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APPENDIX E.

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

(Ist July, 1912, to 30th June, 1913.) The Engineer-in-Chief to the Hon. the Minister of Public Works. Sir,— Public Works Office, Wellington, 30th June, 1913. I have the honour to submit the following report on the various works completed and in progress throughout the Dominion during the past year:—

***RAILWAYS. Abstract. The following table shows the expenditure and liabilities on Government railways in New Zealand up to the 31st March, 1913 : —

Name of Railway. Total Length of Railway or Section. Open for Traffic. Expenditure to 31st March, 1913. Liabilities on Slst March, 1913. Kaihu Valley Kawakawa-Hokianga Opua Wbarf - Grahamtown (Onerahi) North Auckland Main Trunk Railway (from Helensville) Helensville - Tβ Awamutu, with Branches Huntly-Awaroa Hamilton-Thames, with Branches Thames Valley - Rotorua Tauranga-Paengaroa, with Branch (part of) .. Gisborne-Motu Napier-Gisborne Wellington-Napier and Palmerston North (including Te Aro Extension and Greytown Branch) Wellington-Waitara, with Branches Stratford - Okahukara North Island Main Trunk (Marton-Te Awamutu) including Raetihi Branch Picton-Waipara (South Island Main Trunk Railway)— Picton southwards Waipara northwards Nelson-Belgrove Midland Railway* .. Westport-Ngakawau Westport-Ngakawau Extension to Mokihinuif Mokihinui Colliery LineJ Westport-Inangahua Ngahere-Blaokball Greymouth - Coal Creek Greymouth-Brunner Greymouth-Mikonui Culverden-Hanmer Motor-oars and Repairs to Road 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 Rolling-stock M. ch. 19 58 34 12 58 6 121 0 151 1 9 0 75 18 69 33 18 65 52 34 120 0 M.ch. 17 21 58 6 45 42 151 1 £ s. d. 75,526 11 10 116,396 1 8 515,391 5 11 631,200 17 4 1,675,827 19 8 £ s. d. 397 16 9 6,401 1 3 3,646 17 1 75 18 69 33 31 69 505,697 12 8 359,544 0 11 94,612 18 4 510,985 2 9 28,977 10 6 3 0 0 3 0 0 286 6 4 135 13 9 233 12 289 27 94 70 233 12 285 59 31 40 2,483,715 6 0 2,564,512 9 6 522,354 4 4 1,770 18 1 217 69 209 69 2,705,750 4 8 92 34 90 45 22 73 239 71 19 56 7 12 3 69 26 0 3 40 8 70 7 51 41 0 48 9 44 14 22 73 151 66 19 56 7 12 3 69 5 74 3 40 5 1 7 51 38 68 585,869 6 3 370,478 7 0 197,922 17 1 1,611,204 12 6 188,008 17 3 3,932 5 2 1,075 19 0 8,650 9 5 483 72 83 0 616 68 182 56 117 4 12 40 71 6 443 8 11 44 523 1 134 76 97 44 12 40 70 31 116,760 2 2 147,536 10 5 235,933 15 2 150,512 11 11 336,873 5 2 3,834 0 0 2,496,796 17 1 59,343 9 2 4,759,177 11 10 1,280,391 18 9 365,332 7 3 22,983 14 5 329,429 17 2 38,437 17 10 10,336 19 11 100,679 18 11 5,421,055 5 2 28,857 8 7 1,958 4 6 3,542 15 3 "a 8 3 51,233 19 7 143,441 0 0 Total 3,693 32 2,860 27 131,619,392 8 6 255,340 3 0 Provincial Govbbnment Lines, etc. Canterbury (lengths included above) Otago and Southland Gisborne to Ormond Tramway Midland Railway, valuation of works constructed by company 731,759 0 0 372,522 2 5 4,975 1 7 11683,460 3 1 Grand total 3,693 32 2,860 27 33,412,108 15 7 255,340 3 0 * The amount shown as expenditure represents the net amc + The funds for this extension —namely, £35,501 2s. lid. —wei ! The funds for purchase of this line, i>15.745, were provided § The expenditure on this line as a tramway was made by tl I! Includes expenditure on railways under Hutt Eoad and and Wellington-Manawatu Railway Purchase Act Accounts. f Includes value for £150,000 paid to debenture-holders u: Act, 1903, >unt charged i :e provided by by the Westp< Qe Lands Depi Railway Imp against the D y the Westpoi )ort Harbour j mrtment. orovernent, R dominion. >rt Harbour Board. Board. tailway Improvement Authorization Act, nder the Mid Jland Railwa; iy Petitions Settlement Act Amendment