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Enclosure to Appendix F. TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorised, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1896. NORTH ISLAND.

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State of Line. so s Main Line. so c Opened. Appropriation. Name of Line. Subdivisions. Total. n3 CD > CO Under Forma-! tion. Under Platelaying. 1874-5 I L875--6 1876-7 ! 1877-8 1878-9 1879-80 1880-1 1881-2 j 1882-3 1883-4 1884-5 1885-6 1886-7 1887-8 1888-9 1889-90 1890-1 1891-2 1892-3 ,1893-4 1894-5 1895-6 Total. Date. 1873-4 10 M.chs. 11 1 12 M. chs. 12 M. chs. I 13 M. chs. 14 M. chs. 15 M. chs. 2 30 16 M. chs. 17 M. chs. 18 M. chs. 19 M. chs. 20 M. chs. 21 M. chs. 22 M. chs. 23 M. chs. 24 M. chs. 25 M. chs. 26 M. chs. 27 M. chs. 28 M. chs. 29 M. chs. 30 M. chs. 31 M. chs. 32 M. chs. 33 M. chs. 34 M. chs. 35 M. chs. [ 7 41 1 2 3 M. chs.| 7 41 4 5 M.chs. 1 5 M. chs. 2 30 ' 6 M. chs. | 0 57 7 M. chs. 8 M. chs. 9 M. chs. 22 Feb., 1877 M.chs. I Kawakawa ! WhangareiKamo WhangareiKamo Extension Kaihu Valley! Helensville n o r t h - wards Kawakawa Kamo-Whangarei .. Kamo-Hukerenui .. Kaihu Valley I I Helensville northwards 14 57 19 40 110 0 9 20 ±\i. ens. j Kawakawa - Tauma- 2 30 j rere [ Taumarere - Opua 5 11 J Wharf Deep water Opau 2 48 Wharf Opau Wharf - Wha- 2 2 ] ngarei Whang are i-Kamo . . 4 50 j Kamo-Hikurangi .. 8 0 Hikurangi-Wbakapara 3 25 Whakapaia-Hukerenui 3 32 Dargaville - Opanake 16 46 Opanake-Waima .. 2 74 Extension .. .. 77 73 - Welsford Road to 11 75 Komokoriki Komokoriki-Tahakeroa 6 26 Tabakeroa-Makarau 3 18 Makarau Contract .. 3 6 Kanohi - Helensville 7 42 Terminus Helensville Terminus, 0 43 \ —Helensville Helensville-Rumeu 12 79 I Kumeu-Henderson., 11 0 i Henderson-Waikomiti 1 50 Waikomiti-Newmarket 9 61 ) Penrose-Onehunga .. 2 53 1 Onehunga Wharf .. 0 20 j Auckland Wharf .. ... Auckland Station .. 0 15 Auckland-Mercer .. 42 72 , Mercer-Newcastle .. 31 2 Newcastle-Hamilton 10 33 Hamilton-Ohaupo .. 9 27 Ohaupo-Te Awamutu G 24 J 5 11 2 48 2 2 ' 4 50 8 0 3 25 3 32 16 46 2 74 77 73 11 75 6 26 3 18 3 6 7 42 2 27 1 20 0*50 estim. 0*40 1 10 8 18 2 48 8 79 9 20 3 25 3 32 17 16 2 74 77 73 11 75 6 26 3 18 3 46 8 52 2 48 332 77*73 11 75 6 26 3 18 3 25 2 74 estim. Prelim. -{ 3*6 7 April, 1884 30 Nov., 1882 28 Oct., 1880 2 July, 1894 27 July, 1891 * 4 50 2 2 5 11 ! .. i - .. 742 16 46 8 "o I 6 52 i 8 0 16 46 7 42 K ai p araWaikato Kaipara-Auckland .. 3 May, 1889 [-35 73 0 43 ' I 18 Sept., 1880 0 43 35 73 12 79 11 0 1 50 9 61 2 53 0 20 29 Oct., 1875 18 July, 1881 21 Dec, 1880 29 Mar., 1880 24 Dec, 1873 28 Nov., 1878 2 53 12 79 11 0 6 66 42 59 1*50 Onehunga Branch .. 2 53 9 61 I 2 73 2 73 0*20 1 70 4 63 Auckland-Waikato .. 100 13 0 15 42 72 31 2 10 33 9 27 6 24 0 55 0 55 30 Nov., 1885 20 May, 1875 13 Aug., 1877 19 Dec, 1877 4 June, 1878 1 July, 1880 015 ) 100 13 I 42 72 31 2 10 33 9 27 1611 116 24 Auckland-Penrose — Deviation via Beach Auckland City Branch —Kingsland Station to Auckland Station via Western Park and Freeman's Bay Pukekohe-Waiuku .. 6 50 2 60 Deviation via Beach 6 §0 Auckland City Branch 2 60 6 50 2 60 6 50 2 60 6 50 2 60 Prelim, i I I 6*24 •• ■ " ■• Paerata-Waiuku .. 12 5 Surveys, new lines W aik atoThames Waikato-Thames .. 12 5 62 58 Frank ton Junction, 1 1 —Hamilton Hamilton-Morrinsville 16 79 Morrinsville-Te Aroha 12 55 . Te Aroha- Ohineumri 12 63 Ohinemuri Contract 6 35 Hikutaia Contract .. 8 25 Kauaeranga Contract 4 40 Ruakura Junction, 12 2 —Camhridge Morrinsville-Oxford.. 30 60 Oxford-Putaruru . . 6 77 Ngatira Contract .. 8 0 Kaponga Contract .. 10 23 Tarukenga Contract 4 62 „ 0 8 Rotoi'ua Contract .. 8 43 Putaruru-Lichfield .. 4 3 h 12 5 36 56 12 5 ( "1 20 Oct., 1879 i 1 1 16 79 - I [ 43 38 J 1 Oct., 1884 1 Mar., 1886 20 Dec, 1895 12*55 12*68 J Hami Iton-C ambridgc 1 10 13 73 6 35 8 25 5 75 15 16 6*35 8 25 H am M tonCambridge Thames Valley - Rotorua Thames Valley-Roto-rua 12 2 69 33 135 3 14 ' 2 40 40 17 4 40 ( ;:} 8 Oct., 1884 8 Mar., 1886 21 June, 1886 12 2 30 60 '* 6*77 I 8 0 10 23 4 62 12 2 I 37 57 | 23 5 0 50 0 54 8 50 10 77 I 5 15 {::: 24 Nov., 1893 f0**8 [8 43 8*51 4 3 Putaruru - Lichfield Branch Napier-.Woodville .. 0 25 1 18 8 Dec, 1894 N a p i e r - Woodville and Paim erston North 9 61 4 3 .. i 21 June, 1886 4 3 4 3 .. 96 65 Spit-Napier .. 2 16 Napier-Hastings .. 11 64 Hastings-Pakipaki .. 4 27 Pakipaki-Te Aute .. 10 17 Te Aute-Waipawa .. 12 53 Waipawa-Waipukurau 4 49 Waipukurau-Takapau 12 79 Takapau-Kopua .. 5 63 Kopua-Makotuku .. 5 22 Makotuku-Matam.au 4 22 Matamau-Tahoraite 7 43 Tahoraitc-Woodville 15 10 Woodville-Palmerston 17 21 North Woodville-Newman 24 50 Newman- Eketahuna 2 4 Eketahuna - Manga- 6 15 mahoe Mangamahoe- 4 7 Mauriceville Mauricevillo - Master- 12 8 ton Masterton-Woodside 16 22 Woodside-Featherston 4 19 Featherston-Kaitoko 17 48 Kaitoke-Upper Hutt 7 47 Upper Hutt - Silver- 3 35 stream Silverstream - Lower 8 0 Hutt Lower Hutt-Pipitea 8 2 Pipitea-Wellington.. 0 47 To Aio Extension .. 1 15 Woodside-Groytown 3 7 Foxton-Palmerston.. 23 39 Palmorston-Fcilding 11 28 Feilding-Halcombe.. j 7 76 Halcombe-Marton .. ! 10 49 Marton-Turakina .. j 9 10 Turakina-Aramoho .. 20 25 Ararnoho-Kai Iwi .. 9 31 Kai lwi-Waitotara .. I 13 2 Waitotara-Waverley j 6 73 Waverley-Patea .. j 8 31 Turakina-Matarawa | 11 67 Aramoho-Goat Valley 7 40 Tunnel Kai Iwi-Okehu .. 3 60 Nukumaru-Waitotara 3 0 j Patea-Manutahi .. 8 57 ! Manutahi-Hawera .. 9 24 Hawera-Normanby.. 3 35 Normanhy-Eltham.. 8 32 Eltham-Ngaire .. 2 60 Ngaire-Stratford .. 3 20 Stratford-Inglewood 13 40 Inglewood-Sentry Hill 8 60 Waitara-N. Plymouth 11 13 N. Plymouth-Moturoa 2 35 Moturoa-Breakwater Bull's Branch .. 3 79 Aramoho Loop .. 0 10 Aramoho-Wanganui 3 19 Marton Junction, — 18 53 Rangatira Mangaonoho Contract 3 70 Makohine Section .. 4 59 Powhakaroa Section 13 40 Paengaroa Section .. 10 22 Turangarere Section 10 66 Waiouru Section .. 7 40 25 Nov., 1874 12 Oct., 1874 1 Jan., 1875 17 Feb., 1876 28 Aug., 1876 1 Sept.,1876 12 Mar., 1877 25 Jan., 1878 9 Aug., 1880 23 June,1884 1 Dec, 1884 22 Mar., 1887 9 Mar., 1891 2 16 11 64 4 27 10 17 12 53 4 49 12 79 96 65 15 05 111 70 5*63 5*22 4 22 7 43 .. 15 10 17*21 17 21 Woodville-Palmerston North Woodville-Wellington 17 21 0 51 17 72 2"4 115 79 24 50 21 78 2 52 16 Mar'., 1896 ' 8 April, 1889 615 WellingtonWoodvillo 10 Jan., 1887 4 7 14 June, 1886 12 8 1 Nov., 1880 14 May, 1880 12 Oct., 1878 1 Jan., 1878 1 Feb., 1876 16 22 4 19 17*48 ■91 29 18 51 110 0 7*47 3*35 15 Dec, 1875 8 0 14 April, 1874 1 Nov., 1880 29 Mar., 1893 ' 14 May, 1880 ,27 April, 1876 '20 Oct., 1876 22 April, 1878 | 20 May, 1878 I 4 Feb., 1878 17 May, 1877 28 Juno, 1879 20 Sept., 1880 23 Mar., 1881 28 Aug., 1883 8 2 0*47 • • i • • 115 3 *7 3 7 Greytown Branch .. Foxton-Patea 3 7 120 44 0 04 1 3 71 23 39 11 28 Foxton-New Plymouth 11 75 135 39 J 20*25 7 76 10 49 9 10 9*31 l .. I .. " •• I ■ • l ■120 44 Route Improvement Surveys 13 2 6 73 8 31 • ■ I 1 26 07 11 67 7 40 11 67 7 40 3 60 3 0 3 60 3 0 Prelim. Patea-Waitara , 28 Aug., 1883 23 Mar., 1885 20 Oct., 1881 18 June, 1881 J 7 Feb., 1881 27 Sept., 1880 17 Dec, 1879 30 Nov., 1877 14 Oct., 1875 28 April, 1880 ■■ I 8 57 9*24 71 56 I I ..-I ■• ! .. i 3 35 8 32 111 52 83 28 2*60 3 20 71 56 83 28 13*40 i 1 i 860 .. 1 .. Bull's Branch Wanganui Branch .. I 0 53 0 53 3 79 ilia 2*35 •• I 3 79 3 29 3*79 Prelim. j 21 Jan., 1878 ( 21 Jan., 1878 2 Juno, 1888 o'io 3 19 I 2 13 5 42 2 78 21 51 ■:{ | 3 29 Marton-Tc Awamutu 216 0 18 53 18 53 North Island Main Trunk Railway 0 43 4 33 4 59 13 40 10 22 10 06 7 40 ( 7 0 • • ( 7 49 ( 2 0 • • \ 0 0 61 4 16 0 4*59 6 21 IMay, 1893 3 70 3 70 MurimiHu Section .. 14 49 Raotihi Section .. 8 0 7 19 10 22 10 66 7 40 7 0 7 49 2 0 0 0 61 4 16 0 l: Trial Trial Prelim. " I Central Route —Deviation Surveys 30 0 34 0 Trial Survey .. 61 4 Taumaranui Soction 16 0 Poro-o-tarao Tunnel 1 34 Contract Mokau Section .. 11 9 Mokau-To Kuiti .. 8 53 Te Kuiti-Otorohanga 11 41 Otorohanga-To Awa- 14 20 mutu Ohakune to Mokau- 30 0 Retaruke Divide Makatote Gorge-Ma- 34 0 rae Kowhai Marae-Kowhai-Ohura 20 0 Valley Ngaire Section .. 38 73 Tangarakau Section 26 0 Heao Section .. 10 70 Ohura Section .. 27 75 Waitara Section .. 46 75 Urenui to Tangitu 12 0 River Hastings-Te Awamutu 170 0 ; I 0 56 13 19 1 2 74 37 28 30 0 34 0 30 0 34 0 134 11 9 Prelim. Prelim. ■■I ( 8 Mav, 1889 \, 2 Dec, 18871 | 9 Mar., 1887 i 14*20 11 41 8 53 ■• ! " i .. i I I •• | i " r .. I 34 34 Ngaire-Ongaruho .. 20 0 20 0 20 0 Explor. I I 103 58 .. I 38 73 .. I 26 0 .. 10 70 .. 27 75 .. 46 75 12 0 38 73 26 0 10 70 27 75 46 75 12 0 " Waitara-Tangarakau Urenui Route 46 75 12 0 Prelim. " Hastings-Te Awamutu 170 0 .. 170 0 170 0 Prelim. I 1561 8 15G1 8 120 081681 76 709 6 10 18 10 55 61 19 69 23 64 24 103 70 24 22 I I 68 39 22 07 17 8 H 11 41 18 53 22 30 17 21 16 46 I 1 15 26 75 16 51 14 67 775 24 Total .. 66-40 27 19 2 2 55 21 50 f59 0 * In this case the date given is the date on which the t This comprises 48m. of railway constructed by Govt I This comprises 12m. 70ch. of railway constructed h} railway was taken over by the Govern irnment, and 11m. of lino constructed r Government, and 30m. 60ch. of line ( raonui Branch not mentioned above, a .ment. by privi construe ate company un< >ted by private ci dls have been ta] ler the 1 nnpany ten up. 'istrict Railways mder the Distri See " The Taor s Act anc ict Railw d afterwards pui rays Act and afti ch Railway Act, •chased 3rwards jy the G autchas. iovernment. ed by the Gove] .ment. Note.— r the ra aui Bran. 1894."