D.—1.

Enclosure to Appendix H— continued. TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorized, Constructed, and Surveyed, up to 31st March, 1888— continued. MIDDLE ISLAND.

By Authority: Geoikhs Didsbuey, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBBB.

Appropria- ofLme. Mileage. Subdivision. j JJdn m]af , t , j ] 1 -2 l 3 4 5 6 M. ch. I M. ch. M. ch Nelson- Nelson -Eomidell, 70 10 Port Extension .. I 1 0) Greymoutb with extension to ; Nelson-Foxhill .. 18 73!'- 2 52 Hope Junction Foxliill-Belgrove .. 3 0| J Wai-iti .. 2 47! 0 20 : Surveyed .. 17 9 ..I Trial survey .. 9 31 .. I Itoundell-Hope June- 18 101 tion, Trial Survey Greymouth - Nel- 16 S Groymoutli-Brunner- 7 50 \ son Greek ton Extension .. 0 5J;- 3 48 Stillwater (portion).. 0 4| „ -.. OloJ „ .. 0 49 .. Surveyed .. 7 45 .. ] West part- Wcstport - Ngaka- 19 68 Station .. 0 20) Ngakawau wan Westport .. 6 20J [ J Waimangaroa .. 8 60 I Ngakawau .. 8 70! j Survey of Extension 0 441 Greymoufcli- Greymouth-Hold- 24 0 Greym'th-Teremakau 9 0 Hokitika fcika Teremakau-Arahura 10 51 Arahura-Hokitika .. 3 70 Extension to Hoki- 0 39 0 26 tika Wharf Pie ton- Picton-Awatere .. 84 40 Picton-Blenheim .. 16 51) „ ,. Hurunui j Blenheim .. 1 22 j Vernon Contract .. 4 40J .. | DasbwQod Contract 3 40 Surveyed .. 2 5o| Surveyed (trial) . . 5 77' Kahautera-Waiiui 20 13 Kahautera-Waiau ... 20 lol i Waiau-Hurvmui 2S 0 3Seeonnaiseaace .. j 13 30 Oulverden-Hiirunui ! 9 60 0 i-2 Hurunui- Main Line .. I 190 37 Hurunui-Medbury .. ; 114!] | Waitaki,! Medbury-Waikari .. 8 40 with J Waikari-Waipara .. 9 10 Branches j Waipara-Amberley .. 6 77 Amberley-Ashlev(part) 7 64 3 63 Ashley-Eangiora .. 1 71j Rangiora-Southbrock I 1 63! Southbrook-Kaiapoi | 5 l! I Kaiapoi-Addington .. 11 08 j Christchurch-Selwyn 22 43 Sehvyn-Dunsandel .. 1 77 j Dunsandel-Eakaia .. 10 06 i Rn <, r -, Eakaia-Ashburtou .. 17 7' bUii0 ' ; Ashburton-Ealing .. 19 29 Ealing-Woodbridge.. 2 59 Woodbridge-Temuka 13 05 Temuka-Timaru .. 1115 Timaru-St. Andrews 10 28! St. Andrcws-Otaio .. 3 66! Otaio-Makikihi .. 8 61 Makikihi-Hook .. 3 36 Hook-North Waitaki 16 14 North Waitaki-South ' 1 401 Bmiu-Mti— Waitaki Eangiora-Oxford 21 76 Rangiora-Cust .. 11 77;) ! Cust-Carlton .. 5 53 \ 2 44 Carlton-Oxford West 4 26 J Eyreton (from 20 7 Main Line - West 14 25) Main Lifle) E.vreton I 1 44 : Evrcton-Bcnnctt's .. 5 62|} Lyttelton .. 0 20 Lyttelton - Christ- 0 20 church Southbridge .. 25 81i IIomby-Ellesmore .. 14 02!) „ r ILllesmere - South- 10 49 / d j bridge Little River- 42 10i Lincoln-B irdling's 17 8!] Akaroa I Plat [- 2 16 i Birdling's Flat-Little 5 38; j J Eivor ! Reconnaissance .. 19 44! Siirmgflold .. 30 601 Rollcston-Sheffield .. 24 4i) Sheffiold-Sprmgneld 5 59| \ 3 14 : SpringfieM Coal-mine 0 77) W hiteoliffs .. 11 57 Darfleld-Whitecliffs 11 33i I , .„ . I Whitcclifis to Bridge 0 5 1 / Extension Section .. 0 10; E a k a i a - A s h- 22 20 llakaia-Methvon .. 22 20 2 43 7 8 I 9 I 10 11 12 13 i 14 M. cb. M. c-h. M. ch. ' M. ch. M. ch M. ch. M ch ( 17 May, 1880 .. .. j 25 45 .. .. .. J 31 Jan., 1870 .. .. ! .. (:25 July, 1881 .. .. ', 2 67 ! .. 2 47 ,. \ .. .. .. J ., 17 9 17 9 .. .. .. .. .. j .. 9 31 9 31 Prelim. .. .. .. .. i .. 18 10 18 10 Prelim. .. .. .. .. .. I (\ 7 April, 1876| .. .. j .. ! 11 87 i .. I .. ! • • -j 1 Feb., 1881 .. .. I .. 14 Mar., 1881J .. .. i .. { 1 Sept., 1885 0 49 .. 0 49 I . i .. 7 45 7 45 .. .. .. i / 17 Dec, 1878 28 16 j 5 Aug., 1878, 0 ! •• •■ - 1 5 Aug.,lS76 I 26 Sept.. 1877 0 44 0 44 .. .. .. 9 0 1 20 6 20 1 40 .. 10 51 4 77 ; 5 44 [ 0 10 3 70 .. .. 3 70 .. 0 65 .. .. 0 39 ■ .. 9n m I (18 Nov., 1875 •■ j " ■■ ( ; 24May, 1880 ! 4 40 .. I 4 40 .. ' .". 3 40 .. 8 40 2 50 2 50 .. .. .. I .. ! .. 5 77 5 77 Prelim. .. .. t .. I .. 20 15 26 15 ! Prelim. . ....... IS 30 18 30 I Prelim.! .. .. j .' 10 12 .. .. [ .. 9 Feb., 1886! f 9 Feb., 1886 38 Oct., 1884 17 April. 18821 i 6 Oct., 1880 .. i .. ..' 3 Nov., 18751 9 Feb., 1876 ! 17 April, 1875; 5 Nov., 1872! .. 1 03 .. I j 2 Sept., 18721 .. 5 1 .. j 1 April, 1872 11 68 .. 2 Oct., 1867; 22 43 15 Feb., 1S73 .. 1 77 .. ■za 7 o i 29 May, 1873 .. 10 60 .. ' ■ ■ i ■ ■ ■ ■ ] 4 Aug., 1874 .31 May, 1875 24 Aug., 1875 ! 4 Feb., 18761 ! 22 Oct., 1875 i 1 July, 18761 1 Sept., 1876: ISO Oct., 1876; I 1 Feb., 1877; 1 Feb., 1877; 17 April, 1870! Total. I State of Line. Sllr _ Under Uiidor O i"» ,e<i mation. laying. | T jg^, ne, .1872-73. 1873-74.1874-75. 1975-76. 1876-77.1877-73. 1878-79. 14 M. ch 15 t. M. ch i J i*71 :: 17 7 19 29 15 ; 16 M. ch.; M. oh. '.. 1878 .. .. .. j 7 50 .. 16 51 •• •• I " i 17 M. ch 6 20 3 60 18 M. ch 8 70 19 M. ch. 029 1879-80. 18S0-8I. 1831-82.; 20 M. ch 21 M. ch 1 0 0 5 0 4l 1 22 22 M. ch 8* C jl882-33.'lS83-81.1884-85. 23 M. ch 911 24 M. ch 8 25 M. ch. 840 1S85-8G. 18S6f-8~. 1887-88. 26 M. ch. 6'10 o'so; 114 27 M. ch. • i 28 M. eh :: ■■) l\ 29 h. M. ch. [ 22 73 7 60 \ ■ 19 19 I 17 73 9 50 Total. 7 # 64 3 63 6>7 ■GO :j( 256 73 1 ■■ ill 196 37 .. I .. 2 59 13 65 11 15 .. ! 10 28; 3 66 3 61 3 30 16 14 I 21 76 1 40 Brano&es x — Kangiora-Oxford I ( 1 Dec., 18741 24 40 .. ] .. ... 6 April. 1875 .. .. j .. 21 Juno, 1875 I 27 Doe., 1875 21 51 I 1 Feb., 1878 .. .. I .. 6 26 9 Dec, 1867 0 26 .. I .. 28 QK / 26 April, 1875 Ja * t 80 July,, 1875 ( 1177 5 53 4 26 14 62 11 77 5 53 4 26 1C y r e t o n {from Main Ijinc) 24 40 21 51 ( 1 i 14 25 20 7 Lyttelton 6 26 5 02 ■• ! ••J I 6 20 Southbridge 28 36 1 14 62 ■ • ) 25 31 ( 10'49 Little RiverAkaroa 24 62 f 7 June, 1882 24 62 -I 17 8 "I 22 46 bij . . .. . . -j I 16 Mar., 1880 1 5 38 ■■) Springfield 10 44 19 44 19 44 Prelim I 1 Dec, 1874 33 74 3 Jan., 1880 110 Feb., 1880 .„ ... I 3 Nov., 1875 1310 \ 27 June, 1886 n 10 n Iα 10 44 Preliin, 24' 4 24' 4 '■'■ 1 '■'■] 30 601 33 74 5'50 0 77 30 60 W liiteoliffe 11 57 13 16 1133 '■'■} 11 38 6' e B a k a i a - A s hburton Forks Ashburton 22 20 0 19 24 63 0 19 .. 0 19 .. .. 24 63 1 April, 1885* .. I ... 0 19 22'20 22 20 burton Forks Ashburton .. 29 46 Tinwald-Westerfleld 10 i7\ Westerficld-Anama.. 8 30; Anama-Cavendish .. 2 47;!- 1 8 Cavendish-Mount 1 48 . Somers ) Extension .. 6 25 .. Opawa and Al- 55 8 Washdyke - Pleasant .8 67 \ i'airiie TPotnr Creek and Pleasant Point-Albury 16 61 V 2 42 Burke'e Pass Albury-Winscombe.. 7 7 Winscombe-Eversley 3 30 J Preliminary survey .. 19 3 Waimate .. 4 42 Stuoholme-Waimate 4 42 13 Waimate Gorge 8 21 Waimato-Waihao 8 21 0 54 Downs Waitaki- Main Line .. 246 69 South Waitaki- 13 8 Bluff and Oamaru Branches Oamaru-Hillgrove .. 24 52 Hillgrove-Palmerston 12 68 Palmerston - Waikou- 9 3 aiti Waikouaiti-Waitati 14 33 Waitati-Glendermid 9 77 Glendermid-Dunedin 7 6 Dunedin-Abbotsford 5 7 Abbotsford - Clutha 46 36 l 5 g lsa Clutha Eiver - Bal- 0 60 clutha Balclutha-Clinton .. 20 76 Clinton-Waipahi .. 9 62 Waipahi-Gore .. 16 11 Gore-Mataura .. 7 40 Mataura-Woodlands 20 08 Woodlands-Invercar- 11 21 gill Invercargill-Bluff .. 17 1. Branches. — 29 46 24 29 8 April, 1880 7 Oct., 18S2 24 29 .. .. .. 1 Mar., 1884 4 Oct., 1S86 10 47 8*39 2 47 iil 23 21 i'48 Opawa and Alburyto fairlie Creek and Burke's Pass >.a 6 25 6 25 2 25 4 0 .. .. I'24 Dec, 1875 38 47 ■ 'fjarC 1877 .". ~ .. 22 Aug., 1883 30 Jan., 1884 19 3 19 3 Prelim. .. .. 5 45 19 Mar., 1877 8 75 1 April, 1885' 2 25 4 0 8'67 1 55 38 47 16 61 7 7 3 30 -84--8-Waimate Waimate Gorge 19 3 5 45 8 75 19 3 Prelim i - 42 8 21 4 42 8 21 4 42 821 aitakiBlufl and Branches Main Line 246 69 25 Sept., 1875 13 S| 4 Nov., 1876 22 May, 1878 6Sept.,187S 24 52 12* 68 9' 3 ■ 50 II 306 2 7 May, 1878 20 Doc, 1877 9 April, 1S73 .. 7 0 .. 1 July, 1874 . 06 2 J I Sept., 1878 7' 0 5 7 5' 7 46'36 14 33 9 77 I 246 69 22 Jan., 1878 0 60 I 22 Jan., 1879 X Nov., 18.77 21 June, 1877 30 Aug., 1875 .. 7 June, 1S75 11 Feb., 1874 .. .. 11 21 20 OS 902 20 70 16 11 740 20 08 21 75 11 21 5 Feb., 1807 17 1 .. 17 1 ! uranettes, — Duntroon .. 21 75 Pukeuri-Marawhenua 21 29 ) , q J Marawhenua - Dun- 0 40 j" troon Duntroon-Haka- 15 38 Duntroon - Hakatera- 15 38 1 5 teramea mea Ngapara .. 14 76 Waiareka-Ngapara.. 14 70 1 311 Livingstone .. 16 40 Windsor-Livingstone 12 0 0 50 ! Survey (trial) .. 4 40 .. Palmerston-Wai- 9 40 Palmerston-Dunback 1 58 ] hemo (part) I 0 54 . Palmerston-Dunbaek ! 6 77 J ■ (pa") j Surveyed .. 0 65 Port Chalmers.. 19 Glendermid - Port j 19 3 40 Chalmers Green Island .. 2 44 Bumside-WaltonPark' 1 74 ) n r . Walton Park - Saddle ! 0 50 } Hill i Outram .. 8 78! Mosgiel-Ontram .. i 8 78 0 68 I Lawrence .. 21 76'Clarksville-Waitahuna ! 15 4 1 ) „ ' Waitahuna-Lawrenee 6 72|) Lawrenee-Rox- 38 25 Preliminary survey.. 38 25 .. I bureli "Branches, — Duntroon 21 75 „„ on I IDec, 1875 M dU '' •' / ' i 11 July, 1881 21 29 046 - •• !■ 185 23 30 " I ■• -1 Duntroon-Haka-teramea Ngapara Livingstone 15 38 1 5 16 43 10 43 .. .. .. 1 April, 1885* - 15 38 1 15 38 14 76 16 40 1 31! 0 50 16 27 12 50 I 4 40 I 16 27 .. .. .. 2April,1877 12 50 .. I 0 5 .. 12 Aug., 18S7 4 40 4 40 Prelim. .. .". f 30 July, 1882 9 29 J I 0-5 jPrelim. 14 76 ii'75 14 75 11 75 9 40 ! 440 158 Palmersfcon-Wai-hcmo - 0 54 ! 9 29 :; { ::) 8 S5 J zy .. .. ..-{ [ 1 Oct., 1885 .. .. j .. ■• [ 6 77 Port Chalmers.. 3 40 0 65 4 40 0 65 0 65 .. .. ., 4 49 .. .. .. 9 April, 1873 .. 19 .. 0 65 i' 9 i' 9 1 9 Green Island .. 2 44 I 0 52 J 3 10 3 10 f 1 July, 1874 J ° •• J •• •■ ( i Sept., 1879 ■■ I 1 74; 1 740 50 ::} 2 44 Oatrara Lawrence 8 78! 21 76, 0 68 9 66 9 66 .. .. .. 1 Oct., 1877 ,0 7 o I 22 Jan., 1877! ** ' 8 I 2April,1877i 38 95 38 95 P™K™ i r Iβ' 4 6 72 8 71 ::} 8 78 '-2 2 ' 23 78 38 25 '' 1 1 21 76 Lawrenee-Box-burgh Catlin's River .. 38 25 38 25 38 25 Prelim. .. .. .. .. 1 .. I 38 25 Prelim. •■ i • • I burgli Catlin's River .. 19 16 Balclutha-Eomahapa 7 06 0 50 Glenomam Section.. 5 14 Surveyed i. 6 16 Waipahi - Heriot \ 26 22 Waipahi-Kelso .. 15 27;) „ „ , Burn Kelso-Heriot .. 4 56|j \ * 6 ■ Surveyed .. 6 19 Waimea Plains 30 39t Gore-Lumsden .. 30 39 1 34 I Districh Rv. 19 16 0 50 8 36 8 14 0 16 8 36 .. .. ..15 Dec, 1885 r-, 1A r, ii 5 14 t 7 Oβ 7 66 ;, 5 14 .. 5 14 .. .. e'io Waipahi - Heriot Buiii 26 22 ■• } 2 3 22 6 6 16 6 10 .. .. .. ,„, K (1 Dec, 1880 ' " •• •• •■ t 1 April, 1884 6 19 J 15 27 456 ::} 20 3 G 19 37 73 i Waimea Plains District Ry. Keleo-Gore ,. 36 89 i'34 G 19 6 19 37 73 } April, 1886* 3639 36 39 District Ry. Keleo-Gore " .. 24 0 Surveyed .. 9 58 Preliminary survey .. 14 22 Biversdale- Swit- 13 70 Eiversdale Section .. 7 0 zers Surveyed .. 6 70 Edendale-Toitois 19 30 Edendale-Wyndham 4 0 0 43 Mokoreta Section .. 3 50 Glenham Section .. 1 66 Surveyed " .. 9 74 1 Seawai-d Bush.. 23 33 Appleby-Waimatua 5 57 ) n qA Waimatua-Mokotua 5 48 j" u dt> I Surveyed .. .. 12 8 .. : Canterbury I Oxford-Temuka .. 83 0 Oxford-Sheffield .. 11 44 0 28 : Interilor 1 Kiversdale- Switzers Edendale-Toitois 24 Oj 13 70 19 30 0 43 9 58 14'22 7 0 6 70 4 43 8 50 1 66 9 74 9 08 9 58 . .. ... 14 22 14 22 Prelim. .. .. 7 0 .. 5 c 2 0 •• 6 70 6 70 .. .. .. 4 43 .. .. .. 9 Oct., 1882 8 50 .. 3 50 .. .. 1 P.r. 1 ci; 9 58 14 22 670 Prelim. 5 C 350 1 66 2"o i' 0 4 0 Seaward Bush.. 23 33 I 1 66 .. 1 66 .. .. n u a f\ r?A 9 74 i 1 0 36 11 61 12 8 11 72 9 74 9 74 .. .. .. t1 fil ( 9 July, 1886 •• '( 16 Jan.,188S 12 8 12 8 .. .. .. 1172 .. ,. .. 7 Aug., 1884 •■ ( 5 57 m 5 48 11 25 I Canterbury ! Interilor i Main Line Oxford-Temuka .. 83 0 0 28 12 8 11 44 11 44 interiior 1 Main Line Surveyed .. 21 7 .. ! Reconnaissance .. 50 29 .. > Otago Cen- Waitaki Bluff 182 56 Wingatui Section .. 6 65 0 57 tral Main Line to Hindon Section .. 12 50 .. : Lake Hawea Deep Stream Section 4 22 Nenthorn .. 9 0 Surveyed .. 149 79 .. 1 Invercar- Invcreargill-King- 80 74 Invercargill-Winton 18 58 ' gill-King- ston Winton-Carolihe .. 22 10 ston and Caroline-Elbow .. 8 27 Branch, Elbow-Lowther .. 5 76 ~ lt , , Lumsdon- Lowther-Athol .. 13 18 ° 10 Mararoa Athol-Fairlight .. 10 10 Fairlight-Kingston .. 8 35 Kingston Wharf 0 10 Kingston Wharf .. 0 10 Lumsden-Mararos 30 0 Lumsden-Castle Rock 2 21 ) Castle Roek - Murray 4 0 . „ Creek [ MurrayCrk.-Mossburn 4 10 ) Surveyed .. .. 8 20 Reconnaissance .. 11 20 Western Wallacetown 17 53 Makare-iva Junction- 17 53\ Railways Branch Eiverton Otautau Branch 11 40 Thornbury (Aparima 11 40 June) to Otautau « 07 Otautau-Nightcaps 10 55 Otautau-Wairio .. 10 55 D "' 1 Orepuki Branch 17 68 Riverton-Oraki .. 6 3 Oraki-Colac .. 1 30 Colac-Orepuki .. 10 35 Waitaki Bluff Slain Line to Lake Hawea 182 56 0 57 21 7 50 20 7 42 12 50 4 22 9 0 149 79 21 7 21 7 .. .. '...'. sr> 00 ko'oo Dui; M 21 7 50 29 Prelim. )tago Central 50 29 50 20 Prelim. „,. .. n Ao u fie 7 42 .. .. , 65 ... 1 f> tzf\ a nt ' an 4 01 4 22 9 0 ' 69 , , 12 50 .. 4 01 '69 .. A OO . A OO 4 22 .. 4 22 .. .. .. .... on on gill-King-ston and B ranch, LumsdenMararoa 9 0 .. 9 0 .. .. .... .. <tO 1 ACt Tn 149 79 Iiivercargill- Kingston 80 7: • 5 15 I49 79 149 79 .. .. .. 22 Feb., 1871 18 58 .. 20 Oct., 1875 7 Feb., 1876 an -to 15 Jan., 1877 28 Jan., 1878 29 April, 1878 10 July, 1878 I 14 Dec, 1878 I 1 April, 1881 U 40 !l3 Mar., 1886 j Iβ". 22*10 8 27 h Kingston Wharf Lumsden-Mararos 92 19 5 76 13 II 10 II 87 4 8 35 0 10 0 10 30 0 2 - 21 10 40 11 40 [ 22 Jan., 3887 8 20 8 20 .. .. .. 11 on 11 on d,.~t;.v* i 9 4 10 W al 1 a ce t own Branch Otautau Branch 8 20 11 20 8 20 11 20 Prelim, /e stern Railways 17 53 6 37 11 20 11 20 Prelim. .. .. / 9 June, 1870 ( 17'53 17 53 11 40 15 Dec, 1879 11 40 11 40 Otautau-Nightcaps Orepuki Branch 10 55 17 68 64 13 5413 ' 3Mar.,1882 25 July, 1881 24Sept.,18S3 V & May, 1885 j 1 10 55 6 3 10 55 •17 68 130 1 1 10 '35 " I ■■ Totals 187 11 60 77 22 53 27 62 11 21 56 40 18 60 35 22 I 22 45 24 60 i j 17 43 Totals .. 1689 28 .. 1689 28 187 11II 1689 1689 1876 89 376 39 497 72 60 77 22 53 .. 76 36 27 62 11 2l!l 497 72 70 36 Il26 78 126 785 24S 152 39 94 68 40 35 14 toi t47 7i 1107 66 * In tliese ca I This compi } This compi .ses the rises 45l rises 111 lates given are the date 1. 59jh. of railways eons i. 33ch. of railways con! ;s on which the railways 3tructed by the Governm structed by the Governn became tent anc lent an< the pro] 45m. 7S . 36m. 3i perty of 1 )oh. of Hi 3ch. of li: the Governme aes constructe nes constructi mt. ed by ■ .eel by rivate ■ >rivate ompanies uni uu ler the '. der the >istrid }istric t Eailv it Bail' rays Ad says Ac t, and : :t, and ifterwards pu] afterwards pi: chased by the 1 by the Gover i Gove] lent, nent,