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APPENDIX E.

ANNUAL BEPOKT ON PUBLIC WORKS BY THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF.

The Engineer-in-Chief to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works. Sir,— Public Works Office, Wellington, Ist July, 1899. I have the honour to submit the following report on the various works completed and in progress throughout the colony during the past year. RAILWAYS. Abstract.

The following table shows the expenditure and liabilities on Government railways in New Zealand up to the 31st March, 1899 :—

Name of Railway. Total Length of Railway or Section. Open (or Traffic. Expenditure to 31st March, 1899. Liabilities 31st March, 1899. Kaihu Valley Kawakawa Whangarei-Kamo and Extension Helensville Northwards .. ... Kaipara-Waikato, with Branches Waikato-Thames Thames Valley—Rotorua Wellington-Napier and Palmerston North (including Te Aro Extension and Grey town Branch) Wellington-Foxton Foxton-New Plymouth, with Branches North Island Main Trunk Nelson-Eoundell Midland Railway* .. Greymouth-Nelson Greek Greymouth-Hokitika Westport-Ngakawau Westport-Ngakawau Extension to Mokihinuif Mokininui Colliery Line J .. ■ .. Picton-Hurunui — Picton-Blind River Section Hurunui-Red Post Section Hurunui-Waitaki, with Branches Canterbury Interior Main Line —Oxford-Temuka Waitaki-Bluff, with Branches Otago Central .... Invercargill-Kingston, with Mararoa Branch Forest Hill Railway—Winton-Hedgehope§ Western Railways Preliminary surveys Miscellaneous Stock of permanent-way on hand Value of permanent-way in hands of Railway Department Rolling-stock M. ch. 19 40 7 41 46 74 110 0 151 1 62 58 69 33 M. ch. 17 21 7 41 21 26 10 48 151 1 62 58 89 33 £ s. d. 54,858 19 2 79,367 17 7 135,970 8 2 83,763 6 0 1,219,493 6 10 315,554 16 6 353,321 18 7 £ s. d. 66 0 0 458 0 0 799 0 0 3,941 0 0 113 0 0 233 12 233 12 1,926,870 2 9 42,116 3 4 1,298,302 13 8 646,122 17 2 162.541 12 2 82,050 5 6 166,471 11 11 187.542 0 3 187,512 15 7 137 0 0 195 49 213 0 52 0 195 49 69 40 22 73 6,695 0 0 7 51 24 37 19 56 7 12 3 69 7 51 24 37 19 56 7 12 3 69 20,615 0 0 37 5 9 50 474 41 83 0 503 50 182 56 117 4 12 40 57 56 20 42 9 50 433 38 11 44 459 33 77 45 97 44 254,308 7 8 39,093 6 1 2,135,046 7 6 59,343 9 2 3,312,251 0 7 765,625 14 4 279,214 13 2 15,275 15 1 214,413 12 3 57,824 18 7 10,336 19 11 33,262 3 5 800 0 0 56 0 0 4,946 0 0 12,753 0 0 57 56 1,789 0 0 591 0 0 17,296 0 0 25,000 0 0 1,884,533 14 0 6,816 0 0 Total 2,701 35 2,091 19 16,027,390 16 11 77,871 0 0 Provincial Govebnment Linus, etc. Canterbury (lengths included above) Otago Gisborne to Ormond Tramway 731,759 0 0 372,522 2 5 4,975 1 7 Grand total 2,701 35 2,091 19 17,136,647 0 11 77,871 0 0 * The amount shown as expenditure represents the proport. + The funds for this extension—namely, £35,601 2s. lid.—wel t The funds for purchase of this line, £15,745, were provided § The expenditure on this line as a tramway was made by t) ionate aniou; re provided b; by the Westp he Lands Dei it unrecovere Y the Westpo ort Harbour lartment. 3d from the Midland R: >rt Harbour Board. Board. lilway Company.