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Table of Lengths of Government Lines Authorized, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1917— continued. SOUTH ISLAND— continued.

State of Line. Appropriation. Division. Mileage. Section. Main ~... „ Line, "dings. Totai. Opei ied. Under Under veyed. For- ±*late- — mation. laying. Date. 1910-11. 1911-12. 1912-13. 1913-14. 1914-15. 1915-16. 1916-17. Total. 1 2 3 M. ch. 4 5 M. ch. 6 M. ch. 7 M. ch. 8 SI. ch. 9 M. ch. 10 M. ch. 11 12 M. ch. 13 M. ch. 14 M. ch. 15 M. ch. 16 M. ch. 17 M. ch. 18 M. ch. 19 M. ch. 20 M. oh. 21 M. ch. HurunuiW a i taki — ccmtd Branches, — Rangiora-Oxford Eyreton (from Main Line) Lyttelton 21 76 20 7 Rangiora-Oxford West Main Line - West Eyreton-Bennett's Lyttelton - Christchurch Hornby-Southbridge Lincoln-Little River 21 76 20 7 2 36 1 61 24 32 21 68 21 76 20 7 6 26 6 26 6 26 6 26 i Southbridge Little RiverAkaroa 25 31 42 10 I 25 31 22 46 3 17 2 5 28 48 24 51 25 31 22 46 Springfield Whitecliffs 30 60 11 38 Reconnaissance Rolleston-Springfield Springfield-Coal-mine Darfield-Whiteclifis Whiteclifis to Bridge Rakaia-Methven 19 44j 29 63 0 77 11 33 0 5 22 20 1 3 7 1 1 53 19 44 33 67 13 11 19 44 Prelim. 30 60 11 36 Rakaia-Ash-burton Forks Ashburton 22 20 29 46 Tinwald-Springburn Extension Washdyke-Eversley 27 29i 2 17 36 5 2 65 1 52 25 5 29 1 2 17 38 50 22 2C 27 2S 217 Opawa and Albury to Fairlie Creek and Burke's Pass Waimate Waimate Gorge 55 8 2~45 36 5 4 42 8 21 Preliminary survey .. Studholme-Waimate Waimate- Waihao Downs Waihao Downs - Serpentine Sepentine-Kelcher's Oxford-Sheffield Surveyed Reconnaissance 19 3 4 42 8 21 i" 3 0 54 19 3 5 45 8 75 19 3 Prelim. "i 42 8 21 Waimate Branch Extension 4 60 2 65; 2 65 2 65 Canterbury Interior Main Line Oxford-Temuka .. 83 0 1 75 11 44 21 7 50 29 6*27 1 75 11 71 21 7 50 29 21**7 50 29 1 75 ii 44 Prelim. WaitakiBluff and Branches Main Line Branches, — Duntroon Duntroon-Haka-teramea Ngapara Livingstone Palmers ton-Wai-hemo i 246 69 21 75 15 38 South Waitaki-Blufi I Pukeuri-Duntroon .. Duntroon - Hakateramea Waiareka-Ngapara .. Windsor-Tokorahi .. Survey (trial) Palmerston-Dunback Surveyed 246 69 21 75 15 38 14 76 12 0 4 40 8 55 0 65 59 13 1 35 1 5 1 31 0 50 306 2 23 30 16 43 16 27 12 50 4 40 9 29 0 65 i i 246 69 21 75 15 38 14 76 16 40 0*5 Prelim. 14 76 12 0 440 8 55 0 65 6*54 " *8 55 o'e>5 •• •■ •• •• ••