Enclosure to Appendix G— continued. TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorised, Constructed, and Surveyed, up to 31st March, 1890— continued. MIDDLE ISLAND.

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-?' Appropriation. Xame of Line. i Mileage. j Subdivision, J Iain Sidings. Line. * Total. Under ; Under State of Line. Opened. veyed. For- , Plate, mation. ] laying. Date. ToJune, 1872. ',1872-73. 1873-7-I I ! 187-1-75. 1875-76., 1876-77. 1877-78. 1878-79. ;1879-80. I i 1880-81.!l881-82.: 11892-83.181 1883-81. Jl8a_-85.j 1885-86. 1886-87.] 1887-88.1888-89.1889-90. Total. I i_ 1 " 1 2 3 [ M. ch, Ne lson - Roundell, j 70 10 I with extension to Hope Junction 4 5 M. ch. 1 0) 18 73 3 0) 2 47 17 9 9 31 18 10 0 Ji. eh. 7 8 M. ch. M. ch. 25 45 9 M. ch. 10 M. ch. I " I 11 I 17 May, 1880 31 Jan., 1876 25 July, 1881 12 M. ch 1 13 14 15 16 M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. I 7 '.'. '.'. 18* 73; 17 M. ch 18 ch. J 19 M. ch. J 20 M. ch. 1 21 M. ch. 2 1 0 22 M. ch. 5 23 ; M. ch. _ 24 M. ch J: 25 M. ch. I I 26 M. ch. _ 27 _. ch. 1 28 : M. ch. 1 29 M. ch. 30 I M. ch,! "1 31 M. ch. tSf e 1 s o n - Greymouth Port Extension Nelson-Foxhill Foxhill-Belgrove .. ! Wai-iti .. j Surveyed .. I Trial survey Roundell-Hope June- , tion, Trial Survey - Greymouth-Brunner-ton Extension .. j Stillwater (portion).. I .. ! I •• I 22 73 3 0; . 0 20; 2 67 17 9 17 9 9 31 9 31 18 10 18 10 2 47 Prelim. Prelim. Greymouth - Nel- i 7 69 son Creek Westport - Ngaka- 19 61 i wau 7 50\ 0 5 L 0 4 0 10 I 0 29 \ 6 20 I 3 60 \ 8 70 I 0 37 J ) I 4 71 I 12 60 I *'l ( ■• 1 I 7 April, 1876 1 Feb., 1881 14 Mar., 1881 j 1 Sept., 1885! 17 Dec, 1878: 5 Aug., 1878! 5 Aug., 1876| 26 Sept., 1877 31 Mar., 1890 7 50 6*29 0 5 0 4 610 ::) ::] 0 37 j 7 69 19 56 W e s t portNgakawau GreymouthHokitika PictonHurunui Ngakawau-Moki- 7 6 hinui - Greymouth-Hoki- 24 0 tika Picton-Awatere .. 34 40 I 7 6 24 0 ,, i) * ■ Station Westport Waimangaroa Ngakawau Extension to Coal Company's line Extension to Ngakawau River Ngakawau-Mokihi-nui Greym'th-Teremakau ' Teremakau-Arahura Arahura-Hokitika .. Extension to Hokitika Wharf Picton-Blenheim Blenheim .. j Vernon Contract Dashwood Contract I Utawai Contract .. ; Surveyed (trial) .. ' Kahautera-Waiau .. Reconnaissance Culverden-Hurunui Hurunui-Medbury .. Medbury-Waikari .. Waikari-Waipara .. Waipara-Amberley .. Amberley- Ashley (part) 0 5 7 6 9 0; 10 51 '3 70 0 39 ) ;- 3 77! I o 20! 23 53 0 5 0 5 0 5 7 6 7 6 7 6 9 0 1 20 10 51 4 77 9 0 10 51 3 70 0 65 3 70 0 65 6 20 5 44 1 40 0 10 3 70 0 39 f " t 18 Nov., 1875 24 May, 1880 I , i 16 51 -'20 3 60 •■ I I .. 8 70 i ■• • ■ i 1 22 •• 1 •• ! t. • • 1. 17 73 34 40 1 16 51 j 1 22 j 4 40 3 40 2 50 5 77b 26 15 13 30 9 50'' 1 14 ' 8 40 9 10 6 77 7 64 3 63 1 71 1 63 5 1 11 68! 22 43 1 77 10 66 17 7 19 29 2 89 13 65 11 15 10 28 3 66 3 61 3 36 16 14 1 40 t .■ 20 79 20 79 •• f Kahautera-Waiau 26 IS Waiau-Hurunui 23 C I I I....( j I 4 40 3 40 2 50 5 77 26 15 13 30 10 12 4 40 3 40 2 50 5 77 5 77 26 15 26 15 13 30 13 30 4 40 3 40 2 50 Prelim. Prelim. Prelim. " i 1 i " i 26 15 23 0 I I '■. 0 42 9 Feb., 1886 9 Feb., 1886 28 Oct., 1884! 17 April, 1882 6 Oct., 1880 3 Nov., 1875 9 Feb., 1876 17 April, 1875 5 Nov., 1872 2 Sept., 1872 1 April, 1872 2 Oct., 1867 15 Feb., 1873 29 May, 1873 ! 4 Aug., 1874 31 May, 1875 24 Aug., 1875 4 Feb., 1876 22 Oct., 1875 1 July, 1876 1 Sept., 1876 30 Oct., 1876 1 Feb., 1877 1 Feb., 1877 17 April, 1876 9 50 1 14 ~\ 9* 50 ) .. 10 12 Main Line .. 196 37 196 37 8 40 1 .. HurunuiWaitaki, with Branches ; • t 6*77 9 10 0 .. ) .. ,) i» Ashley-Rangiora .. , Rangiora-Southbrook Southbrook-Kaiapoi I Kaiapoi-Addington .. I Christchurch-Selwyn Selwyn-Dunsandel .. Dunsandel-Rakaia .. Rakaia-Ashburton .. Ashburton-Ealing .. Ealing-Woodbridge.. Woodbridge-Temuka Temuka-Timaru Timaru-St. Andrews St. Andrews-Otaio .. Otaio-Makikihi Makikihi-Hook Hook-North W Taitaki North Waitaki-South Waitaki > Rangiora-Cust .. i Cust-Carlton Carlton-Oxford West ' Main Line - West Eyreton Eyreton-Bennett's .. i Lyttelton - Christchurch 1 Hornby-Ellesmere .. Ellesmere - Southbridge ) Lincoln-Birdling's Flat Birdling's Flat-Little River 7 64 3 63 .. I 1 71 .. 1 63 5 1 .. - .. 190 37 I 11 68 22 43 '..' ! i i .. .. ! ■• •■ ! I .. I i'77 *.: :: ! .** 10 66 .. .. j .. 17 ? ... 19 29! .. ! 2 59 i 13 65 ! 11 15 -63 3£ 259 69 •• I1 | I 10 28 3 66 3 61 3 36 16 14 f i 8 .. 6 .. .. 1 J ' 7 7 7 ; i 40 ) .. 1 .. 6 .. 4 .. •• .. i •• __ •• j 21 70 Branches, — Rangiora-Oxford ! 11 77 5 58 4 26 14 25 ) *• ' i " ( ( 1 Dec, 1874 J 6 April, 1875 ( 21 June, 1875 I 27 Dec, 1875 1177 .. 5 53 .. 4 26 14 25 •"I 21 76 - 2 _0 24 36 i "' f .. ) Eyreton (from Main Line) 20 7 I 1 01 21 68 B 26 ••! ; 20 7 5 62 6 26 I I 1 Feb., 1878 9 Dec, 1867 ' 626 •• i 5 62 I -) 6 29 Lyttelton 6 26 ! Southbridge 25 31 14 62i 10 49| | 3 17 *28 48 ( ( 26 April, 1875 { 30 July, 1875 i 14 62 .. 10 49 , ) .. •■ 1 • • i 25 31 "' 1 ) Little RiverAkaroa 42 10 17 8 ! 1 24 51 -I f 7 June, 1882 j 17 8 8 .. ■■ ! 22 46 5 38, !- 2 5 [ 16 Mar., 1880 5 38 8 .. r ••J J 19 44 19 44 Prelim. Springfield Reconnaissance ) Holies Ion-Sheffield .. Shcffield-Springfiel d Springfield-Coalmine J Darfield-Whitecliffs Whitecliffs to Bridge Extension Section .. ) Rakaia-Methven 19 44| 24 4 5 59 0 77 11 33 0 5 0 19 22 20 1 7 7 24 4 7 -• ) Whitecliffs 30 60 11 57 I 3 7 1 1 53 33 67 ( " i ( 1 ( 1 Dec, 1874 \ 3 Jan., 1880 ( 10 Feb., 1880 ( 3 Nov., 1875 ( 27 June, 1386 1 .. ) .. ) .. 7 7 7 ii'33 5*59 0 77 1 3 .. r .. •- ) 30 60 11 38 13 11 J .. 6' 5 Rakaia-Ash-burton Forks Ashburton 22 20 264 0 19 25 4 0 19 1 April ,1885* b __ 22*20 22 20 t 0 .. 29 46 5 Tinwald-Westerfield'. Westerfield-Anama.. Anama-Cavendish .. Cavendish-Mt. Somers 1 Mt.Somers-Springburn Extension 3 Washdyke - Pleasant Point Pleasant Point-Albury' Albury-Winscombe :. Winscombe-Eversley Preliminary survey |. 2 Studholme-Waimate 1 Waimate-Waihalo Downs 9 South Waitaki 4 Oamaru Oamaru-Hillgrove .. Hillgrove-Palmerston Palmerston - Waikouaiti Waikouaiti-Waitati| Waitati-Glendermid Glendermid-Dunedin Dunedin-Abbotsford Abbotsford - Clutha River Clutha River - Bilclutha Balclutha-Clinton . I Clinton-Waipahi Waipahi-Gore Gore-M^ataura Mataura-Woodlandp Woodlands - Invercargill ' I Invercargill-Bluff .. 5 Pukeuri-MarawhenUa Marawhenua - Ddntroon 3 Duntroon - Hakateramea 5 Waiareka-Ngapara.. 0 Windsor-Livingstone Survey (trial) 0 Palmerston-Dunbaek (part) Palmerston-Dunbaek I (part) , , Surveyed 3, Glendermid - Port Chalmers 4 Burnside-Walton Park ! Walton Park - Saddle Hill 3 Mosgiel-Outram 3 Clarksville-Waitalmna Waitahuna-Lawrence , 5. Preliminary survey.. 10 47 8 39 2 47 1 48 4 8 2 17 8 67 [.. i I I 8 April, 1880 7 Oct., 1882 - 1 Mar., 1884 4 Oct., 1886 { 9 Sept., 1889 ) .. 10 47 J .. 839 7) \ 4 ' 8j J 19 .. 2 47 27 29 29 1 1 .. 7 .. 1*48 3 .. Opawa and Albury to Fairlie Creek and Burke's Pass 55 8 L 2 42 I 2 17 38 47 2 17 "I ,-24 Dec, 1875 J 1 Jan., 1877 22 Aug., 1883 { 30 Jan., 1884 ) .. 7 7 7 8*67 ■ f .. 16 61 7' 7 3 30 ■ • > ::J 36 5 s 1 16 61 7 7 3 30 19 3 4 42 8 21 > il .. ,1 3 .. 7 .. 4 42 8 21 19 3 5 45 8 75 19 3 Prelim. 1 .. i'42 0 .. 4*42 8 21 Waimate Waimate Gorge 1 3 0 54 19 Mar., 1877 1 April, 1885* 1 12! .. 8*21 1 Main Line 246 69 13 81 ! ' 25 Sept., 1875 j 13 8 i 3 .. i Wai tak iBluff and Branches 24 52 12 68 9 3 4 Nov., 1876 22 Mav, 1878 6 Sept., 1878 .. - I ; 24 52 >2 .. 12 68 >n 3 .. 3 .. I 3 .. 9 8 3 .. ii14 33 9 77 7 6 5 7 46 36 7 Mav, 1878 20 Dec., 1877 9 April, 1873 1 July, 1874 1 Sept., 1875 i 3 .. 14 33 9 77 3 .. 7 .. 3 .. 4 7' 6 '.' '.'.. 7 7 7 .. j 46 36 7 • 246 69 4 .. -59 13| |306 2 ") 3 .. J0 60 22 Jan., 1878 3 .. 0 00 D .. 20 76 9 62 16 11 7 40 20 68 11 21 22 Jan., 1879 1 Nov., 1877 21 June, 1877 30 Aug., 1875 7 June, 1875 11 Feb., 1874 3 .. 962 20 76 3 .. .. 7 .. 7 5 .. 7 40 20 68 .. 11 21 .. 16*11 LI .. 2 17 1 5 Feb., 1867 5 A i .. 7 17 1 D .. 21 75 •■J Branches, — Duntroon Duntroon-Haka-teramea Ngapara Livingstone Palmerston- Waihemo 21 75 15 38 14 76 16 40 9 40 ale s_ ck la 121 29 0 46 15 38 14 76 12 0 4 40 1 58 6 77 l 1 35. | 1 5 1 31 0 50 i- 0 54 J I ;. 23 30 i j il 16 43 I 16 27 i 12 50 I 4 40 I I , 9 29 4*40 0*5 Prelim. ■' 1 r •■-! I f 1 Dec, 1875 \ 11 July, 1881 1 April, 1885* 2 April, 1877 12 Aug., 1887 f 30 July, 1882 \ 1 Oct., 1885 5 .. 1 1 .. * 7 .. 7 2 21 29 :: 1:: :]!:: 1 9 .. .j .. 174 .. .. 1 .. .,. ■ , .. d .. 14 76 re .. 6*46 16 .. 1*58 >8 .. 15 38 6 77 11 75 5 ■■ \ ■■ i •J 15 38 14 76 11 75 8 55 Port Chalmers.. 1 9 j 0 05 1 9 3 40 I I 0 05 I 4 49 0 65 9 April; 1873 . i 9 3 .. Green Island .. Outram Lawrence I 2 44 1 8 78: 21 76 . 1 a t 1 74 0,50 8 78 15 4 6 72 1 38 25 , i - 0 52 1 I 0 68 I 1 3 16 I | ! 9 66 f '■ ( f 1 July, 1874 \ .4 Sept., 1879 1 Oct., 1877 | 22 Jan., 1877 } 2 April, 1877 t .. 3 .. ? 15* 4 6 72 8 78 i .. 0 50 3 .. • • ) 2 44 8 78 )-' 2 i ) I \ 23 78 I i " I r 4 .. • • • • -- ) 21 76 Lawr e n c e-Rox-burgh Catlin's River .. j 38 25. 38 25 Prelim. r .. '2 - i i - 38 25 19 16 3; Balclutha-Romahapa Glenomaru Section.. Surveyed 2 Waipahi-Kelso Kelso-Heriot Surveyed 3 Gore-Lumsden 7 02 6 18 5*16 15 27 4 56 6(19 36 39 0 50 i 8 32 6 18 5 16 6 18 15 Dec, 1885 7 62 7 62 Waipahi - Heriot Burn 26 22 1 S J-,t2 3 5 16 f 1 Dec, 1880 \ 1 April, 1884 15 27 22 6 ( "" t ) .. 7 .. 4*56 .. 1 20 3 1 .. 6 .. Waimea Plains District Ry. Kelso-Gore 36 39 ..I ,1 34 6 19 37 73 6 19 1 April,'1886* k 86*39 36*39 k 3 .. Riversdale- Switzers Edendale-Toitois 24 0 13 70 3 Surveyed Preliminary survey .J. DJ Riversdale Section .. Surveyed 3! Edendale-Wyndham Mokoreta Section .. Glenham Section .. Surveyed 3 Appleby-Waimatua ! Waimatua-Mokotua i Surveyed .. ) Oxford-Sheffield .. 9 58 14 22 t 7 0 6 70 4 0 3 50l 1 66 9 74! 5 57 1 5 48 12 8 11 44 9 58 14 22 7 0 6 70 , 4 43 ■5 65 9 58 14 22 6*70 Prelim. 5 C 2 "o I ".. ". ! 19 30 J 0 4-3 J 0*29 I 5 30 9 Oct.', 1882 I 4* 0 0 .. i" 0 Seaward Bush .. 23 33 i I Q'36 1 ,9 74 11 61 9 74 I ■■ 1 f 9 July, 1886 | 16 Jan., 1888 > 5*57 5 48 •• 1 11 25 ! .. 3 •• Canterbury I n t e r i or Main Line Oxford-Temuka .. I 83 0 6*28 I 12 8 11 72 12 8 7 Aug., 1884 !. .. 11*44 i .. li'44 Otago Central Waitaki Bluff Main Line to Lake Hawea 182 56 Surveyed Reconnaissance i Wingatui Jct.-Hindon Hindon Section (part) Deep Stream Section Nenthorn Section .. Middlemarch Section Surveyed , Invercargill-Winton Winton-Caroline Caroline-Elbow Elbow-Lowther Lowther-Athol I Athol-Fairlight ' Fairlight-Kingston .. li Kingston Wharf I Lumsden-Castle Rock Castle Rock - Murray Creek Murray Crk.-Mossburn j Surveyed .. ! Reconnaissance I Makarewa Junction-' Riverton 1 Thornbury (Aparima June) to Otautau i Otautau-Wairio I Riverton-Oraki Oraki-Colac Colac-Orepuki 1 21 7 50 29 16 67 2 48 4 22 9 0 9 0 140 79 ]8 58 22 10 8 27 5 76 13 18 10 10 8 35 0 10 2 21 4 9 * _ 14 21 7 50 29 18 1 2 48 4 22 9 0 9 0 140 79 21 7 50 29 Prelim. 1 54 9 0 9 0 2 48 2 48 24 Oct., 1889 I .. 16 67 16*67 gill-King-ston and Branch, LumsdenMararoa Invercargill-King-ston 86 74 - 5 15 140 79 'j r |22 Fob., 1871 20 Oct., 1875 7 Feb., 1870 15 Jan., 1877 28 Jan., 1878 29 April, 1878 10 July, 1878 14 Dec, 1878 ( 1 April, 1881 ': 13 Mar., 1886 18 '58 2210 8 27 I .. Kingston Wharf Lumsden-Mararoa ! 92 19 5 76 6 .. 13 18 10 1C ! .. •• - 87 4 0 10! 30 0 ( 8 35 0 10 . ) .. 221 if .. / ; 10 40 I r I 1 0 il .. 4 9 " ■•) 11 40 "I I I "" I I Wallacetown Branch Otautau Branch 4 10 8 20 11 20 17 53 1 8 20 11 20 8 20 11 20 ■Prelim. I 22 Jan., 3887 I 4 10, I .. ' ••/ • Ji Western Railways 17 53! 9 June, 1879 17 53 17*53 11 40 11 40 15 Dec, 1879 11 40 I ! 11 40 Otautau-Nightcaps Orepuki Branch 10 55 17 OS! 10 55 6 3 1 30 10 35' 6 37 64 13 " \ \ 3 Mar., 1882 25 July, 1881 24 Sept., 1883 V 5 Mav, 1885 10 55 6 3 {'■ 5 o .. .. 10 55 "' 3 .. i'30 =} 27 02 11 21126 78 248 41 I ) ., 10*35 17 68 Totals J 1638 18 76 36 3 94 58 18 66 1 .. ] 1688 1! 193 3 ,1881 21 '484 16 24 69 35 22 22 45 5 40 35 49 79 248 4 152 39 56 46 14 34 24 61 191 54! {47 79! 17 43 21 32 1129 14 * Int t Thii } Thi, lese cas, compri) compris 3S the dates given are the dates ■es 45m. 59-ih. of railways consti >es 11m. 33ch. of railways const: on whi, ructed 1 ructed ' ;h the railways b >y the Governmei iy the Governme: lecame nt and ■ :nt and ;he prope 15m. 79cl 36m. 39cl irty of the Go\ _, of lines con, h. of lines con remme struck istructi ;nt. id by pi ed by p rivate compan: irivate compan les unc lies uni Ser the :ler the Distric: Distric t Railw :t Rail? 'ays Aci vays Ac t, and 1 :t, and ifterwards purchased afterwards purchased by the Goverr I by the Gover: tment. nment. By Au :hority: George Didsbury, Government Printer, Welli IgtOHr--1890.