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Schedule showing Particulars of Railway-lines under Construction at 1st April, 1927.

Handed over Lpntrth Ready for Heady for to Railway .Length . .Length ready handing over handing over j P „ Hl T,atert „ __ Length of length under i Department Bails laid over which T „i„ tor handing to Railway to Railway Amount spent i * L,,, wiiy. Section. Construction. during Year during Year. Traffic 0 . amc over to Railway Department Department to Date. ended 31st is being run. . . Department. within within I complete. March, 1927. 18 Demg run ' One Year. Two Years. M. CH. M. CH. M. OH. M. CH. M. CH. ! M. CH. M. OH. I M. OH. M. CH. £ £ North Auckland Main Trunk and Branches — Okaihau - Mangamuka .. .. .. 30 0 8 0 .. 1 47 .. .. .. ! .. .. 164,925 1,100,000 Waiotira-Kirikopuni .. .. .. 14 0 14 0 .. 2 0 12 0 .. .. ]4 0 .. 926,099 120,000 Kirikopuni— Dargaville .. .. .. 18 40 . - •. .. • • • • • ■ • . .. 11,623 342, 000 Auckland-Westfield Deviation .. .. 9 67 9 67 .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 67 288,218 215,000 Paeroa - Pokeno .. .. .. .. 42 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. 19,997 1,018,518 East Coast Main Trunk and Branches — Waihi-Tauranga .. .. .. 38 25 38 25 .. 15 15 14 0 20 0 14 0 24 25 .. 902,897 150,000 Tauranga-Taneatua (including Mount Branch) 63 12 63 12 .. .. 63 12 .. .. 63 12 .. 1,403,716 57,000 Taneatua-Opotiki .. .. .. 25 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 3,365 600,000 Gisborne-Wairoa .. .. .. 70 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 143,645 1,300,000 Wairoa-Eskdale.. .. .. .. 59 60 59 60 .. 13 50 13 0 .. .. .. 18 0 798,728 1,200,000 Waikokopu Branch .. .. .. 24 58 24 58 .. .. 24 58 .. .. 24 58 .. 573, 3 16 40,000 Stratford— Main Trunk — Tahora-Ohura .. .. .. .. 24 0 4 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 186,309 750,000 Ohura-Okahukura .. .. .. 19 10 19 10 .. .. i 19 10 .. .. 19 10 .. 633,136 | 59,000 Opunake Branch .. .. .. 23 0 .. 23 0 4 40 .. .. .. ' j .. .. 457, 268 Palmerston North Deviation .. .. .. •• •• i •• .. .. .. 8,526 Rimutaka Deviation .. .. .. 13 24 .. .. .. j .. . i .. .. 6,500 970,000 Wellington - Tawa Flat Deviation .. .. 8 0 .. •• 1 .. -• .. .. 4,415 \ 1,100,000 Hutt Valley Railway .. .. .. .. 30 .. 30 30 .. 30 .. .. 255,717 Midland — Glenhope-lnangahua ... .. .. 55 0 4 0 3 71 , .. .. .. .. .. .. 376,417 1,600,000 Westport-Inangahua .. .. .. 22 0 4 0 .. ' 0 40 3 0 .. i .. 3 0 .. 151,992 650,000 South Island Main Trunk— Wharanui-Parnassus.. .. .. .. 76 0 •• -• : .. .. .- .. .. j .. 44,280 2,300,000 Lawrence-Roxburgh— Miller's Plat-Roxburgh .. .. .. 9 10 9 10 .. 7 33 .. .. .. j 9 10 ... 103,695 36,000 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 261 2 26 71 47 65 152 0 20 0 17 0 157 35 27 67 7,464,784 13,607,518 Note. —Estimates to complete include amounts required for maintenance and running traffic where traffic is being run.