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TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorised, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1906— continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

By Authority: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—1906

I I I State of Line. State of I Lin, Appropriation. Division. Mileage. Section. i Line" i8idin)! '' To " 1 - 8nr Under Under Teyea. mat j on . laying. I i . Date. Opened. 1904-5. 1905-6. Total. 1 NelsonRoundell Midland Railway 1 2 3 4 56789 10 M. ch. M. oh. M. ch. M. oh. M. ch. M. oh. M. ch. el son- Nelson-Belgrove.. 22 73 Port Extension .. j 1 0 1 Roundell ; Nelson-Foxhill .. 18 73 V 2 52 25 45 Foxhill-Belgrove .. 3 0 J idland Stillwater - Bel- 148 21 Stillwater - Reefton 37 9 4 79 42 8 .. .. .. Railway grove (via Tadmor) Reefton-Inangahua 20 0 1 0 21 0 6 12 10 28 3 40 * Inangahua-Manu .. 60 59 .. 60 59 60 59 .. Maml-Tadinor .. 10 40 .. 10 40 0 40 10 0 .. Tadmor-Motupiko .. 10 29 0 69 11 18 .. .. 10 29 Motupiko-Belgrove .. 9 44 0 62 10 26 Brunner - Spring- 95 49 Brunner-Jackson's .. 32 15 ) 2 68 45 15 field Jackson's-Otira .. 10 12 J Otira-Avoca .. I 37 22 .. 37 22 35 78 1 24 Avoca-Otarama .. U 22 .. 11 22 2 60 3 38 5 4 Otarama-Springfield ' 4 58 0 16 4 74 .. .. .. lack ball Ngahere-Blackball 3 30 Ngahere-Blackball .. 3 30 1 0 4 30 .. 2 5 125 Railway reymouth- Greymouth - Nel- 7 51 Greymouth-Brunner- ; 7 51 6 18 13 69 Nelson son Creek ton-Stillwater 3 M. ch. 22 73 148 21 11 ] 11 12 II. ch. 13 M. ch. 13 14 15 1. ch. M. ch. M. ch. 22 73 37 9 !! '.'. 9 44 14 M. ch. 95 49 42 27 .. .. 4 58 Blackball Railway GreymouthNelson Creek WestportNgakawau WestportNgakawau Extension restport- Westport - Ngaka- 19 56 Westport-Ngakawau 19 56 8 12 27 68 Ngakawau wau festport- Ngakawau-Moki- 7 12 Ngakawau-Mokihi- 7 12 1 18 8 30 Ngakawau hinui nui extension Mokihinui Colliery 3 69 Mokihinui-Seddonville 3 69 0 25 4 14 r'estport- Westport Inanga- 26 0 Westport - Inangahua 26 0 .. 26 0 20 40 5 40 Inangahua hua Junction Junction tate Col- Greymouth - Coal 5 1 Greymouth - Coal 5 1 1 50 6 51 .. .. .. i liery Creek Creek reymouth- Greymouth-Hoki- 24 37 Greymouth-Hokitika 24 37 2 10 26 47 Hokitika tika ln ; u m a r a Kumara Branch 4 10 Kumara Branch .. 4 10 .. 4 10 4 lu tokTtlka- Hokitika-Ross .. 15 64 Hokitika-Ross .. 15 64 0 6116 45 0 64 7 65 7 15 1 Dec, 1904 7 51 19 56 7 12 8 69 WestportInangahua State Colliery GreymouthHokitika Kumara Branoh HokitikaRoss New survey PictonWaipara 5 1.. 5 1 24 37 HurunuiWaitaki, with Branches Canterbury Interior Main Line Waitaki. Bluff and Branches few survey Ross-Waitaha .. 10 0 Ross-Waitaha .. 10 0 .. 10 0 10 0 Prelim, 'icton- Pieton-Kahautera 103 30 Picton-Seddon .. 33 45 3 26 36 71 .. .. Waipara Blind River Section 4 35 .. 4 35 .. 4 35 Surveyed (trial) .. 65 30 .. 65 30 65 30 .,, Kahautera - Mac- 34 65 Kahautere-Mackenzie j 34 65 .. 34 65 34 65 Prelim. kenzie Mackenzie-Wai- 35 35 Mackenzie-Domett.. 3 54 .. 3 54 3 54 .. .. para Domett-Ethelton .. 8 31 .. 8 31 0 20 5 10 3 01 Ethelton-Scargill .. | 8 51 0 51 9 22 Scargill-Waipara .. i 14 59 1 2 15 61 lurunui- Main Line .. 206 7 Culverden-South Wai-j 206 7 64 68 270 75 Waitaki, taki with Branches, — Branches Rangiora-Oxford 21 76 Rangiora-Oxford West 21 76 2 3b 24 32 .. Eyreton (from 20 7 Main Line - West 20 7 1 61 21 68 Main Line) Eyreton-Bennett's Lyttelton .. 6 26 Lyttelton - Christ- 6 26 .. 6 2b church Southbridge .. 25 31 Hornby-Southbridge 25 311 3 17 28 48: Little River- 42 10 Lincoln-Little River 22 46 2 5 24 51 AVflvofli Reconnaissance .. 19 44 .. 19 44 19 44 Prelim. .. Springfield .. 30 60 Rolleston-Springfield 29 63 1 3 7 33 67 Springfield-Coalmine 0 77 j Whitecliffs .. 11 38 Darfield-Whitecliffs 11 33 1 j 53 13 n Whitecliffs to Bridge 0 5) Rakaia-Ash- 22 20 Rakaia-Methven .. 22 20 2 65 25 5 burton Forks Ashburton .. 29 46 Tinwald-Springburn 27 29 1 52 29 1 Extension .. 2 17 .. 2 17 2 17 Opawa and Al- 55 8 Washdyke-Eversley 36 5 2 45 38 50 bury to Fairlie fl f (3 6 k EL 11 cl Burke's Pass Preliminary survey .. 19 3 .. 19 3 19 3 Prelim. Waimate .. 4 42 Studholme-Waimate 4 42 1 3 5 45 WaimateGorge 8 21 Waimate-Waihao 8 21 0 54 8 75 Downs Canterbury Oxford-Temuka .. 83 0 Oxford-Sheffield .. 1144 0 27 11 71 .. .. j .. Interior Surveyed .. 21 7 .. Jl J Jl 7 .. Main Line Reconnaissance .. 50 29 .. 50 29 50 29 Prehra.l .. Waitaki- Main Line .- 246 69 South Waitaki-Bluff 246 69 59 13 306 2 Bluff and /tranches,— „ Branches I Duntroon .. 21 75; Pukeuri-Duntroon .. 2175 135 23 30 Duntroon-Haka- 15 38 Duntroon - Hakatera- 15 38 1 5 lb 43 .. .. teramea moa Ngapara .. 14 76 Waiareka-Ngapara.. 14 76 13116 27 .. .. Livingstone .. 16 40| Windsor-Tokorahi .. 12 0 0 50 12 50 ,, 0 5 ! Survey (trial) .. 4 40 .. 4 40 4 40 Prelim. Palmerston-Wai- 9 40 Palmerston-Dunback 8 55 0 54 9 29 Surveyed .. 0 65 .. 0 65 0 65 Inch Valley R'l'y 2 29 Inch Valley-Lime Kin 2 29 0 23 2 52 Port Chalmers.. 1 9 Glendermid - Port 19 3 40 4 49 Chalmers I Green Island .. 2 44 Burnside-Saddle Hill 2 44 0 52 3 16 .. Green Island to 4 65 Surveyed .. .. 4 65 .. 4 65 4 65 Fernhill Colliery 1 60 Abbotsford to Fern- j 1 60 0 24 2 4 Line bill Colliery Kaikorai Valley 2 60 Surveyed .. .. j 2 60 .. 2 60 2 60 Outram .. 8 78 Mosgiel-Outram .. 8 78 0 68 9 66 Lawrence .. 21 76 Clarksville-Lawrence 2176 2 2 23 78 .. .. .. Lawrence-Rox- 38 25 Lawrence-Evan's Flat 4 0.. 4 0 .. 4 0 burgh Preliminary survey.. 34 25 .. 34 25 34 25 Prelim. Catlin's River .. 22 58 Balclutha-Owaka .. 19 20 1 63 21 3 Owaka Catlin's Bridge 3 38 0 30 3 68 Waipahi - Heriot 20 3 Waipahi-Heriot .. 20 3 2 3 22 6 Burn Heriot Extension 6 20 Heriot-Eadievale .. 6 20 0 45 6 65 .. .. Extension to Rox- 28 10 Surveyed .. 28 10 .. 28 10 28 10 Prelim. .. burgh, via Rae's Junction and Via Spylaw .. 25 70 Surveyed .. 25 70 .. 25 70 25 70 Prelim. .. Waimea Plains j 36 39 Gore-Lumsden .. 36 39 1 34 37 73 District Ry. Kelso-Gore ..24 0 Surveyed .. 9 58 .. 9 58 9 58 .. Preliminary survey .. ; 14 22 .. 14 22 14 22 Prelim. Riversdale- Swit-1 13 70 Riversdale Section .. 7 0 .. 7 0 4 50 .. 2 30 zers Surveyed .. 6 70 .. 6 70 6 70 Edendale-Toitois' 19 30 Edendale-Glenham 9 36 0 72 10 28 Surveyed ..I 9 74 .. 9 74 9 74 Seaward Bush .. 24 52 Appleby- Waimahaka | 24 52 150 26 22 .. .. Catlin's- Catlin's - Seaward 58 22 Catlin's Bridge-Upper 4 42 .. 4 42 2 12 2 30 Seaward Bush Catlin's .. Bush Upper Catlin's- Wai-! 45 73 .. 45 73 45 73 Prelim. .. Tokanui-Waimahaka 7 67 .. 7 67 5 67 2 0 j Otago Cen- Waitaki Bluff 182 56 Wingatui-Ida Valley 98 18 5 62104 0 tral Main Line to Ida Valley-Omakau 13 20 1 16 14 36 .. .. .. LakeHawea Omrkau-Spottis .. 2 60 .. 2 60 .. .. 2 60 Spottis-Chatto .. 7 0' 0 34 7 34 .. .. 7 0 Chatto-Alexandra .. 9 0[ .. 9 0 .. 5 60 3 20 Alexandra-Clyde ..5 0 .. 50 .. 50 Surveyed .. j 47 38 .. 47 38 47 38 Invercar- Invercargill-King- 87 4 Inveroargill-Kingston 87 4 5 15 92 19 .. gill-King- ston Wharf | ston and' Lumsden-Mararoe 30 0 Lumsden- Mossburn j 10 40 1 0 11 40 Lum"d°en- Surveyed .. .. 8 20 .. 8 20 8 20 .. Mararoa Reconnaissance .. | 11 20 .. 11 20 11 20 Prelim. Forest Hill j Wiiitou to Heuge 12 40 Winton - Hedgehope 12 40 0 65 13 25 Railway hope j Western! Orepuki Branch : 35 41 Makarewa-Orepuki .. 35 41 Railways \ I 6 37 64 13 Otautau Branch 22 15 Thornbury-Wairio .. 22 15 ( ■ ■ Orepuki- Orepuki-Waiau .. 13 30 Orepuki-Waiboaka .. ! 4 48 0 58 5 26 .. .. Waiau Waihoaka - Camp 5 52 .. 5 52 .. 5 52 River Creek CampCreek-Waiau.. 3 10 .. 3 10 3 10 Totals .. 2,20719 .. 2,20719 230 13 2,437 32 638 41 64 72 45 64 3 Nov., 1905 •• •' '• •• 1 Aug., 1904 15 Feb., 1905 1 Sept., 1904 4* 9 CD a 9 43 a 4» QQ CO I O L* 1 ft a 0 t»-» 4a | .2 CD J ■rj O QQ ,9 43 ba 9 CD O CO o 1 43 **H O o 43 H rH CO I *o S CD 1 CO CD 2 a ■ •9 a a CD '5b 43 o a CD R CO a CO CD 9 *o CO 9 o i & A c 9 CO "o aa K 9 *9 B P. o *o to CD 43 cfi O 43 CO 03 9 O 1 I a '3 43 0> •a aj o h !! '.'. 33 45 ;; 8 51 | 23 30 .. '.'. 206 7 21 76 20 7 6 26 25 31 22 46 30 60 11 38 22 20 27 29 '.'. '.'. 36 5 .'. .. "i 42 8 21 11 44 !. '.. 246 69 21 75 15 3? 14 76 11 75 .. '.'. "b 55 '.'. '.'. *2 29 .... 19 2 44 .. ; 1 60 .. I 8 78 21 76 .. .. 19 20 3 38 .. 3 38 .. j .. j 20 3 6 20 .. . 6 20 '.. '.'. 36 39 '.'. '.'. 9 36 '.'. '.. 24 52 .. 1 .. 1 Sept., 1904 13*20 :: 1 1U38 .. ! .. 87 4 10 40 !. .. 12 40 85 41 22 15 4 48 27 79 8 51 1,458 2 1,421 32 1,458 2