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Enclosure to Appendix G. TABLE of Lengths, of Govebnment Lines Authorised, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1890. NORTH ISLAND.

State of Line. Appropriation. Name of Line. _ CD Q Subdivisions. Main Line. to Total. 4 > t_ Under Forma-i tion. Under Platelaying. Opened. Date. 1873-4! 1874-5 L875-6 1876-7 1877-8 1878-9 1879-80 1880-1 1881-2 11882-3 1883-4 11884-5 i I I I 1885-6 1886-7 1887-8 11888-9 1889-90 Total. 1 Kawakawa , PuhipuhiKamo ■WhangareiKamo 2 3 M. chs Kawakawa .. 7 41 ■ 4 A Kawakawa - Taumarere Taumarere - Opua Wharf Puhipuhi-Kamo .. 1 5 M. chs. 2 30 5 11 6 M. chs. j.O 57 7 M. chs. 8 18 8 M. chs. 9 M. chs. 10 M. chs. f 11 1\ i ' 22 Feb., 1877 7 April, 1884 12 M. chs. 13 M. chs. 14 M. chs. 15 M. chs. 2 30 16 M. chs. 17 M. chs. 18 M. chs. 19 M. chs. 20 M. chs. 21 M. chs. 22 , M. chs. ! •• 23 M. chs. 5 11 24 25 M. chs. M. chs. 5 26 M. chs. 27 M. chs. 28 29 M. chs. M. chs. I 7 41 ■ Puhipuhi-Kamo .. 15 0 Whangarei-Kamo .. 9 20 11 15 0 15 0 15 0 Prelim. Kamo-Whangarei .. Whangarei - Opau Wharf Opau Wharf - Deep water Extension .. .. 7 Welsford Boad to 1 Komokoriki Komokoriki-Tahakeroa Tahakeroa-Makarau Makarau Contract .. Kanohi - Helensville Terminus Helensville Terminus, —Helensville Helensville-Kumeu 1 Kumeu-Henderson .. 1 Henderson-Waikomiti Waikomiti-Newmarket Penrose-Onehunga .. Onehunga Wharf Auckland Wharf Auckland Station .. Auckland-Mercer .. 4 Mercer-Newcastle .. 3 Newcastle-Hamilton 1 Hamilton-Ohaupo .. ! Ohaupo-Te Awamutu 1 Auckland-Penrose — Deviation via Beach 1 Auckland City Branch : 4 50 2 2 J. 2 27 8 79 f •• 1 28 Oct., 1880 30 Nov., 1882 4 50 2 2 •• 1 6,52 • ■ ) Helensville northwards 2 48 2 48 2 48 " I 11 Helensville north- 110 0 wards 110 0 77 73 16 18 estim. 16'l8 •16 18 Prelim. 2 0 3 21 3 6 7 42 2 0 3 21 ! 3 46 i 8 52 i 2 0 3 21 Kaipara-Auckland .. 35 73 0*40 : 1 10 I 3"6 742 : 7 42 K aip araWaikato 0 43 f 3 Maiy, 1889 0 43 Onehunga Branch .. 2 73 35 73 12 79 11 0 1 50 9 61 2 53 0 20 0 06 42 59 .... i ( ( 18 Sept., 1880 29 Oct., 1875 18 July, 1881 21 Dec, 1880 29 Mar., 1880 24 Dec, 1873 28 Nov., 1878 12 79 1 50 n"o i j i ; I I I i |-35 73 j- 2 73 • ■ 9 61 J> to 2 53 020 ' ! .. 1 70 4 63 Auckland-Waikato .. 100 13 100 18 0 55 0 55 (•• 0 15 42 72 31 2 10 33 9 27 6 24 1611 116 24 ,i (: j ■ 30 Nov., 1885 20 May, 1875 13 Aug., 1877 19 Dec, 1877 4 June, 1878 1 July, 1880 42*72 31 2 10 33 9 27 o*i 5 :: K .. | .. • • ] J-100 13 Auckland-Penrose— Deviation via Beach 6 50 Auckland City Branch 2 00 —Kingsland Station to Auckland Station via Western Park and Freeman's Bay Pukekohe-Waiuku .. 12 5 ) . . u> ( 624 '•■ 6 50 2 00 6 50 2 60 6'50 2 60 6 50 2 60 Prelim. t 1 i ■ 1 Paerata-Waiuku .. .1: P u k e k o heWaiuku WaikatoThames 12 5 12 5 12 5 12 5 Waikato-Thames .. 62 55 62 55 Frankton Junction, —Hamilton Hamilton-Morrinsville H Morrinsville-Te Aroha 1: Te Aroha-Ohinemuri 11 Ohinemuri Contract I Hikutaia Contract .. ! Kauaeranga Contract Ruakura Junction, l! —Cambridge Morrinsville-Oxford.. 3i Oxford-Putaruru .. 1 Ngatira Contract .. ! Kaponga Contract .. li Kaponga-Ngongotaha ' Ngongotaha-Botorua 1 Putaruru-Lichfteld .. 1 * ) !•■ f 20 Oct., 1879 1 1 ■• i 1 16 79 12 55 J 13 0 6 15 8 25 4 40 12 2 36 56 ' t 1 Oct., 1884 1 Mar., 1886 t .. 16 79 ' 130 55 13 0 6 15 8 25 5 75 15 16 13 0 ( 12 55 I ' HamiltonCambridge Thames Valley - Rotorua Hamilton-Cambridge 12 2 6 15 8 25 •■ I •• ■• I 30 00 0 77 1*35 3 14 4 40 7 12 2 .. 12 2 12 2 8 Oct.', 1884 Thames Valley-Boto- 69 38 09 33 30 60 1 6 77 J' 8 0 10 23 7 33 6 0 4 3 ]• 2 40 40 17 f " I 8 0 8 Mar., 1886 21 June, 1886 '" j!- 37 57 rua 0 50 8 50 10 23 7 33 6 0 4 3 10*23 Putaruru - Lichfield 4 3 Branch Napier-Woodville .. 90 05 7 .33 6 "0 NapierWoodville and Palmerston North 4 3 21 June, 1886 7 7'3 4 3 96 65 Spit-Napier Napier-Hastings .. 1 Hastings-Pakipaki .. Pakipaki-Te Aute .. 1 Te Aute-Waipawa .. 1 Waipawa-Waipukurau Waipukurau -T akapau 1 Takapau-Kopua Kopua-Makotuku .. Makotuku-Matamau Matamau-Tahoraite Tahoraite-Woodville 1 W Toodville-Gorge Manawatu Gorge Contract Ashurst Contract and Pohangina Bridge Contract . t Woodville-Eketahuna 5 Eketahuna - Mangamahoo M a n g a m a h o c - Maurieeville Maurieeville - Master- ] ton Masterton-Woodside ] Woodside-Featherston Featherston-Kaitoke : Kaitoke-Upper Hutt Upper Hutt - Silverstream Silverstream - Lower Hutt Lower Hutt-Pipitea Pipitea-Wellington.. Woodside-Greytown Foxton-Palmerston.. Palmerston-Feilding Feilding-Halcombe.. Halcombe-Marton .. Marton-Turakina .. Turakina-Aramoho .. Aramoho-Kai Iwi .. Kai Iwi-Waitotara .. Waitotara-Waverley Waverley-Patea , Patea-Manutahi Manutahi-Hawera .. Hawera-Normanby.. Normanby-Eltham.. Eltham-Ngaire Ngairo-Stratford Stratford Inglewood Inglewood-Sentry Hill Waitara-N. Plymouth N. Plymouth-Moturoa Moturoa-Breakwater > Taonui Branch ) Bull's Branch ) Aramoho Loop Aramoho-Wanganui ) Marton Junction, — Bangatira Makohine Section .. Powhakaroa Section Paengaroa Section.. 2 16 1 11 64 4 27 10 17 12 53 4 49 12 79 5 63 5 22 4 22 7 43 15 10 3 0 4 32 25 Nov., 1874 12 Oct., 1874 1 Jan., 1875 17 Feb., 1876 28lAug., 1876 lSept.,1876 12 Mar., 1877 25 Jan., 1878 9 Aug., 1880 23 June, 1884 1 Dec, 1884 22 Mar., 1887 2 16 11 64 4 27 ■• > .. ■ 10 i.7 12 53 4 49 12 79 r 96 05 -15 05 111 70 ■", 563 5*22 , 7 4*22 7 43 .. I Woodville-Palmerston 15 39 North 15 39 3 0 4 32 3 0 4 32 . 7. ! 15'io 8 7 0 50 8 57 0 23 7 04 .. t Woodville-Wellington 114 64 "" . Wellington - Woodville 114 64 20 54 6 15 26 54 26 54 8 April, 1889 •• 6 _5 1 •• •• l 4 7 10 Jan., 1887 .. ! 4 7 i 12 8 14 June, 1886 .. ,12 8 16 22 4 19 17 48 7 47 3 35 1 Nov., 1880 114 May, 1880 ;12 Oct., 1878 1 Jan., 1878 1 Feb., 1876 16 22 4 19 18 75 107 5 17*48 J-88 10 *< .. 7*47 3*35 » 8 0 15 Dec, 1875 " S 0 8 2 0 47 3 7 23 39 11 28 7 76 10 49 9 10 20 25 9 31 13 2 6 73 8 31 8 57 9 24 3 35 8 32 2 60 3 20 13 40 1 8 60 11 13 t 2 35 14 April, 1874 l 1 Nov., 1880 14 May, 1880 /I27 April, 1876 ; 20 Oct., 1876 122 April, 1878 1,20 May, 1878 j 4 Feb., 1878 \ 17 May, 1877 28 June, 1879 20 Sept., 1880 23 Mar., 1881 \ 28 Aug., 1883 / 28 Aug., 1883 23 Mar., 1885 20 Oct., 1881 18 June, 1881 7 Feb., 1881 1 27 Sept., 1880 17 Dec, 1879 30 Nov., 1877 14 Oct., 1875 \ 28 April, 1886 8 2 0 47 3 7 I 0 04 .. ij 3 7 Foxton-New Plymouth Greytown Branch .. Foxton-Patea 3 7 120 44 3 71 I 23*39 11*28 7 76 10 49 9 10 •' I 135 39 20 25 " \l20 44 14 75 Patea-Waitara 9 31 13 "2 6 73 8 31 8 57 9 24 71 56 1 3*35 8 32 11 52! 83 28 2 60 3 20 f-71 56 .. -\ 13 40 ; 11 13 860 Tacnui Branch Bull's Branch Wanganui Branch .. 0 53 0 20| 0 53 3 35 3 79 .. 7. 2'35 •• J 211 3 15 3 79 3 29 3 15 3 79 0 10 3 19 18 53 1 4 3 79 17 Nov., 1879 2*11 Prelim. o'io 3 19 [- 2 13 5 42 f 21 Jan., 1878 \ 21 Jan., 1878 2 June, 1888 -• "' I ]- 3 29 North Island Main Trunk Railway Marton-Te Awamutu 216 0 2 78 21 51 18 53 .. I j .. ! 18 53 Turangarere Section 8 49 13 40 10 22 10 66 8 49 13 40 10 22 10 66 8 49 13 40 10 22 ( 6 0 '( 4 66 91 13 16 0 Prelim. Prelim. - - Trial survey Taumaranui Section 1 Poro-o-tarao Tunnel Contract Mokau Section Mokau-Te Kuiti Te Kuiti-Otorohanga Otorohanga-Te Awamutu 8 Ngaire Section Tangarakau Section Heao Section Ohura Section 5 Waitara Section 0 Hastings-Te Awamutu TO 91 13 16 0 I 1 34 11 9 8 53 11 41 - 14 20 !-2 74 91 13 16 0 1 34 11 9 37 28 38 73 2p 0 10 70 27 75 46 75 170 0 {l °1 i " 38,73 26 l 0 10 70 27 75 46 75 170 0 1*34 % . \ " 7i ..! { ( 8 May, 1889 -I 2 Dec, 1887 ( 9 Mar., 1887 j .. 7 I 14 20 11 41 " 8 53 j) .. I.- 34 34 " ;' Ngaire-Ongaruhe .. H03 58 38 73 26 0 , 10 70 . 27 75 . 46 75 ul70 0 .. •• i •• .. i .. Waitara-Tangarakau Hastings-Te Awamutu I i .. • • 1 I .. i 40 75 170 0 '17. Prelim. I - ! .. i 7 | i" ■• 1419 79 22 07 2 2 -) 17 8 55 21 55 21 *13 50 |t59 0 11 41 I 18 53 ! 22 30 j 084 0 Totals .. 1419 79 1.14 75 1457 1 :.594 64 42 78 20 24 10 55 61 19 69 23 64 24 108 76 27 19 26 83 68 39 79 ! * This comprises 12m. 70ch. of n f This comprises 48m. of railway ilway ( constri sonstructed by Govermm leted by Government an ent and id 11m. , 30m. 60, if line C( :h. of line constructe( instructed by private by priv, join pan; ite company _h< 7 under the Dist der the District '. ;rict Railways A, Railways Act, ar 2t, and afterwari id after Is pure! yards pu ,ased by .i-cliascd the Gov by the Government, 'eminent.