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Enclosure 1 in Appendix E. TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorised, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1881. MIDDLE ISLAND.

State of Line. Appropriation. Name of Line. Mileage. Subdivision. Main Line. Sidings. Total. «__ Under i Under reved For ' ' Plate - y ' mation. j laying Opened. Date. T< VS? e ' 1872-73.1873-74. 1874-75.1875-76. 1876-77. 1877-78. 1878-79. 1879-80. 1880-81.' Total. 1872 - 1 I I j I M. ch. 52 0 M. ch. 1 0 18 73 3 O 19 24 9 63 7 50 M. ch. 0 21 1 62 0 24 M. ch. 1 21 20 55 3 24 19 24 9 63 11 2 M. oh. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch.| M. ch. 1 0 3C. ch. 1 0 18 73 elson-Greymouth Nelson-Boundell ... Port Extension ... I Nelson-Poxhill Bellgrove Surveyed Trial Survey Greymouth-Brunner-ton Extension Stillwater (portion) 17 May, 1880 31 Jan., 1876 18 73 19 24 3 "o ... ... I Greymouth - Nelson Creek 16 3 3 32 7 April, 1876 ... ... I 7*50 ... ... I 7*50 0 5 0 59 0 4 7 45 0 29 6 20 3 60 8 70 0 44 3 51 0 77 3 O 0 19 15 64 16 69 1 22 4 74 5 44 7 0 0 5 0 59 0 4 7 45 2 22 7 75 3 70 9 9 0 44 3 51 0 77 3 0 0 19 15 64 17 64 1 72 4 74 5 44 7 0 0*59 lEeb., 1881 0 5 0 5 Westport-Ngakawau Surveyed Station Westport Waimangaroa Ngakawau Survey of Extension Greymouth Paroa Hokitika Hampden Street Surveyed Picton-Blenheim ... Blenheim Surveyed Surveyed (trial) Hurunui - Waipara (Reconnaissance) Weka Pass Section... Waipara- Amberley Amberley - Ashley (part) 745 14 Mar., 1881 .. ... 6" 4 6 4 Westport-Ngakawau 19 63 1 73 1 55 0 10 0 19 17 Dec, 1878 5 Aug., 1876 5 Aug., 1876 26 Sept., 1877 ... 1 ... I 6 20 3 60 6*29 0 29 6 20 3 60 8 70 ... 1 ... 8*70 Greymouth-Hokitika Greymouth-Hokitika 23 51 0 44 2 11 0 77 3 0 0 19 1 40 ... ! ... ... ! ... j ... I ... I ... ... j ... j Picton-Hurunui Picton-Blenheim ... 28 49 0*75 0 50 15 64 18 Nov.', 1875 24 May, 1880 16*69 ... 16*69 1 22 4*74 1*22 ... I Hurunui - Waitaki, with Branches Main Line ... 1 ... | ■ ... j 193 58 ... I ... 9 5 6 77 7 64 0*28 9 5 7 25 9 5 6 Oct!,' 1880 3 Nov., 1876 6**77 6*77 7 64 '" ( 7*64 ... a tt Ashley-Kangiora ... Bangiora-Southbrook Southbrook-Kaiapoi Kaiapoi-Addin gton Christchurch-Selwyn Selwyn-Dunsandel... 3 63 1 71 1 63 5 1 11 68 22 43 1 77 il 23 [2 46 12 70 23 9 ... 9 Feb., 1876 17 April, 1875 5 Nov., 1872 2 Sept., 1872 1 April, 1872 2 Oct., 1867 15 Feb., 1873 ... I 1 63] 5 1 1*71 3 63 3 63 1 71 1 63 5 1 11 68 22 43 1 77 ... 27 56 2 38 11*68 22 43 ... j 5 13 0 41 l"77 ... ... ... : ... I ... i ...