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APPENDIX E.

ANNUAL REPORT ON PUBLIC WORKS BY THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF.

The Bnginbeb-in-Chibp to the Hon. the Minister for Public Wobkb. Sir,— Public Works Office, Wellington, Ist July, 1907. I have the honour to submit the following report on the various works completed and in progress throughout the colony during the past year. EAILWAYS. Abstract. The following table shows the expenditure and liabilities on Government railways in New Zealand up to the 31st March, 1907 :—

Name of Railway. Total Length of Railway or Section. Traffic. Expenditure to 31st March, 1907. Liabilities on 31st March, 190T. Kaihu Valley Kawakawa- Graham town — Opua Wharf-Hukerenui Hukerenui -Grahamtown Helensville Northwards to Maungatapere Kaipara-Waikato, with Branches Waikato-Thames, with Branches Thames Valley-Rotorua Gisborne-Motu Wellington-Napier and Palmerston North (including Te Aro Extension and Grey town Branch) Wellington-Foxton Foxton-New Plymouth, with Branches Stratford-Ongarue North Island Main Trunk Picton-Waipara— Picton-Cheviot Waipara-Cheviot Nelson-Roundell Midland Railway* Westport-Ngakawau Westport-Ngakawau Extension to Mokihinuif Mokihinui Colliery Line J Westport-Inangahua Ngahere-Blaokball Greymouth - Coal Creek Greymouth-Brunner Greymouth-Ross Hurunui-Waitaki, with Branches Canterbury Interior Main Line —Oxford-Temuka Waitaki-Bluff, with Branches Otago Central Invercargill-Kingston, with Mararoa Branch Forest Hill Railway—Winton-Hedgehope§ Western Railways Preliminary surveys Miscellaneous Stock of permanent-way on hand Value of permanent-way in hands of Railway Department Rolling-stock M. ch. 19 40 M.ch. 17 21 £ s. d. 55,044 17 1 £ s. <j. 32 55 25 20 75 29 151 1 75 18 69 33 50 25 7 41 22 52 24 7 151 1 75 18 89 33 18 15 132,270 9 9 177,392 6 0 237,971 C 6 1,293,620 8 10 471,891 0 4 354,958 2 7 149,347 13 2 192 11 4 192 11 3 2,927 10 11 821 17 5 233 12 233 12 196 22 11 18 119 21 2,137,363 2 2 42,116 3 4 1,494,312 11 6 79,444 16 7 2,139,350 15 10 205 42 101 0 209 69 781 10 7 122 11 3 46,898 6 1 138 15 35 35 22 73 241 23 19 56 7 12 3 69 26 0 3 30 5 1 7 51 40 21 483 72 83 0 603 73 182 56 117 4 12 40 71 6 33 45 31 68 22 73 113 11 19 56 7 12 3 69 5 1 7 51 31 47 443 8 11 44 478 12 134 78 I 97 44 12 40 62 24 352,942 2 3 229,303 9 1 165,792 16 9 726,705 16 0 188,008 17 3 15,854 7 3 49,455 14 2 65,547 12 5 150,512 11 11 297,409 1 0 2,326,898 12 8 59,343 9 2 3,744,972 16 11 1,270,918 4 8 333,850 9 0 22,983 14 5 273,818 14 3 32,212 13 5 10,336 19 11 85,513 10 9 967 1 6 4,104 17 7 10,812 1 10 3,547 12 1 397 6 7 7,165 16 10 1,940 13 0 2,881 17 0 63 18 5 10 13 8 6,760 1 9 25,000 0 0 3,922,018 0 5 119,654 0 0 Total ,. 3,353 21 2,461 64 1123,114,483 7 4 210,242 19 1 Provincial Government Lines, etc. Canterbury (lengths included above) Otago Gisborne to Ormond Tramway Midland Railway, Valuation of Works constructed by Company 731,759 0 0 372,522 2 5 4,975 1 7 683,460 3 1 Grand total 3,353 21 2,461 64 24,907,199 14 5 210,242 19 1 ♦ The amount shown as expenditure represents the net amoi i The funds for this extension —namely, £35,501 2s. lid. —weri j The funds for purchase of this line, £15,745, were provided t i The expenditure on this line as a tramway was made by th Does not include expenditure under " Hutt Boad and Ka'ilwa unt charged 8 e provided by }y the Westp< ie Lands Depi iy Improvemi igainst the colony, the Westport Harbour Board. >rt Harbour Hoard, irtment. ant" and " llailway Improvement Authorisation Act "