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TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorised, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1907— continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

SI Sidings. Total. State of Line. Appropri- DiviBion M ., M([e H( , ction Main ToU] roved For " PUt * - ' ■ mation. laying. Date a Under Under revea For " PUte - 7 ' mation. laying. Opened. Date. 1904-5. 1906-6. 1906-7. Total. 1 2 3 4 56789 10 11 M. ch. U ch. M. oh. M ch. M. eh. M. eh. M. oh. Nelson- Nelson-Belgrove.. 22 73 Nelson-Belgrove .. 2273 2 52 25 45 Roundell Midland Stillwater - Bel- 148 21 Stillwater-Reefton S. 37 9 4 79 42 8 Railway grove (uiaTadmor) Reefton S.-Reefton N. 144 1 0 2 44 .. .. .. 31 Mar., Reefton N.-Inangahua 18 36 .. 18 36 8 50 4 40 5 26 Inangahua-Manu .. 61 0 .. 61 0 61 0 Manu-Tadmor .. 10 19 0 25 10 44 .. 10 19 Tadmor-Kohatu .. 10 29 0 69 11 18 .. .. .. 7Aug.,l Kohatu-Belgrove .. 9 44 0 62 10 26 Brunner - Spring- 93 2 Brunner-Otira .. 42 27 2 68 45 15 field Otira - Tunnel Con- 12 .. 12 .. .. 12 tract Tunnel Contract .. 80 .. 80 80 Tunnel Contract - 14 13 .. 14 13 14 18 Cass Cass-Broken River.. 15 22 .. 15 22 10 59 4 43 Broken River - Ota- 7 40 0 30 7 70 29 Oct., rama Otarama-Bpringfield 4 58 0 16 4 74 Blackball Ngabere-Blackball 3 30 Ngahere-Blackball .. 3 30 1 Gi 4 30 .. 1 30 2 0 Greymouth- Greymouth - Nel- 7 51 Greymouth-Brunner- 7 51 6 18 13 69 Nelson son Creek ton-Stillwater Creek Westport- i Westport - Ngaka- 19 56 Westport-Ngakawau 19 56 8 12 27 68 Ngakawau wau Westport- Ngakawau-Moki- 7 12 Ngakawau-Mokihi- 7 12 1 18 8 30 Ngakawau i hinui nui Extension Mokihinui Colliery 3 69 Mokihinui-Seddonville 3 69 0 25 4 14 Westport- Westport Inanga- 26 0 Westport. Inangabua 26 0 .. 26 0 20 10 5 70 Inangahuai hua Junction Junction ,««»«, , r> State Col-j Greymouth - Coal 5 1 Greymouth - Coal 5 1 1 50 6 51 1 Uec, liery Creek Creek Greymouth- Greymouth-Hoki- 24 37 Greymouth-Hokitika 24 37 2 10 26 47 Hokitika , tika K u m a r a i Kumara Branch 4 10 Kumara Branch .. 4 10 .. 4 10 4 10 HokYtika- Hokitika-Ross .. 15 64 Hokitika-Ruatapu .. 710 0 61| 771 .. .. .. 9 Nov., Ross Ruatapu-Ross .. 71 ! 7 1 .. •• 71 Surveyed .. .. 1 53 .. 1 53 1 53 New survey Ross-Waitaha .. 10 0 Ross-Waitaha .. 10 0 .. 10 0 10 0 Prelim. .. P i o t o n -: Picton-Kahautara 103 30 Picton-Seddon .. 33 45 3 26 36 71 .. .. .. Waipara Seddon-Paru .. 6 30 0 42 6 72 .. .. 6 30 Paru-Ward .. 8 14 .. 8 14 8 14 Ward-Kahautara .. 55 21 .. 55 21 55 21 Kahautara - Mac- 34 65 Kahautara-Mackenzie 34 65 .. i 34 65 34 65 Prelim. Mackenzie-Wai- 35 35 Mackenzie-Domett.. 3 47 ..347 347 .. .. •• para Domett-Tormore .. 3 10 I n 66 9 24 J '' " " ? il- 0V '' P Tormore-Ethelton .. 5 28 \ ° fab 9 2 * 1 • ■ •• .. 21 Mar., Ethelton-Scargill .. 8 51 0 51 9 22 3 Nov., Scargill-Waipara .. 14 59 1 2 15 61 Hurunui- Main Line .. 206 7 Culverden-Soutb Wai- 206 7 64 68 270 75 W aitaki, taki 3 30 7 51 19 56 7 12 93 2 6 7 M. oh. M. ch. 2 52 25 45 4 79 42 8 1 0 2 44 18 36 61 0 0 25 10 44 0 69 11 18 0 62 10 26 2 68 45 15 12 8 0 14 13 15 22 0 30 7 70 0 16 4 74 1 0 4 30 6 18 13 69 8 12 27 68 1 18 8 30 0 25 4 14 8 9 10 M. ch. M. oh. M. oh. 8 50 4 40 5 26 61 0 10 19 I '.'. !! 1 2 8 0.. 14 13 10 59 4 43 i !! 1 30 2 0 11 12 M. ch. tV 31 Mar!, 1907 .. 7 Aug! ,1906 29 Oct!, 1906 .. 12 M. ch. 13 14 M. ch. M. ch. 15 M. oh. i 44 1029 740 16 M. eh. 22 73 37 9 1 44 10 29 9 44 42 27 12 18 7 51 IS 56 7 12 3 69 3 69 •• 26 0 26 0 20 10 5 70 5 1 1 50 6 51 1 Dec, 1904 .. 5 1.. 5 1 24 37 2 10 26 47 24 37 4 10 4 10 4 10 15 64 0 61 7 71 7 1 .. j 1 53 10 0 3 26 36 71 0 42 6 72 8 14 55 21 .. I 34 65 ..7 1 1 53 10 0 Prelim. 9 Nov., 1906 7 10 7 10 with RraiuheH, — J Branches Rangiora-Oxford 21 76 Rangiora-Oxford West 21 76 2 36 24 32 Eyreton (from 20 7 Main Line - West 20 7 1 61 21 Main Line) Eyreton-Bennett's Lyttelton .. 6 26 Lyttelton - Christ- 6 26 .. 6 26 church Southbridge .. 25 31 Hornby-Southbridge 25 31 3 17 28 48 Little River- 42 10 Lincoln-Little River 22 46 2 5 24 51 Akuroft Reconnaissance .. 19 44 .. 19 44 19 44 Prelim. Springfield .. 30 60 Rolleston-Springfield 29 63 1 3 7 33 67 v Springfield-Coalmine 0 77 ] Whitecliffs .. 11 38 Darfield-Whitecliffs 11 33 ) . M ,„ n Whitecliffs to Bridge 0 5 f 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 Creekand _ „„,. Burke's Pass Preliminary survey.. 19 3 .. 19 3 19 3 Prelim. Waimate .. 4 42 Studholme-Waimate 4 42 1 3 5 45 Waimate Gorge 8 21 Waimate-Waihao 8 21 0 54 8 75 Downs Canterbury Oxford-Temuka .. 83 0 Oxford-Sheffield .. 1144 0 27 11 71 .. Interior Surveyed .. 21 7 .. 21 7 21 7 Main Line Reconnaissance .. 50 29 .. 50 29 50 29 Prelim. .. Wai taki- Main Line .. 246 69 South Waitaki-Bluff 246 69 59 13 306 2 Bluff and Rrauchet, — __ „. .. „ Branches Duntroon .. 21 75 Pukeuri-Duntroon .. 21 75 1 35 23 30 Duntroon-Haka 16 98 TVintromi - Hakatoia- 1. r > ;<K 1 ft ll> 43 teramea n,oa Ngapara .. 14 76 Waiareka-Ngapara.. 14 76 1 31 16 27 .. .. Livingstone .. 16 40 Windsor-Tokorahi .. 12 0 0 50 12 50 .. 0 5 8 Survey (trial) .. 4 40 .. 4 40 4 40 Pre im Palmerston-Wai- 9 40 Palmerston-Dunback 8 55 0 54 9 29 nemo Surveyed .. 0 65 .. 0 65 0 65 Inch Valley Rail- 2 29 Inch Valley-Lime Kiln 2 29 0 23 2 52 HurunuiW aitaki, with Branches Canterbury Interior Main Line Waitak iBluff and Branches 10 0 103 30 34 65 35 35 206 7 1 21 76 20 7 : 6 26 25 31 42 10 30 60 11 38 22 20 29 46 55 8 4 42 8 21 83 0 3 47 ) 1 I 0 66 9 24 I ) I 0 51 9 22 1 2 15 61 64 68 270 75 5 7 i 2 36, 24 32 1 61 21 68^ I .. 6 26 3 17 28 48 I 2 5 24 51 I .. 19 44 || 3 7 33 67 || 1 53 13 11 ) 2 65 25 5 ) 1 52 29 1 J .. 2 17 5 2 45 38 50 8 2 il 1 .. 19 3 2 1 3 5 45 1 0 54 8 75 4 0 27 11 71 7 .. 21 7 9 .. 50 29 9 59 13 806 2 6 30 8 14 55 21 34 65 Prelim. 3 47 I :: :: :: 19 44 Prelim. 217 19 3 Prelim. 21 7 50 29 Prelim. 10 1 1-1 • " 43 CD a 0 1 *-> CZ3 00 ■a 14 Nov., 1906 8 21 Mar., 1907 £ 3 Nov., 1905 .2 3 3 a 0Q .5 %M o 43 00 s CD 3 CQ 3 a 43 IM o o 43 1-1 1-1 CO a a s *o 0 <o ■ to ■ 1 9 to c a • • i -s, 43 a 1 :. a 09 a o a .2 1 43 M B< M a s 3 a 1 s CD o< o 3 00 CD * • eS 1 Aug!, 1904 o 00 1 S '■§ a M o a 15 Feb., 1905 '3 CD •a n o h !! 851 3 10 5 28 33 45 I 31 68 206 7 21 76 . 20 7 6 26 25 31 22 46 30 60 11 38 22 20 27 29 36 5 4 42 8 21 11 44 246 69 246 69 21 75 16 98 5 1 35 23 30 ft I 5 16 43 21 75 15 38 14 76 16 40 6 1 31 16 27 0 0 50 12 50 0 .. 4 40 5 0 54 9 29 5 .. 0 65 9 0 28 2 52 '.'. 0 5 !! 4 40 Pre im. 14 76 11 75 9 40 "& 55 065 *2 29 2 29 Port Chalmers.. 1 9 Glendermid - Port 1 9 3 40 4 49 Chalmers 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 Brighton Fernbill Colliery 1 60 Abbotsford to Fern- 160 0 24 24 hill Colliery Kaikorai Valley 2 60 Surveyed .. .. 2 60 .. 2 60 2 60 .. Outram ay .. 8 78 Mosgiel-Outram .. 8 78 0 68 9 66 Lawrence .. 21 76 Clarksville-Lawrence 21 76 2 2: 23 78 Lawrence-Rox- 38 25 Lawrence-Evan's Flat 4 0 0 27 4 27 .. 4 0 burBh Evan's Flat-Big Hill 3 20 .. 3 20 .. 3 20 Big Hill-Roxburgh.. 31 5 .. 31 5 31 5 Balclutha-Apple- 105 52 BsUclutha-Owaka .. 19 20 1 63 21 3 .. bv Junction Owaka-Catlin's .. 3 38 0 30 3 68 1 Aug. Catlin's Houipapa .. 2 20 0 9 2 29 .. 2 20 Houipapa-Dewar's .. 3 44 .. 3 44 2 10 1 34 Dewar's-TableHill.. 3 62 .. 3 62 3 62 Table Hill-Tokanui.. 40 69 .. 40 69 40 69 Prelim. Tokanui-Waimahaka 7 67 .. 7 67 5 17 2 50 Waimahaka-Appleby 24 52 1 50 26 22 Waipahi - Heriot 20 3 Waipahi-Heriot .. 20 3 2 3 22 6 HerioTExtension 6 20 Heriot-Eadievale .. 6 20 0 45 6 65 15 Feb. Extension to Rox- 28 10 Surveyed .. 28 10 .. 28 10 28 10 Pream. .. burgh, via Rae's Junction and Via Spylaw .. 25 70 Surveyed .. 25 70 .. 25 70 25 70 Prelim. Waimea Plains 36 39 Gore-Lumsden .. 36 89 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- 13 70 Riversdale Section .. 7 55 .. 7 55 4 35 1 20 2 0 zers Surveyed .. 6 15 .. 6 15 6 15 Edendale-Toitois 19 30 Edendale-Glenham 9 36 0 72 10 28 Surveyed .. 9 74 .. 9 74 9 74 Otaeo Cen- Wai taki Bluff 182 56 Wingatui-Ida Valley 98 18 5 62104 0 • tral Main Line to Ida Valley-Omakau 13 20 116 14 36 1 Sept Lake Hawea , . T . 1 9 9 3 40 4 49 1 9 2 44| 4 65 4 0 52 3 16 5 .. 4 65 465 2 44 1 60 0 0 24 2 4 1 60 2 60 O .. 2 60 2 60 8 78 21 76 38 25 8 0 68 9 66 6 2 2: 23 78 0 0 271 4 27 !0 .. 3 20 5 .. 31 5 O 1 68 21 3 18 0 30 3 68 10 0 9 2 29 4 .. 3 44 2 .. 3 62 9 .. 40 69 17 .. 7 67 ,2 1 50 26 22 3 2 3 22 6 8 78 21 76 4 0 3 20 31 5 105 52 3 38 .. 19 20 3 38 2 20 2 10 1 34 3 62 40 69 Prelim. 5 17 2 50 24 52 20 3 20 3 6 20 28 10 10 0 45 6 65 0 .. 28 10 28 10 Prelim. 6 20 .. 6 2025 70 36 39 25 70 37 73 25 70 Prelim. 36 89 134 9 58 14 22 Prelim. 4 35 1 20 2 0 6 15 24 0 13 70 19 30 6 72 9 58 14 22 7 55 6 15 10 28 9 74 104 0 14 36 2 0 ) 9 36 974 !! '.. Otago Central 182 56 562: 1 16 1 Sept., 1904 ! 13 % Omakau-Chatto Creek 7 36 0 34 7 70 14 July Ohatto Ck.-Alexandra 10 39 1 6 11 45 15 Dec Alexandra-Clvde .. 5 45 0 77 6 42 27 Mar Surveyed .. 47 58 .. 47 58 47 58 Invercar- Invercargill-King- 87 4 Invercargill-Kingston 87 4 5 15 92 19 gill-King- ston Wharf ston and Lumsden-Mararoe 30 0 Lumsden- Mossburn 10 40 1 0 11 40 T» 1. 0 34 1 6 0 77 7 70 11 45 6 42 47 58 92 19 14 July, 1906 .. 15 Dec, 1906 .. 27 Mar., 1907 .. 7 36 10 39 5 45 ■I 19 \ 134 78 IS J Surveyed.. .. 8 20 .. 8 20 8 20 Reconnaissance .. 1120 .. 1120 11 20 Prelim. .. Forest Hill Winton to Hedge- 12 40 Winton - Hedgehope 12 40 0 65 13 25 Railway hope Western Orepuki Branch 35 41 Makarewa-Orepuki .. 35 41) •• iL;i.„o,,„ 6 37 64 13 \ gill-King-ston and Branch, LumsdenMararoa Forest Hill Railway Western Railways 87 4 30 0 5 15 1 0 11 40 8 20 11 20 13 25 47 58 .'. .. 8 20 11 20 Prelim. 87 4 10 40 12 40 065 12 40 35 41 6 37 64 13 (;; ;; ;; 5 52 1 3 10 17 617 27 47 03 23 5S 35 41 iv&ilw&vs •»» ■*■*' 1 I Otautau Branch 22 15 Thornbury-Wairio 22 15 \ ■ ■ Orepuki- Orepuki-Waiau .. 13 30 Orepuki-Waihoaka .. 4 48 0 58 5 26 Waiau Waihoaka - Camp 5 52 .. 5 52 .. 5 52 River Creek Camp Creek-Waiau.. 3 10 3 10 3 10 22 15 13 30 22 15 4 48 OrepukiWai au River 0 58 I 5 26 5 52 3 10 Totals .. 2,204 52 .. 2,204 52 234 55l2,439 27 617 27 47 03 23 59 il2,439 27 23 59 9 •• 1,421 32 27 79 8 51 58 41 1,516 43 2,204 52 234 55l 1 By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington—1907.