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TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorised, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1881— continued. MIDDLE ISLAND— continued.

Appropriation, ISame of Line. Mileage. i Subdivision. Main Line. Sidings. Total. State of Line. Opened. Under Under veyed. Formation. ±"latelaying. T 1872" 3 ' 1872 - 73 - 1873-7*. 1874-75. 1875-76. 1876-77. :l877-78. 1879-80. 1880-81. Date. 1878-79. Total. Waitaki - Bluff and Branches — contd. Main Line — contd. M. ch. I ! M. ch. Clutha River - Bal- 0 60 clutha Balelutha-Clinton ... 20 76 Clinton-Waipahi ... 9 62 Waipahi-Gore ... : 16 11 Gore-Mat aura ... ! 7 40 Mataura-Woodlands , 20 68 Woodlands -Invercar- 11 21 gill Invercargill-Bluff ,.. 17 1 M. ch. i-2 8 £3 0 M. ch. 49 57 M. ch. M. ch. I M. ch. r i ... 22 Jan., 1878 22 Jan., 1879 1 Nov., 1877 21 June, 1877 30 Aug., 1875 7 June, 1875 11 Feb., 1874 M. ch. ... ... M. ch. M. ch. ... I M. ch. M. ch. 7*40; M. ch. 16 11 M. eh. 0 60 9 62 M. eh. 20 76| M. ch. ... I ... M. ch. ... ... M. ch. 0 60 20 76 9 62 16 11 7 40 20 68 11 21 Brandies, — Duntroon Branch ... 21 18 Ngapara ,, ... 15 2 Livingstone „ ... 16 40 Moeraki „ ... 1 43 Shag Point ,, ... 1 67 Palmerston-Waihemo 9 0 Port Chalmers Branch: 1 9 ... ... I 20*68 42 49 ... 11 21 ... 1 50 18 51 5 Feb., 1867 17 1 ... I I I ... | 17 1 Pukeuri-Duntroon... 21 18 Waiareka-Ngapara,.. 15 2 Windsor-Livingstone 12 0 Surveyed ... 4 40 Moeraki Branch ... 1 43 Shag Point ... 1 67 Palmerston Section 3 0 Surveyed ... ! 6 0 Glendermid - Port 1 9 Chalmers Green Island ... 2 17 Brighton Road ... 0 40 Mosgiel-Outram ... 8 78 Clarkesville-Waita- 15 4 huna Waitabuna- Lawrence 6 72 Invertiel Section ... 2 40 Surveyed ... j 9 36 Preliminary survey... | 6 64 Waipahi-Kelso ... 15 28 Surveyed ... 10 74 „ ... 24 0 ... 13 70 Wyndham Section ... 3 70 Mokoreta „ ... 8 20 Preliminary survey... 6 30 Eyre Bridge ... 0 13 Temuka Bridge ... 0 15 I 0 22 i 0 25 21 40 15 27 12 0 4 40 1 65 2 2 3 0 6 0 2 9 ... I 1 Dec, 1875 2 April, 1877 21 18 15 2 - ! ... 21 18 15 2 12*"o '" ... i ... I I i ... . 4*40 ... 1*43 1 67 ! 0 22 0 15 15 Feb.', 1877 27 June, 1879 -• 1*43 1*67 -. 3 0 ... ... | ... i - 6 *0 ... i" 9i ... ... ... 1* 9 Canterbury Interior Main Line 1 "0 ... i 9 April, 1873 ... Green Island „ 2 57 0 13 0 5 0 67 2 30 0 45 9 65 1 July, 1874 4 Sept., 1879 1 Oct., 1877 22 Jan., 1877 2 17 o*4o: 2 17 0 40 8 78 15 4 Outram Branch ... 8 78 Lawrence ,, ... ! 21 76 ... 8*78 ... I 15 4 i ll 7 23 3 i - Catlin's River ... 18 60 2 April, 1877 ... - 6 72 6 72 I - 2 40 9 36 6 64 16 60 10 74 24 0 13 70 3 70 8 20 6 30 0 13 0 15 9 36 2 40 ! - ... ... ... ... ... Waipahi-Heriot Burn 26 22 i 1**32 IDec.j 1880 | ... i '" ... ... | ... , I 15*28 ! 15*28 1 Kelso-Gore ... 24 0 Waimea-Switzers ... 13 70 Edendale-Toitois ... 18 40 10 74 24 0 13 70 - ... ... I - ... ... I I ... ... ... ... ... 3**70 ... ... ... I - i ... ... ... ... I ... 1 I ... 8*20 ... ... ... ! Oxford-Temuka ... 83 0 013 0 15 ... ... ... ... ... I - ... ... ... I ... i ... I I ... I ... I ... I ... I ... I ... 1 ... I ... I I ...