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APPENDIX E. ANNUAL REPORT ON PUBLIC WORKS BY THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF. (Ist July, 191U, to 30th June, 1911.) The Engineer-in-Chief to the Hon. the Minister ok Public Wobks. Sik,— Public Works Office, Wellington, 30th June, 1911. I have the honour to sul mit the following report on the various works completed and in progress throughout the Dominion during the past year. RAILWAYS. Abstkact. The following table shows the expenditure and liabilities on Government railways in NewZealand up to the Slst March, 1911 : —

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Total 0 Name of Railway. RaTlwav°oi- ' or Expenditure Liabilities to on 81st Marcb, 1911. Slei March, 1911. M. ch. M.ch. Kaihu Valley .. .. •• •• •■ 58 17 '21 Kawakawa-Kaikohe •• •• •• •• 16 25 Opua Wharf-Grahamtown(Oneiahi) .. .. 5H (, ::| 18 North Auckland Main '1 runk Railway (from Helentvllle) 1 10 0 Htlensville - Te Awairutu, with Brandies .. .. I J 151 1 Hamilton-Thames, with Branches .. .. .. 7 r > Thames Valley - Kotorna 69 RS 69 83 Taurarga-Paengaroa, with Branch (part of) .. .. 18 29 Gieborne-Motu .. .. •• •■ ■• 53 ',; 28 74 Namer-Gisborne Wellington-Napier and Palmerston North (including Te Aro Extension and Greytown Branch) .. .. 288 12 238 12 Wellington-Waitara, with Branches .. .. .. 289 '27 285 59 j Stratford-Ongarue .. .. •• •■ ■■ 10] 0 22 68 North Island Main Trunk (Marton-Te Awamutu) .. '209 69 209 69 Picton-Waipara (South Island Main Trunk Railway)— Picton southwards .. .. .. •• 129 9 Waipara northwards .. .. .. .. 44 14 35 51 Nelson-Roundell , 22 73 22 78 Midland Railway* I 241 67 139 7 Westport-Ngakawau .. • ■ • ■ • ■ 19 56 19 56 Westport-Ngakawau Extension to Mokihinuif .. 7 12 7 12 Mokihinui Colliery Line* .. .. .. .. 3 69 3 69 Westport-Inangahua .. •. • • • • 26 0 Ngfthere-Blackball .. .. .. - • • • 3 40 3 40 Greymouth - Coal Creek .. .. .. .. 8 70 5 1 Greymouth-Brunner .. •• •■ •■ ? " T r,1 Greymouth-Ross 40 32 38 68 Culverden-Hanmer Motor-cars and Repairs to Road .. Hurunui-Waitaki, with Branches .. .. .. j 483 72 443 8 Canterbury Interior Main Line—Oxford-Temuka .. 83 0 11 44 Waitaki-Bluff, with Branches .. .. .. 616 68 514 54 Otago Central W2 56 134 76 Invercargill-Kingston, with Mararoa Branch .. .. 117 4 97 44 Forest Hill Railway—Winton-Hedgohope§ .. .. 12 40 12 40 . Western Railways .. .. .. .. • • 716 70 31 Preliminary Surveys Miscellaneous Stock of Permanent-way on hand Value of Permanent-way in hands of Railway Department Rolling-stock Total .. .. .. •■ 3,521 17 2,760 77 Provincial Government Links, ktc. Canterbury (lengths included above) Otago and Southland Gisborne to Ormond Tramway Midland Railway, valuation of works constructed t>y company £ s. d. £ B. d. 57,871 12 2 511,380 5 10 : 4.196 18 5 170.712 11 5 : 22,731 15 7 1,533,641 19 2 ' 17,580 6 0 492.0-24 17 1 856,099 12 3 15,291 10 8 1,307 14 5 356,103 5 2 10,014 8 7 130 14 10 I :'. 156,002 9 5 I 2,518,792 16 8 10 0 335.511 10 11 2,132 18 3 2,689,736 2 7 504,899 1 2 1,706 1 4 298,678 0 10 j 2,568 12 11 193,370 15 6 1,306,203 9 8 447,543 15 6 188,008 17 3 76,758 3 11 33,007 1 1 145,961 14 4 324 3 2 196,528 10 5 287 9 0 150.512 11 11 335,951 16 9 3,834 0 0 2,456,420 6 5 59,343 9 2 4,509,061 7 !) 1,723 19 11 1,280,393 4 3 336,908 5 6 j 22,983 115 328,285 18 8 40,896 10 10,886 19 11 77,938 7 3 22,702 8 9 25,000 0 0 4,967,980 0 1 68,812 0 0 '29,309,054 4 10 i 636,640 12 11 731,759 0 0 372,522 2 5; 4,975 17 '1683,460 3 1 ' ■ ■ - .. . Grand total 3,521 17 j 2,760 77 31,101,770 11 11 636,640 12 11 • The amount shown as expenditure represents the not nmount chareed against tile Dominion. I The funds for this extension—namely. £35.501 2s. lid-were provided by the Westport Harbour Board. • The funds for purchase of this line. £15.745, were provided by the Westport Harbour Board. ! The pendlture on this line us a tramway was made by the Lands Department. ides expenditure on railways under Hutt Koad and Railway Improvement, Railway Improvement Authorization Act and Wellington- Mauawatu Railway Purchase Act Accounts. ..._,, „ „ ..„ 1 Includes value for £150.000 paid to debenture-holders under the Midland Railway Petitions Settlement Act Amendment Act, 1908.