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TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorised, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1898—continued MIDDLE ISLAND.

J j i I I -- —. - , i State of Line. \ M Vot*' N»r,,ofLine. . Subdivision. £l Under Under , Upened. I- ■ j ' ! J ' I."" 1 ay '° K ' I Date - 1872 " 73 - 187^74 - 187^75 ' Total . i i 1 2 3 i 5 6 7 8 9 10 n 12 13 14 IS 16 I 17 18 : 19 i 20 21 22 i 23 24 ?<; 9fi 07 ' os 90 <v> w ■ m i a<. i o= o.. ! -, aQ m Ne, son -! Nelson-Behove.. *22 %l Port Extensa .. "i % > "* * " * * *" *" *' % May, 188o| *.* ". * ****** * *l "" "" <" *i *» " '* * H * * " ■"* A «"4»"* -"* " ""*■ " « 4 *-"■ A. A A Roundell Nelson-Foxhill .. i 18 73 I 2 52 25 45 .. .. .. J 31 Jan., 1876 ! .. .. 18 73 "" " " ■• | ■• •• •• •• •• •• •• I FoxhiU-Belgrove ..! 3 OJ ( 25 July, 1881 .. " 3' 0 "" " " " " ' - " • '" "J " " I Greyjnouth-j Greymouth - Nel- 7 5lj Greymouth-Brunner- ■ 7 32 1 7April, 1876 .. .. .. .. 7 32 " " " T " " "" "' " "' .. •■ •■ .. I Nelsoni son Creek ton I .... ........ j ...................... Creek Extension ..j 0 5j r 6 18 13 69 1 Feb., 1881J ' | '..OS . T SA ■ Stillwater (portion).. ; 0 4J 114 Mar., 1881J 0 4 " " •'.•■{** ■ ■ "" "' "" • ■ 0 10 I 1 Sept., 18851 .. " " i',J •" ! " Westport- Westport - Ngaka- . 19 56 Station .. 0 29) pl7 Dec, 18781 .... .. 0*29 " " u iu, ...... Ngakawau wau ■ Westport-Waimanga- 10 0 [ 434:2353 J | 5 Aug., 1876i .......... l6' 0 ...... ['. " .... roa. • * * * • • - * * •• '' r -^ Waimangaroa-Ngaka-' 8 70/ ( 26 Sept., 1877! .. I " 8 7o| I wau 1 '" • ■ • • • ■ '' i ■ ■ • ■ • • • ■ • ■ • ■ •. I Extension to Coal 0 37 .. i 0 37 .. .. .. 31 Mar., 1890] ....... ■ n ,, 7 ; Company's Line ! " ...... .. 0 37j ..••....•••.... u ol Westport- Ngakawau - Moki- j 7 12 Ngakawau-Mokihi- 7 12 1 21: 8 33 : .. .. .. ] 8 Aug., 1893 .. .. ...... ■ 7 10 Ngakawau hinui nui 1 ...... j ......••.. j ...... 7 12| ■•••.... ■ Extension Mokihinui Colliery 3 89 Mokihinui to coal- 3 69 0 21 i 4 10 .. .. .. !25Peb 1895 1 * .. „ „„ Q ra Line mine | " ■■ •• •• ■■ •• .. J 3 69 .. .. .. 3 G9 Greymouth- Greymouth-Hoki- I 24 37 Grevmouth-Hokitika 24 37 2 10 1 26 47 ; .. .. .. 20 Dec 1893! 01 -it Hokitika tika ; •• I •• •• ■■ •• .. 24 37J • • •■ .. •• 2t 37 New Survey Kumara Branch I 4 10 Kumara Branch .. 4 10: .. ! 4 10 i 4 10 Pic ton- Picton-Awatere .. 37 5 Picton-Blenheim .. 16 57:) „ K 01 , j|l8 Nov, 1875 1 .. " 1657 '" ■ "' "" " "' V" " •• " " '"■ ■■ ""/»"' Hurunui ! Blenheim ..: 122j[ 3 b . °\ I !24 May, 188oi .. '.'. ' " '.'. .. i'oo " "■ " " " " " '-' ■• " " " ■• •• 17 79 Omaka Contract .. 2 43! 0 20| 2 63 I i18 Anril,1893! .. .. " " V " " •• •• i " " i "'9^ Vemon Contract 1 75! .. I 1 75 ' .. ' 1 75 .. \ .. .. "" " ' - • • " • • ■ • '" • • 2 43| • • • • .. • • - * d Dashwood Contract 3 38| .. i 3 38 .. 3 38 .. ' " " ".' ■ • .. j • • Utawai Contract .. ! 2 50; .. 2 50 .. 2 50 .. ., ;; [ ] " '] ' • ' • • • .. • • Awatere Section .. 5 7;.. S T I 6 T I ... .. .. " !"■]-*' '•" "' '-" " " " ■ ■ ••'" Surveyed (trial) .. 3 33 .. ! 3 33 | 3 33 !Prelim. .. .. ;; ' [' •• ! .. I •• .. •• ; " •• •• : •• Kahautera-Waiau 26 55 Kahautera-Parnassus 26 55 .. 26 55 ! 26 55 'Prelim. .. .. ,. .. •• j •• ....••....••••.... Cheviot Section.. 43 0 Parnassus-Hurunui 22 0! .. j 22 0 22 0 ; .. [ . \\ \\ [[ '' i ' * Hurunui-Waipara .. 21 0i .. j 21 0 21 0 : .. .. ,. ,. " " * t "" Waiau-Hurunui 23 0 Reconnaissance .. j 13 30 , .. 13 30 13 30 iPrelim. .. " .. ** '] " '" j '' Culverden-Hurunui 9 50; 0 42; 10 12 .. .. .. j 9 Feb., 1886 .. "' 1 .'." A\n •■ •• •• •• " .. •• •• •• •■ •• ••-J, Hurunui- Main Line .. 196 37 Hurunui-Medbury .. 1 14 f! 9 Feb., 1886 1 .. .. i '*' ' J ou .. .. ■• .. .. , •• .. .. •• •• .. " ' \ . . Waitaki, : Medbury-Waikari .. 1 8 iO\ ■ 128 Oct.','1884 ...... \ .... " " | A' 4O 1 14 .. •• with Waikari-Waipara 9 10 : . !l7 April, 1882 ........ o'lO " I Branches . : Waipara-Amberley.. j 6 77' 6 Oct., 1880: ....". .. " 677 " Amberley- Ashley (part); 3 63: I 9 Feb., 1876 3 63 i ' ....•• .... ....••••..•• it ". ' 7 64 J 3 Nov., 1875! 7 64 '" Ashley-Eangiora .. 1 71: 17 April, 1875; 1 71 .. . " ....■■ .... .... I Rangiora-Southbrook 1 63! 0 Nov., 1872| .. 1 63 . ' " 1- * f L I I Southbrook-Kaiapoi , 5 l| I ' 2 Sept., 1872 .. 5 1! " . .. "j !••.... ....•• Kaiapoi-Addington 11 68: 1 April, 1872 11 68 .. ,. . \ .. ' " .. ■ .. 1 Christchurch-Selwyn 22 43: | 2 Oct., 1867 22 43 " ...... .... .;■... .. Selwyn-Dunsandel .. 177; 15 Feb., 1873 .. 177: !.' .. .. " " " H •• •• \ Dunsandel-Rakaia .. 10 66: 1 -, 9fi , fin fiq 1 j29 May, 1873 10 66: .... " ....••■....••■•..•• b< I Rakaia-Ashburton .. 17 7; fbi Jb0 bS 1 ! 4 Aug., 1874 .. .. 17 7 ? " ' Ashburton-Ealing .. 19 29; 31 May, 1875 .. .. " 19 29 .. • • ■ • .. .... .... Ealing-Woodbridgo.. 2 59 24 Aug., 1875 2 59 .. . " .... .... .. •• Woodbridge-Temuka ; 13 65 * 4 Feb., 1876 13 65 '" .... .... .. • ■ Temuka-Timaru .. 11 15: 22 Oct., 1875 ....■ 11 15 '" .... .... .. ■• Timaru-St. Andrews 10 28[ 1 July, 1876 .. .. '.'. .... io'28 '" ". .... .... ...... St. Andrews-Otaio .. 3 66: 1 Sept., 1876 3 66 " .. .. " Otaio-Makikihi .. 3 61: 30 Oct., 1876 3 61 .. "" ....;•• .... .... Makikihi-Hook .. 3 36! 1 Feb., 1877 336 " ....;•. .... .... •• .. Hook-North Waitaki ■ 16 14] 1 Feb., 1877 .. .. ' .. .. 16 14 ',' '' ' '' '' '' North Waitaki-South 1 40| J 17 April, 1876 .. .... .. 1 40 .[ " \ " Branches, — Waitaki . I " '" *" " - ' '" '' " " " Rangiora-Oxford 21 76 Rangiora-Cust .. | H 77 ) (I 1 Dec 1874 11 77 \ Cust-Carlton .. ■ 5 53| \ 2 36 24 32 i 6 April, 1875 .. .. '.' 5 53 .. " " ' • • • •" • • • • -■ " • • "' I m TC Carlton-Oxford West i 4 26;) ( |21 June, 1875 ...... 4 26 .. ....••.... .. .. j »*o Eyreton (from 20 7 Main Line - West 14 25) (127 Dec 1875 14 25 " ....•■.... ..■■) Main Line) Eyreton '■[ 1 61 21 68 .. .. ., i " "" ••• • ■ '' • • " i 20 7 Eyreton-Bennett's .. ■ 5 62;) (jl Feb., 1878 5 62 .. I Lyttelton .. 6 26 Lyttelton - Christ- 6 26 .. 6 26 9 Dec, 1867 6 26 .. .. .. .... " ' 6"ti church Southbridge .. 25 31; Hornby-Ellesmere .. 14 62;) ., 17 9tt d a ( 26 April, 1875 .... 14 62 .. \ Ellesmere - South- 10 49.) ° ' zo *° 1 30 July, 1875 .. .'. .. 10 49 " " " "" " "* y "." 25 31 bridge '" "' • • • ■ • • : • ■ ■ • • • *• • • • • "" - ' • • '' ' Little River- 42 10 Lincoln-Birdling's ! 17 81 f 7 June 1882 • 17 8 ■ \ Akaroa ; Flat \- 2 5 24 51 .. .. ...{ '" " '* J* " " " - " •• •• '' -, •• I „„ 4r Birdling's Flat-Little 5 38: J I 16 Mar., 1886 .. - qs f River ' " •' 5 dH .. j .. • ■ .. .. • • .. .. • • • • .. ■ • ; Reconnaissance .. 19 44 .. 19 44 19 44 Prelim. Springfield .. 30 60 Rolleston-Sheffield .. I 24 4) ( 1 Dec' 1874 " 24 4 " " " " " " " " " \ " Sheffield-Springfield : 5 3 7 33 67 3 Jan., 1880 '.'. .. '.'. .. .. " " 5 # 59 \ " " "' " " " '" I 30 60 i Springfield-Coalmine : 0 77;) ( 10 Feb., 1880 .. .. 0 77 " ■■■■■■ .......... ••..•• Whitecliffs .. 11 38i Darfield-Whiteeliffs : 11331 „ 1q ni f 3 Nov, 1875 ' 1133 " " ' "' •' "' " " " "" " " { Whitecliffs to Bridge J 0 5f l °T ld " I 27 June 1886 " .. " '" .. " " " - ' " "A'* " " " " " " " H 38 Rakaia-Ash- 22 20! Rakaia-Methven .. i 22 20 : 2 65 25 5 1 April, 1885* .. " V "" L'U i "> " " "" " " " ' 099,1 burton Forks F " , 22 201 .. .. ■• .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 20 Ashburton .. 29 46 Tinwald-Westerfield ] 10 47: \ / 8 April, 1880] .. .. i 10 47 Westerfield-Anama.. 8 39' J j 7Oct.,'l882J ". '. .. ..*■".'. 8*39 " " '" , Anama-Cavendish .. 2 47- 1 52 29 1 i 1 Mat, 1884; '' .'. .. o' 47 . " " - " " " " mm Cavendish-Mt.Somers 148; 4 Oct., 1886 .. .. " - ' " - j'J " " " ■ -- ,- •■ " ' 27 Mt.Somers-Springburn 4 SO [ 9 Sept., 1889 . . .. " " ] '' ..........••••.... I Extension 2 17; .. 2 17 | 2 17 .. .. ....;...-• 4 ......... ...... 1 Opawa and Al- 55 8] Washdyke - Pleasant 8 67 \ 24 Dec, 1875! 8 67 ...... .... .... ..•••• bury to Fairlie Point Creek and Pleasant Point-Albury 16 611 2 45} 38 50 .. .. ... 1 J an ., 1877J 16 61! .. .. a fi k Burke's Pass : Albury-Winscombe.. 7 7: 22 Aug., 1883! ., .. : ., .. 7' 7 Winscombe-Eversley 3 30j { 30 Jan., 1884! *. .. .. .. s. o 0 "" " ■" V '• ;' ■■■..•• : Preliminary survey.. 19 3 .. 19 3 j 19 3 Prelim. .. .. .... .. .. •• / Waimate .. 4 42: Studholme-Waimate 4 42; 13 5 45 .. .. .. 19 Mar., 1877 '.'. 4 42 ! " " " " " •• •• •• •■ •• ■• •• •• , Waimate Gorge 8 21 Waimate-Waihao 8 2li 0 54 8 75 .. .. .. 1 Anril ' 1885 * " " " '" o'oi " " " " " " "' t o7 Downs '" 8 21 .. .. • • j .. .. 8 21 Waitaki-! Main Line .. 246 69 South Waitaki- 13 8] ' 25Sept., 1875 13 8 .. .. .. k Bluff and Oamaru " ''. i .'.' .. ; .. •■ . .. .. Branches ; Oamaru-Hillgrove .. 24 52 4 Nov., 1876 ..24 52, I Hillgrove-Palmerston 12 68 • 22 May, 1878 " .. 1268! ... .... .... .... Palmerston-Waikou- 9 3 6Sept.,1878 9 3 .. aiti ] Waikouaiti-Waitati 14 33 7 May, 1878 . ['"... 14 33 Waitati-Glendermid 9 77 20 Dec, 1877 .. .. 9 77 .. .. " '" " " " " ' " Glenaermid-Dunedin 7 6 9 April, 1873 .. j 7 6 .. .... " • • .. .... Dunedin-Abbotsford 5 7 X July, 1874 5 7 " ....••,... Abbotsford - Clutha 46 36 .59 13 | 306 2 1 Sept.', 1875 .'. '.'. '.'. .. 4636 .'. '.'. '.'. '.'. .'. " \\ ]\ " " " '.'. " Clutha River - Bal- 060 22 Jan., 1878 0 60 .... clutha Balclutha-Clinton .. 20 76; 22 Jan., 1879 I 20 76 .... .... .... Clinton-Waipahi .. 9 62 1 Nov., 1877 .. 9 62i .. ••..•■.... Waipahi-Gore ..; 16 11; 21 June, 1877 .. .. .. .. '.'. 16 11 ]'.'.'.'.".< " .. •• ] Gore-Mataura 7 40] 30 Aug., 1875 7 40i .. .. " .... .... ; Mataura-Woodlands 20 68] 7 June, 1875 2068 .... .... " Woodlands - Invercar- 11 21| 11 Feb 1874 11 21 ....... .................. gill ' " " •• ■■ I •• •• J Tnvercargill-Bluff .. ; 17 lj J (. 5 Feb., 1867 17 1 j firanoheSj — .... .. .... Duntroon ..21 75] Pukeuri-Marawhenua 21 29 \ , «! „ „ f 1 Dec, 1875 21 29: , Marawhenua - Dun- 0 46) ou I 11 July, 1881 .. .'. .. '.'. .. '.'. '.'. '.'. " 0 " 46 • '" 21 7S troon '' '' • • • ■ • • • ■ •' • • • • ' • "' ■ • I Duntroon-Haka- 15 38] Duntroon - Hakatera- I 15 38! 1 5] 16 43 .. .. .. 1 April 1885 • ,. Q oi ., oo teramea mea " " -- 15 38 ...... .... 15 38 Ngapara .. 14 76i Waiareka-Ngapara.. 14 76i 1 31] 16 27 .. .. .. 2 April, 1877 14 76 u ,, Livingstone .. 16 40i Windsor-Livingstone 12 0: 0 50] 12 50 ..0 5 .. 12 Aug 1887 " J " " ,;*-« " ■ " " " " „ Li j Survey (trial) ..: 4 40] .. ] 4 40 4 40 IPrelim. ..If.' }. '.'. " 11 75 • • .... 1175 Palmerston-Wai- 9 40l Palmerston-Dunback 1 58: ~| f 30 July, 1882 " i' Kα " " "" •■•'»■ hemo (part) i I 0 54] 9 29 J '» " " x oa \ •■' •• " •• •;• Palmerston-Dunback 6 77JJ [ 1 Oct., 1885 .. R 7 J f 8 (part) " " " . " b 77; .. .. •• .. .. j Surveyed .. ! 0 65J j 0 65 0 65 i Port Chalmers.. 1 9] Glendermid - Port , 1 9 3 40; 4 49 .. .. .. 9 April 1873 \\ i 9 " '.'. ...... .. -. Chalmers | ...... .......... ...... 1 i Green Ishmd .. 2 44! Burnside-Walton Park: 1 74 } n ~ C) „ 1R f x Julv 1874 1 74 : Walton Park-Saddle] 0 50) ° 52 | 3 16 \ 4 Sept., 1879 '.'. '.'. '.'. . '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. 6'5O '., [[ '" \\ " " " " 2 44 Hill I .... J Green Island to 4 65] Surveyed .. ! 4 65 .. 4 65 4 65 Brighton .... ........ | .......... Fernliill Colliery 1 60 Abbotsford to Fern- 1601 0 24 2 4 .. .. .. X9 Dec 1895* ±1 on , „„ Line : hill Colliery ' " "' '• •• . .• • , fl 60 .. .. 160 . Kaikorai Valley 2 60; Surveyed .. .. 2 60] .. 260260 Railway " '' Outram .. 8 78] Mosgiel-Outram .. 8 78 0 68 9 66 .. .. .. x Oct 1877 .... 8 78 Lawrence .. 21 76; Clarksville-Waitahuna; 15 4 | „ „ „„ „„ ( 22 Jan' 1877 ' 15 4 " " '' "" ! Waitahuna-Lawrence ] 6 72 J ■" ■■ •' \ 2 April 1877 6 72 " '"' •' " \ 21 76 Lawrence-Rox-! 38 25; Preliminary survey..] 38'25 .. 38 25 38 25 Prelim. .. .. .. .. " •- " ' burgh I ■ ■ j ..•-.. Catlin's River .. 22 20 Balclutha-Romahapa j 7 62 0 50 8 32 .. .. .. 15 Dec 1885 7 ., .Romahapa-Glenomaruj 6 18 0 38 6 56 .. j .. 9 July" 1891 '.'. '.'. '.'. " ! H ■'" " " " " r'i« " " e 1 a Catlin's Tunnel Sec. 0 46 .. 0 46 4 Mar., 1895 .'. .. .. ". '.' .'. ' .. " " " ,- " •' " n' 4fi " " " a dR ! Hunt'sBoadSec.fpart)! 8 48 0 12 3 60 16 Dec 1895 .. .. .. " " ° 46 | V48 '" " S H Hunt's Road Sec.(pa.t) ! 106 0 43 149 22 June 1896 " i' « " ? ! Surveyed .. ! 3 0 .. 3 0 3 0 ; .. " ..- ■ 1 b ■• 1 t> Waipahi - Heriot 20 3 Waipahi-Kelso .. ; 15 27 I n a ! O o c f 1 Dbc 1880 tk'em-' " Burn ; Kelso-Heriot .. 4 56 I 2 3 | 22 6 \ 1 April, 1884 " " '.'. " \\ \\ \\ " '.'. \ " " " | " 20 S Extension to Rox- 34 30! Anguil la Section .. 6 19 .. 6 19 6 19 .. .. . " ■■ , " - ' burgh, via Rae's ; Surveyed 28 11 .. 28 11 28 11 Prelim. ■■'.'. .. " " Junction and ...... .......... .... Ettrick Via Spylaw .. 28 70: Anguilla Section .. 4 56 .. 4 56 4 56 ! Surveyed 24 14 .. 24 14 24 14 Prelim. .. Waimea Plains 36 39] Gore-Lumsden .. 36 39 134 37 73 .. .. .. xArpri'f 1886* ' "•" oc'qq " " " " kk an DistrictRy. * ' " ;■ db dy •• •;' '" 3b d9 Kelso-Gore .. 24 0; Surveyed .. i 9 58 .. , 9 58 9 58 : Preliminary survey.. ; 14 22 .. j 14 22 X4 22 Prelim. .. .! !* " ! ]* " ! • ' Riversdale- Swit- 13 70' Riversdale Section ..7 0..70..5020] .................... zers ! Surveyed .. 6 70] .. 6 70 6 70 .. .. ...... .. Edendale-Toitois 19 30 Edendale-Wyndham 4 o|) n „„ 1f> gH f 9 Oct 1882 In " " " " " " " " " \ Wyndham-Glenham ' 5 361)' UU iU \ x May ' i " " "- «•«•' " f 9 36 j Surveyed .. ] 9 741 .. 9 74 9 74 .. .. f' \ \ ] * .. - • ' - ■' •• .. 5 36 | .. .. .. • • .. .. J Seaward Bush.. 25 18; Appleby-Waimatua 1 5 40) „ „„ n 54 ( 9 July, 1886 ...... " \ i' An " "" 1 " Waimatua-Mokotua : 5 58) ° db bi 1 16 Jan. 1888 '" 5 *° k\c, " 1 18 0 Waitura Sec.(portion); 6 62 0 43 7 25 6 Mar. 1895 " " 5 58 " W " ! WaitunaSeo. (portion)! 1 40 140 .. 1 40 .. " '" ,- " ' 1 Titiroa Section .. i 3 57 .. 3 £7 .. 357 .. " Extension to Wai- | 21.. 2121.. .. '.'. '.'.'.'. " •••• mahaka '' . Seaward Bush 54 60W'aimahaka - Catlin's J 54 t>0 .. 54 60 54 60 Prelim. .. I extension to River 1 " " ...... .......... .. ■ ■ i .. i Catlin's Canterbury i Oxford-Temuka .. 83 0 Oxford-Sheffield .. 1144: 0 27 11 71 1 .. .. .. 7 Aus 1884 11 <a 11 a, Interior! ! Surveyed .. 21 7] .. 21 7 21 7 .. .. " " i " "" " " - ' U U " U * 4 Main Line! : Reconnaissance .. ! 50 29 ! .. 50 29 50 29 Prelim. .. Otago Cen-I Waitaki Blufi 182 56. Wingatui Jct.-Hindoni 16 67! 1 14 18 1 .. . .. 24Oet' 1889 •• ' .J , ., tral Main Line to ; Hindon Section (part) j 2 48|| '' j ..'.'.'.'. ','.'. .... | ... I •■ lb b/ ...... ........ Lake Hawea : Deep Stream Section 4 22 ! ' A rK o . .,. ...... .. .. ) 1 .... .... 1 Nenthorn Section .. 9 oi [ ° 75 2i 16 » " " 9April,1891 ' 23 21 " I „ „ Middlemarch Section I 7 31 ) " '' f 5b 20 Middlemarch-Hyde ! 16 12! 0 65 16 77 .. . . 12 Julv 1894 " " '" " " ' l "" " ir'io Hyde-Kokonga ..] 10 3 0 38 10 38 1 Oct , 1897J '.'. '.'. '.'. V. V. '.'. '* " " x6'o 10 0 ' Kokonga-Ranfurly .. 11 25 .. 11 25 .. 6 15 5 10 Surveyed .. I 105 11! .. 105 11 105 11 .. .. [] \' \\ '.'. " Invercar- Invercargill-King- 87 4 Invercargill-Winton ] 18 58 ■ f 22 Feb., 187l' 18'58 ; .'. '.'. •■ gill-King- ston Winton-Caroline .. 22 10 20 Oct., 1875 22'lti '.'. ston and Caroline-Elbow .. 8 27 7 Feb., 1876 ....;.: 8 27S Branch, Elbow-Lowther .. 5 76 r 5 X5 92 19 I 15 Jan., 1877 .. I i'76 !!l8 '.'. '.'. .'. Lumsden- Lowther-Athol .. 13 18 f 1 28 Jan.] 1878 13 10 " " " " " 87 4 Mararoa . Athol-Fairlight .. I 10 10 I 29 April, 1878 .... 10 '' .... S Fairlight-Kingston .. j 8 35 10 July, 1878 '.'. '.'. " " .... i .. .. } Kingston Wharf .. 0 10 J 14 Dec, 1878 0 10: .. .. Lumsden-Mararoa 30 0 Lumsden-Castle Rock 2 21 \ j April, 1881 2 21 ••......•• .. 1 Castle Rock-Murray! 4 9| 1 0 n i0 I 13 Mar.'1886 '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. \\ '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. .. '.'. \\ \ 4 "" 9 "I [' \\ \[ '] [ ]] '.'. LI MurrayCrk.-Mossburn : 4 10) (22 Jan., 1887 nri I Surveyed .. ..| 8 20 ..820 820 .. .. .. .. "*• i " * 10 " " \' Reconnaissance .. 11 20 .. 11 20 11 20 Prelim. .. ' .................... Forest Hill Winton to Hedge- 14 0 Winton - McDonald's j**12 40 .. 12 40 .. " .. X2 40 .. ...... ...... Railway hope Corner McDonald's Corner-] 1 40! .. j 1 40 1 40 Prelim. Hedgehope " .... Western Wallacetown 17 53 Makarewa Junction-; 17 53\ 9June,1879 17 53 . x7 53. Railways Branch Riverton , .... Otautau Branch 11 40 Thornbury (Aparima { 11 40 15 Dec, 1879 j 11 40 I .. 11 40 June.) to Otautau I V 6 37 64 13 Otautau-Nightcaps 10 55 Otautau-Wairio .. 1 10 55 ) " •• •• i 3 Mar., 1882 10 55 .... ! ] .. • ! 10 5.^ Orepuki Branch 17 68 Riverton-Oraki .. 1 6 3 25 July, 1881 6 3 ' j Oraki-Colac ..{ 130 ;24Sept.,1883 .1 i'30 " " ]l X7 GS Colac-Orepuki ..I X0 35- , V| 5 May, 1885 " " " : ' . .. If . J I J : I I " ,| **. ] **' j "" ; j ■ J j Totals .. 1,835 1 .. 1,835 1 203 24 2,038 25 549 06 24 40 19 50 I .. 76 36 27 62 11 21126 78 247 7215-2 89] 94 58 56 46 1 18 66' 35 2 22 45 40 35 14 34 24 60' +91 54 s>47 62i 17 53 . ' 21 32 5 36 29 30J .. '34 121127 29| +5 28 1 6 10 0 1,241 65 ; I. I I ! 1 ■ ! i I 1 I I " f I ' I Branches, — Rangiora-Oxford Eyreton (from Main Line) Lyttelton Southbridge Little RiverAkaroa Springfield Whitecliffs Rakaia-Ash-burton Forks Ashburton Opawa and Albury to Fairlie Creek and Burke's Pass Waimate I Waimate Gorge W a i t a k i- ! Main Line Bluff and j Branches i ■ I I 59 131306 2 I I 618 .. • • Prelim. jPrelim. 1,835 1 203 24 2,038 25 L. 549 06 24 40 19 50 ] 11 21 I. * In these cases the dates given are the dates on which the railways became the property of the Government. t This comprises 3m. 48ch. of railways constructed by the Government, and lm. 60ch. of lines constructed by private company and afterwards purchased by the Government. t This comprises 45m. 55ch. of railways constructed by the Government, and 45m. 79oh. of lines constructed by private companies under the District Railways Act and afterwards purchased by the Government. § This comprises llm. 23ch. of railways constructed by the Government, and 36m. 39ch. of lines constructed by private companies under the District Railways Act and afterwards purchased by the Government. II This comprises 23m 40ch. of railways constructed by the Government, and 3m. 69oh. of lines constructed by private company and afterwards purchased by the Government. * In these cases the i f This comprises 3m, J This comprises 45n § This comprises lln || This comprises 23n **9 miles 76 chains lates given are t] 48ch. of railway 1. 55ch. of railwa 1. 23ch. of railwa 1 40ch. of railwa iormerly returne he dates on whic /s constructed b; iys constructed 1 ys constructed 1 iys constructed :d as opened trai ih the railways becam r the Government, an< >y the Government, ai >y the Government, ai )y the Government, ai nway.