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appendix H. ANNUAL EBPOET ON BAIL WAYS BY THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF.

The Engineer-in-Chief to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works. Sir,— Public Works Office, 31st March, 1886. I have the honour to submit the following report on railway works executed and in progress throughout the colony during the year ending the 31st March, 1886 ;—

General. The following statement shows the expenditure and liabilities on Government railways in New Zealand up to the 31st March, 1886: —

Name of Railway. Total Length of Railway or i Section. Open lor Traffic Expenditure to 31st March, 1SSS. Liabilities 31st March, 18S0. Kawakawa .. .. .. .. .. Whangarei-Kamo Kaipara-Waikato, with Branches Waikato-Thames, including Cambridge Branch Wellington-Napier and Palmcrston North Wellington-Foxton .. Foxton-New Plymouth Main North Island Trunk Nelson-Eoundell Groymouth-Nelson Creek Groymouth-Hokitika .. Westport-Ngakawau Picton-Hurunui —Picton-Awatere Section „ Red Post Section Hurunui-Waitaki, with Branches Oxford-Malvern Waitaki to Bluff, with Branches Otago Central —Chain Hills-Blair-Taiori Section Invercargill-Kingston, with Branch Western Railways Preliminary Surveys Miscellaneous Stock of permanent-way and rolling-stock on hand M.oh. 7 41 0 52 150 69 73 32 227 31 M.oh. 7 41 6 52 138 79 42 57 150 42 £ s. d. 89,440 11 5 63,241 3 3 1,253,779 13 11 216,451 6 0 1,479,670 11 4 41,815 3 11 1,368,229 17 11 60,779 15 1 174,913 16 10 196,259 3 5 37,777 0 6 214,402 4 9 219,605 0 1 37,471 9 0 2,318,943 18 4 59,210 11 0 3,157,151 1 4 267,218 9 5 337,701 4 7 222,920 18 11 53,210 12 1 15,312 1 6 300,240 17 4 £ s. a. 2,33S 17 0 47 15 6 11,398 4 3 13,263 5 5 42,361 16 5 478 7 10 8,097 19 2 84,267 6 7 236 5 6 20 0 0 4,061 18 3 202 63 210 0 52 0 10 3 23 51 19 63 34 40 9 50 444 0 11 44 471 5 37 0 117 4 57 55 195'25 22 73 7 69 19 19 17 73 9 50 397 10 11 44 353 71 10,133 2 8 1,574 17 7 11,804 10 2 93 34 57 53 26,307 11 11 51,202 15 8 5,479 11 5 1,198 15 3 1,216 12 9 112,072 7 5 Total 2,172 44 1,533 1 12,100,782 11 11 337,592 1 G Provincial Government Lines. Canterbury (lengths included above) Otago „ „ „ 731,759 0 0 372,522 2 5 District Railways. Thames Valley-Rotorua Eakaia-Ashburton Forks Walmato Duntroon-Hakateramca 22 20 73 00 8 21 15 38 22 20 30 63 8 21 15 38 115,000 0 0 73,300 0 0 t t V t Grand total .. 12,263 44 1,591 1 •13,453,863 14 4 387,592 1 G * If the amount paid out of Consolidated Fund on account still to bo paid out of loan on account of same railways—viz., £Vi and Westport Harbour Works (£141,341 2s. Id.), loss £4,075 Is. 7d. ex bo added to this amount, it will show the amount stated as the cost + The cost of these railways is not shown here as the purchase-i not included amongst tho liabilities, as thoy are not properly 111 special Act. The lengths only of these linos are now therefore put traffic, and tho cost will be included in next year's tablo after they t of district railways— 36,400 7«. lid., together :pended on permanentt of tho railways L>y the money is not paid yet, abilities against tho p in this table in order t< are paid for. -viz., £35 17s. 104., and :■ with tho expenditure -way for the Crisborne-I ! General Manager in R< , and the amounts to be public works votes, boil ;o show total lougth of i also tho amount an the Q-reymouth )rniond Tramway, Jturn G. paid for them aro ig provided for by ■ailway opened for