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Schedule showing Particulars of Railway-lines under Construction at 1st April, 1926.

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Handed over r mirth Ready for Ready for to Railway Length h length ready handing over handing over Eatima+ed Length of Length under Department Rails laid over which for handing to Railway to Railway Amount spent .Section. Construction. during Year during Year. Traffic frame 0V er to Railway Department Department to Date. . ended 31st is being run. =„ h i?„ y Department. within within c0 w)m P lere - March, 1926. being run. Q ne Yea.r. Two Years. M. CH. M. OH. M. OH. M. OH. M. OH. M. OH. M. OH. M. OH. M. OH. £ £ North Auckland Main Trunk and Branches — Whangarei Branch .. .. .. 14 56 .. 14 56 .. .. .. .. .! .. .. 3,000 Okaihau-Mangamuka .. .. .. 30 0 4 0 .. 0 36 .. .. .. .. .. 71,771 900,000 Huarau-Waiotira .. 15 36 .. 15 36 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,000 W aiotira-Kirikopuni .. . . 14 0 14 0 I .. 2 20 .. 12 0 .. 12 0 14 0 763,584 207,000 Kirikopuni-Dargaville .. .. 18 40 .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,602 342,000 Auckland— Westfield Deviation .. 9 67 9 67 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 146,022 450,000 Paeroa- Pokeno .. .. , . ,. 42 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,759 1,018,518 East Coast Main Trunk and Branches — Waihi-Tauranga .. .. 38 25 38 25 .. 6 71 .. 17 0 .. 14 0 38 25 694,732 310,000 Tauranga-Taneatua (including Mount Branch) 63 12 63 12 .. 1 52 63 12 .. ... .. 63 12 1,297,383 88,600 Taneatua-Opotiki .. .. . 25 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,312 500,000 Gisborne-Wairoa .. .. 70 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 120,795 1,500,000 Wairoa-Eskdale.. .. .. .. 58 10 58 10 .. 3 10 .. .. .. .. ■ .. 581,588 1,270,000 Waikokopu Branch .. .. .. 24 58 24 58 .. .. 24 58 .. .. 24 58 .. 650,616 40,000 Stratford-Main Trunk — Tahora-Ohura .. .. .. .. 24 0 4 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 82,750 750,000 Ohura-Okahukura .. .. .. 19 0 19 0 .. .. 16 0 .. .. .. .. 580,546 137,000 Opunake Branch and Manaia Branch 28 49 28 49 .. 0 74 .. 23 0 23 0 .. .. 438,411 25,000 Rimutaka Deviation .. .. .. 13 24 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 970,000 Wellington - Tawa Flat Deviation .. .. 80 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,128 1,100, 000 Hutt Valley Railway .. .. .. 3 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 94,826 Midland — Glenhope-Inangahua .. .. .. 55 0 6 0 .. 3 37 3 71 .. 3 71 .. .. 1,300,000 Westport-Inangahua .. .. 22 0 4 0 .. 2 2 4 0 .. .. 40 .. 141,301 530,000 South Island Main Trunk — Wharanui-Parnassus.. .. .. .. 83 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,243 2,000,000 Lawrence-Roxburgh — Beaumont-Roxburgh .. .. . . 24 0 9 10 14 70 1 57 .. .. .. .. .. 38,756 60,000 Orepuki-Waiau .. .. . . . 8 18 .. 8 18 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 285 71 53 20 22 39 11161 52 0 26 71 54 58 115 37 i 5,791,223 13,504,018 Note. —Estimates to complete include amounts required for maintenance and running traffic where traffic is being run.