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APPENDIX B. ANNUAL REPORT ON PUBLIC WORKS BY THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF. The Engineer-in-Ciiiej l to the Hon. Minister of Public Works. Sir, — I have the honour to submit the following report upon the various works under my control completed and in progress throughout the Dominion during the period from the Ist July, 1928, to the 30th June, 1929. RAILWAYS. Abstract. The following table shows the expenditure on Government railways in New Zealand up to the 31st March, 1929: —

t Open I Expenditure Name of Bailway. Railwav or tor ' t0 Section Trafflc - j 31st March, 1929. M. eh. I M. oh. £ Kaihu Valley .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 32 I 24 32 179,132 Otiria-Ngapuhi .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 45 13 45 127,636 Opua Wharf - Onerahi .. .. .. .. .. 58 6 ' 58 6 609,166 Kioreroa-Waiotira .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 79 19 79 420,533 North Auckland Main Trunk Railway (from Helensville) .. 189 75 44 39 3,832,093 Helenaville - Te Awamutu, with Branches (inoluding AucklandWestfield Deviation) .. .. .. .. .. 215 35 160 63 5,628,366 Frankton Junction-Thames, with Branches .. .. .. 127 35 125 23 1,821,663 Thames Valley - Rotorua .. .. .. .. .. 69 33 69 33 427,059 Rotorua-Taupo .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 40 .. 39,144 Tauranga-Opotiki, with Branches .. .. .. .. 145 32 59 09 1,491,647 Gisborne-Opotiki .. .. .. .. .. .. 93 44 49 32 624,335 Napier-Gisborne (inoluding Waikokopu Branch) .. .. 231 44 23 44 2,480,209 Wellington-Napier and Balmerston North (including Te Aro Extension, Greytown and Martinborough Branches, and Hutt Valley Railway) .. .. .. .. .. .. 258 62 235 76 4,155,498 Wellington-Waitara, with Branches .. .. .. .. 350 11 308 42 4,448,790 Stratford-Okahukura .. .. .. .. .. 112 47 47 40 2,070,807 North Island Main Trunk (Marton-Te Awamutu), including Raetihi Branch and Waipa Gravel-acoess Branch .. .. 225 79 218 39 3,129,990 Picton-Waipara (South Island Main Trunk Railway)— Picton southwards .. .. .. .. 92 38 56 6 657,803 Waipara northwards .. .. .. .. .. 90 45 44 14 381,631 Nelson-Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. 177 51 129 50 789,611 Stillwater-Arthur's Pass .. .. .. .. .. 51 41 50 41 2,054,726 Rolleston-Arthur's Pass (including Whiteclifis Branch) .. 92 59 84 45 1,036,922 Westport-Ngakawau .. .. .. .. .. 19 56 19 56 196,785 Westport-Ngakawau Extension to Mokihinui* .. .. 7 12 7 12 Mokihinui Colliery Linef .. .. .. .. .. 3 69 3 69 Westport-Cape FoulwindJ .. .. .. .. .. 70 70 Westport-Inangahua .. .. .. .. ■■ 26 0 5 74 305,605 Ngahere-Blackball .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 40 3 40 147,695 Greymouth-Bewanui and Branches .. .. .. .. 11 34 11 34 330,509 Greymouth-Waitaha .. .. .. .. •• 50 32 38 68 422,734 Waipara-Waitaki, with Branches .. .. .. .. 459 34 413 70 3,369,986 Canterbury Interior Main Line—Oxford-Temuka .. .. 83 0 11 44 59,942 Waitaki-Bluff, with Branches .. .. .. .. 600 21 570 14 5,982,200 Otago Central .. .. .. .. .. .. 182 51 147 27 1,440,450 Invercargill-Kingston, with Mararoa Branch .. .. .. 117 4 97 44 395,291 Forest Hill Railway—Winton-Hedgehope§ .. .. .. .12 40 12 40 23,337 Western Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. 94 8 78 49 453,843 Preliminary surveys .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,625 General charges not yet apportioned .. .. .. .. .. i 21,934 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,337 Stock of permanent-way on hand .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,913 Rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,406,062 Total .. .. .. .. .. 4,373 54 3,302 69 ||60,015,029 Pkovincial Govebnment Lines, etc. Canterbury (lengths included above) .. .. .. .. .. •• 731,759 Otago and Southland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 372,522 Gisborne to Ormond Tramway .. .. .. .. .. •• 4,975 Midland Railway, valuation of works constructed by company .. .. .. 11683,460 Grand total .. .. .. .. 4,373 54 3,302 69 61,807,745 * The funds for this extension —namely, £35,501 2s. lid. —were provided by the Westport Harbour Board. 1 The funds for purchase of this line. £15,745, were provided by the Westport Harbour Board. I The funds for this line-namely, £93,450—were provided by the Westport Harbour Board. § The expenditure on this line as a tramway was made by the Lands Department. | Includes expenditure on railways under "Hutt Boad and Railway Improvement, Bailway Improvement Authorization Act and Railway Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Accounts. If includes value for £150,000 paid to debenture-holders under the Midland Bailway Petitions Settlement Act Amendment Act, 1903.