10 34 40 Picton-Blenheim .. 16 57 I Blenheim .. 1 22 j Omaka Contract .. 2 43 Vernon Contract .. 1 75 Dashwood Contract 3 38 TJtawai Contract .. 2 50 Surveyed (trial) .. 5 75 26 15 Kahautera-Waiau .. 26 15 23 0 Reconnaissance .. 13 30 Culverden-Hurunui 9 50 43 0 Waipara-Hurunui .. 21 0 Hurunui-Parnassus 22 0 L96 37 Hurunui-Medbury .. 1 14 " Medbury-Waikari .. 8 40 Waikari-Waipara .. 9 10 Waipara-Amoerley .. 6 77 Amberley-Asliley(part) 3 63 „ ,. 7 64 Ashley-Rangiora .. 1 71 Rangiora-Southbrook 1 63 Southbrook-Kaiapoi 5 1 Kaiapoi-Addington .. 11 68 Christchurch-Selwyn 22 43 Selwyn-Dunsandel .. j 1 77 Dunsandel-Rakaia .. 10 66 . Rakaia-Ashburton .. 17 7 Ashburton-Ealing .. 19 29 Ealing-Woodbridge.. 2 59 Woodbridge-Temuka 13 65 Temuka-Timaru .. 11 15 Timaru-St. Andrews 10 28 St. Andrews-Otaio .. 3 66 Otaio-Makikihi .. 3 61 Makikihi-Hook .. 3 36 Hook-North Waitaki 16 14 North "Waitaki-South 1 40 . Waitaki 21 76 Rangiora-Cust .. 11 77 ] Cust-Carlton .. 5 53 \ Carlton-Oxford West 4 26 ) 20 7 Main Line - West 14 251 Eyreton - Eyreton-Bennett's .. 5 62 ) 6 26 Lyttelton - Christ- 6 26 church. 25 31 Hornby-Ellesmere .. 14 62 ) Ellesmere - South- 10 49 J bridge 42 10 Lincoln-Birdling's 17 8 "1 Flat Birdling's Flat-Little 5 38 J River Reconnaissance .. 19 44 30 60 Rolleston-Shoffield .. 24 4 ) Sheffield-Springfield 5 59 Springfield-Coalmine 0 77 J 11 57 Darfiold-Whitocliffs 11 33 ) Whitecliffs to Bridge 0 5 ( Extension Section .. 0 19 22 20 Rakaia-Methven .. 22 20 4 10 4 10 18 Nov., 1875 . 24 Mav, 1880 1.8 Aoril, 1893 16 57 t J 3 6 21 5 -{ i'22 \ 17 79 I 2 63 1 75 3 38 2 50 5 75 26 15 13 30 10 12 21 0 22 0 2*43 2 43 Kahautera-Waiau Waiau-Hurunui 0 20 5 75 26 15 13 30 1 75 3 38 2 50 Prelim. Prelim. Prelim. 26 15 23 0 6 42 9 Feb., 1886 9 - 50 '9 50 Cheviot Section .. 43 0 21 0 22 0 HurunuiW aitaki, w i t h Branches Main Line 196 37 9 Feb., 1886 28 Oct., 1884 17 April, 1882 6 Oct., 1880 9 Feb., 1876 3 Nov., 1875 17 April, 1875 5 Nov., 1872| 2 Sept., 1872! 1 April, 1872 1 2 Oct., 1867 2 15 Feb., 1873 29 May, 1873 4 Aug., 1874 31 May, 1875 24 Aug., 1875 4 Feb., 1876 22 Oct., 1875 1 July, 1876 1 Sept., 1876 30 Oct., 1876 1 Feb., 1877 1 Feb., 1877 17 April, 1876 - > !1 .. ! 11 68 r 22 43 ! .. 1 63 5 1 i'77 10 66 i 71 3 63 7 64 " I 1 •■ 677 "' .. 910 •- ■■ i 8 40 i 14 •■ -196 37 ■64 26 260 63 I .. 17* 7 19 29 2 59 13 65 .11 15 3 10 28 3 66 3 61 3 36 16 14 - 21 76 3 .. 7 .. 7 .. 6 .. i'40 - Branches, — Rangiora-Oxford 21 76 2 36 24 32 J' I ( 1 Dec, 1874 \ 6 April, 1875 ( 21 June, 1875 I 27 Dec, 1875 4 .. 5 11 77 5 53 4 26 Eyreton (from Main Line) 20 7 1 61 21 68 5 .. 5 .. .. I 14'25 ■ 20 7 6 26 I 1 Feb., 1878 9 Dec, 1867 8 .. 7 6 26 5 62 6 26 Lyttelton 6 26 " Southbridge .. 25 31 3 17 28 48 (: ••1: ( 26 April, 1875 1 30 July, 1875 14 62 10 49 [- 25 31 Little RiverAkaroa 42 10 2 5 r ••-i 1 f 7 June, 1882 17 8 1 .. - L 22 46 24 51 t 16 Mar., 1886 5 38 •• I Springfield 19 44 19 44 Prelim. I 1 Dec, 1874 \ 3 Jan., 1880 ( 10 Fob., 1880 I 3 Nov., 1875 1 27 June, 1386 1 April,' ISSsi* 24 4 Whitecliffs 30 60 11 57 I 3 7 ]- 1 53 33 67 1 li 33 :: 5 5! 0 T I I 30 60 1 11 38 13 11 6' 5 Rakaia-Ash-burton Forks Ashburton 22 20 2'65 0 19 25 5 0 19 22'20 1 .. 22 20 ■'• 29 46 Tinwald-Westerfield 10 47 \ Westerfield-Anama .. 8 39 Anama-Cavendish .. 2 47 Cavendish-Mt.Somers 1 48 Mt.Somers-Springburn 4 8 j Extension .. 2 17 55 8 Washdyke - Pleasant 8 67 ' Point Pleasant Point-Albury 16 61 Albury-VVinscombe .. 7 7\ Winscombe-Eversley 3 30j Preliminary survey .. 19 3j 4 42 Studliolmo-Waimate 4 42 8 21 Waimate-Waihao 8 21 Downs 246 69 South Waitaki - 13 8 Oamaru Oamaru-Hillgrove .. 24 52 Hillgrove-Palmerston 12 68 Palmerston - Waikou- 9 3 aiti Waikouaiti-Waitati 14 33 Waitati-Glendermid 9 77 Glendermid-Dunedin 7 6 Dunedin-Abbotsford 5 7 Abbotsford - Clutha 46 36 River Clutha River - Bal- 0 60 clutha Balclutha-Clinton .. 20 76 Clinton-Waipahi .. 9 62 Waipahi-Gore .. 16 11; Gore-Mataura .. 7 40 Mataura-Woodlands 20 68 Woodlands-Invercar- 11 21 gill Invercargill-Bluff .. 17 1 29 46 L 1 52 :! I 8 April, 1880 7 Oct., 1882 1 1 Mar., 1884 4 Oct., 1886 { 9 Sept., 1889 ' 24 Dec, 1875 10 47 I 27 29 8 39 3 .. 2 47 29 1 i'48 3 i 8 a 3 .. Opawa and Albury to Fairlie Creek and Burke's Pass 55 8 ■ 2 45 2 17 2 17 8 67 16 61 3 .. I 36 5 38 50 - 1 Jan., 1877 22 Aug., 1883 30 Jan., 1884 7 7 3 30 Waimate Waimate Gorge 4 42 8 21 246 69 i*3 0 54 19 3 5 45 8 75 19 3 Prelim. 19 Mar., 1877 1 April, 1885* ' 25 Sept., 1875 13 8 4*42 8 21 . .. "i 42 8 21 WaitakiBluff and Branches Main Line 4 Nov., 1876 22 May, 1878 6 Sept., 1878 24 52 12 68 9' 3 ■59 13 306 2 7 May, 1878 20 Dec, 1877 9 April, 1873 1 July, 1874 1 Sept., 1875 7* 6 5' 7 7 1 .. 46 36 14 33 9 77 -246 69 22 Jan., 1878 0 60 22 Jan., 1879 1 Nov., 1877 21 June, 1877 30 Aug., 1875 j 7 June, 1875 11 Feb., 1874 962 20 76 16 11 7 40 " 20'68 .. I I .. j- 21 75 11*21 1 .. 5 Feb., 1807 17 1 Branches, — Duntroon 21 75 Pukouri-Marawhenua 21 29 Marawhenua - Dun- 0 46 troon 15 38 Duntroon - Hakatera- 15 38 moa 14 76 Waiareka-Ngapara .. 14 76 16 40 Windsor-Livingstone 12 0 Survey (trial) .. 4 40 9 40 Palmerston-Dunback 1 58 (part) Palmerston-Dunback 6 77 (part) Surveyed .. 0 65 1 9 Glendermid - Port 1 9 Chalmers 2 44 Burnside-WaltonPark 1 74 Walton Park - Saddle 0 50 Hill 4 65 Surveyed .. .. 4 65 21 75 1 35 23 30 j 1 Dec, 1875 ( 11 July, 1881 21 29 6'40 I •• •■ I I Duntroon-Haka-terarnea Ngapara Livingstone 15 38 1 5 16 43 1 April, 1885* 15 38 s .. 15 38 14 76 16 40 1 31 0 50. 16 27 12 50 4 40 0*5 Prelim. 2 April, 1877 12 Aug., 1887 f 30 July, 1882 14 76 li'75 14 76 11 75 4*40 i'ss Palmerston-Wai-hemo 9 40 I 0 54 9 29 r "I i 1 Oct., 1885 6 77 1 .. " [ 8 55 Port Chalmers.. s'40| 0 65 \ 4 49 0 65 9 April, 1873 i' 9 I - I i 9 1 9 Green Island .. 2 44 j- 0 52 3 16 ••{ ( 1 July, 1874 t 4 Sept., 1879 1 74 4 .. 0 , |- 2 44 Green Island to Brighton Fernhill Colliery Line Kaikorai Valley Railway Outram Lawrence 1 60 Abbotsford to Fern- 1 60 hill Colliery 2 60 Surveyed .. .. 2 60 4 65 1 60 2 60 0 24 4 65 2 4 2 60 4 G5 2 60 19 Dec, 1895 * +1 60 1 60 8 78 Mosgiel-Outram .. 8 78 21 76 Clarksvillc-Waitahuna 15 4 Waitahuna-Lawrence 6 72 38 25 Preliminary survey.. 38 25 f 8 78 21. 70 0 08 I 2 2 I 9 66 I 23 78 -I 1 Oct., 1877 j 22 Jan., 1877 1 2 April, 1877 15* 4 6 72 8 78 ! .. 8 78 I 21 76 I Lawr e n c e-Rox-burgb. Catlin's River .. 38 25 '• 38 25 38 25 Prelim. 22 20 Balclutha-Romahapa 7 62 Romahapa-Glenomaru 6 18 Catlin's Tunnel Sec- 0 46 tion Hunt's Road Sec(part) 3 48 Hunt's Road Sec.(part) 1 06 Surveyed .. 3 0 20 3 Waipahi-Kclso .. 15 27 Kelso-Heriot .. 4 56 34 30 Anguilla Section .. 6 19 Surveyed 28 11 22 20 0 50 0 38 I 8 32 : 6 56 0 46 15 Dec, 1885 9 July, 1891 4 Mar., 1895 7 62 2 .. 6* 18 7 62 6 18 0 46 0 46 Waipahi - Heriot Burn Extension to Roxburgh, via Rae's Junction and Ettrick Vid Spylaw 0 12 0 43 3 60 1 49 3 0 1 06 16 Dec, 1895 3 48 3 48 8 0 f 1 Dec, 1880 1 1 April, 1884 15*27 20 3 [23 22 6 -{ 1 4 56 ' 20 3 34 30 6 19 28 11 4 66 24 14 37 p 9 b8 14 22 7 0 6 70 6 19 28 11 i Prelim. 28 70 Anguilla Section .. 4 56 Surveyed 24 14 36 39 Gore-Lumsden .. 36 39 28 70 4 56 24 14 Prelim. 134 •■ Waimea Plains District Ry. Kelso-Gore 36 39 1 April,' 1886* 36 39 36 39 24 0 Surveyed .. 9 58 Preliminary survey .. 14 22 13 70 Riversdale Section .. 7 0 Surveyed .. 6 70 19 30 Edendale-Wyndham 4 0 Wyndham-Glenham 5 36 Surveyed .. 9 74 23 17 Appleby-Waimatua 5 40 Waimatua-Mokotua 5 58 Waicura Sec. (portion) 6 62 Waituna Sec (portion) 1 40 Titiroa Section .. 3 57 83 0 Oxford-Sheffield .. 11 44 Surveyed .. 21 7 Reconnaissance .. 50 29 182 56 Wingatui Jct.-Hindon 16 67 Hindon Section (part) 2 48 Deep Stream Section 4 22 Nenthom Section .. 9 0 Middlemarch Section 7 31 Hyde Section .. 16 12 Kyeburn Section .. 15 60 Surveyed .. 110 56 87 4 Invercargill-Winton 18 5S Winton-Caroline .. 22 10 Caroline-Elbow .. 8 27 I Elbow-Lowther .. 5 76 1 Lowther-Athol .. 13 18 I Athol-Fairlight .. 10 10 I Fairlight-Kingston .. 8 35 Kingston Wharf .. 0 10 30 0 Lumsden-Castle Rock 2 21 Castle Rock-Murray 4 9 Creek Murray Crk.-Mossburn 4 10 Surveyed .. .. 8 20 Reconnaissance .. 11 20 14 0 W1 n t o n - Makarewa 9 76 River Makarewa River- 2 48 McDonald's Corner McDonald's Corner- 1 30 Hedgehope 17 53 Makarewa Junction- 17 53 Riverton 11 40 Thornbury (Aparima I 11 40 June) to Otautau 10 55 Otautau-Wairio .. 10 55 17 68 Riverton-Oraki ..J 6 3 Oraki-Colac .. | 1 30 Colac-Orcpuki .. 10 35 1775 34 .. 775 34 24 0 9 58 14 22 Prelim. 5 0 Riversdale- Switzers Edendale-Toitois 13 70 2**0 r. G 70 0 I 9 Oct.', 1882 I 1 May, 1890 19 30 t 0 72 10 28 9 74 -{ 4 536 I 9 36 Seaward Bush.. 23 17 9 74 I 9 July, 1886 1 16 Jan., 1888 6 Mar., 1895 5 40^ I 0 36 11 54 5*58 I 18 0 0 43 7 25 1 40 3 57 11 71 21 7 50 29 18 1 1 40 3 57 .. 1 6 62 Oxford-Temuka .. 0 27 7 Aug., 1884 1144 ii 44 Canterbury Interior Main Line Otago Central 83 0 21 7 50 29 Prelim. Waitaki BlufE Main Line to Lake Hawea 182 56 i 14 24 Oct., 1889 16 67 !- 0 75 J 24 16 9 April, 1891 - lii !! 23 21 (:: i I 56 20 16 77 15 60 110 56 15 60 12 July, 1894 ('.: 16 12 gill-King-ston and Branch, LumsdenMararoa Invcrcargill-King-ston 0 65 '• I lio'56 .. 1 ' 22 Feb., 1871 20 Oct., 1875 7 Feb., 1876 15 Jan., 1877 28 Jan., 1878 29 April, 1878 10 July, 1878 14 Dec, 1878 ( 1 April, 1881 j 13 Mar., 1886 18*58 '.'. - 1 Lumsden-Mararoa 87 4 - 5 15 92 19 22 10 8 27 0 76 13 18 10 10 - 1 - I 87 4 8 35 0 10 .. I I - ■I: 2 21 I I L 10 40 30 0 4 9 i .. Forest Hill Tramway 11 40 .. i i Winton to Hedgehope >i i 8 20 11 20 9 76 8 20 11 20 [ 22 Jan., 1887 4 10 i Prelim. i 16 Dec, 1885 •' " - 976 9 76 I 11 ' i 2 48 2 4S | i ) .. 3 .. 2 .. 1 Western Railways Wallace town Branch Otautau Branch j 1 36 1 3G Prelim. si 5 f 6 37 i ) 5 / J , 9 June, 1879 115 Dec, 1879 T7 53 11 40 10 55 6 8i •• ! I 17 53 11 40 Otautau-Nightcaps Orepuki Branch 64 13 ' j 3 Mar., 1882 >S July, 1881 24 Sept., 1883 V 5 Mav, 1885 L .. 1 .. 76 36 27 62 " ,, , i'30 •• I 10 55 !| 17 68 3 1,210 55 10 35; Totals •• 1 202 66 197S 20 1 ! 494 6ll I 36 72 3 6 6 126 78 247 72 56 46 18 66 35 aal 22 45j ! 14 34 24 60j IJ101 50' I '§47 62 17 53 21 32 5 36 29 39, j 1 I 34 12 j!'27 29 |5 28| I 11 21 152 39 94 58 40 35: * In these cases the dates given are the dates on wbi f This comprises 3m. 48ch. of railways constructed 1 I This comprises 45m. 55ch. of railways constructed § This comprises 11m. 23ch. of railways constructed 1| This comprises 23m 40ch. of railways constiuctec lich the by the C 1 by the 1 by the d by the railways 3overnm« Governrx G overran ! GoTer.ni , became the property of the ent, and lm. 60ch. of lines c nent, and 45m. 79ch. of linei Dent, and 36m. 3'Jch. of linei orient, and 3m. 6Sch. of lines ; Government, constructed bv private s constructed by privt s constructed by priv; l constructed by priva i com pi ite con ite con ,te com any and afterwards pi npanies under the Dit apanies under the Dis lpany and afterwards urchased by tl strict Railway: jtrict Railways purchased by he Gove s Act ar s Act ar the Go' srnment. ad afterwards purchased by tl id afterwards purchased by tl vernment. he Govi lie Gov. 31-nment. irnment.