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Enclosure to Appendix E. TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorised, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1899. NORTH ISLAND.

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l:c oi jine. Appropriation. Name of Line. I I Subdivisions. Main Line. Total. I Under Formation. Under Platelaying. Opened. 1892-3 1893-4 1894-5 1895-6 1896-7 1897-8 1898-9 Total, Date. 11878-4 1874-5 1875-6 1876-7 1877-8 1879-80 1 1880-1 1881-2 1882-3 1883-4 1884-5 1885-* 1886-7 1887-8 1888-9 1889-90 1890-1 1891-2 1878-9 1 2 3 M. chs. 7 41 4 IV 5 M. chs. 2 30 6 M. chs. lo 57 7 M. chs. 8 M. chs. 9 M. chs. 10 M.chs. 11 12 M. chs. 13 tf. chs. 14 M. chs. 15 M. chs. 2 30 16 II. chs. 17 M. chs. 18 M. chs. 19 M. chs. 20 M. chs. 21 H. chs. 22 M. chs. 23 M. chs. 24 M. chs. 25 M. chs. 26 M. chs. 27 ] M. chs. 28 M. chs. 29 M. chs. 30 M. chs. 31 M. chs. 32 M. chs. M. chs. M. Che. 35 M. ohs. 36 M. chs. 87 M. ohB. 98 M. ch>. I 7 *1 Kawakawa WhangareiKamo WhangareiKamo Extension Kaihu Valley Helensville Nort rewards Kawakawa Kamo-Whangarei , - Kamo-Kawakawa .. Kaihu Valley Helensville northwards 19 40 110 0 37 54 9 20 a Kawakawa - Taumarere Taumarere ■ Opua Wharf Deep water - Opau Wharf Opau Wharf - Whangarei Whangarei-Kamo .. Kamo-Hikurangi .. Hikurangi-Wbakapara Wbakapara-Waiotu Waiotu-Kawakawa 5 Dargaville - Opanake 1 Opanake-Booms Booms-Waima Extension .. .. 1 Welsford Road to 1 Komokoriki Komokoriki-Tahakeroa Tahakeroa-Makarau Makarau-Kanohi .. Kanohi - Helensville Terminus Hjlensville Terminus, —Helensville Helensville-Kumeu 1 Kumen-HendeiBon.. I Henderson- Waikomiti Waikomiti-Newmarket Penrose-Onehunga .. Onehunga Wharf .. Auckland Wharf .. Auckland Station .. Auckland-Mercer .. 4 Mercer-Newcastle .. i Newcastle-Hamilton 1 Hamilton-Ohaupo .. Ohaupo-Te Awamutu 5 11 2 48 ' 2 2 4 50 i 8 0 3 25 3 29 23 0 16 46 0 55 2 19 77 73 11 75 6 26 3 18 3 0 7 42 11 2 27 I" 1 0 75 estim. 8 18 2 48 8 79 17 43 23 0 18 16 2 19 77 73 11 75 6 26 3 18 2 48 28 0 7773 11 75 6 26 Prelim. 2 19 estim. Prelim. 3 18 . I ■■{ 22 Feb., 1877 7 April,1884 30 Nov., 1882 28 Oct., 1880 2 July, 1894 2 Nov.,189(S 21 Dec, 1898 27 July, 1891 21 Oct., 1896 4 50 2 2 5 11 ■■ I 16 46 8 0 I .. I I .. 3 25 055 3 6 389 1 21 26 I 17 21 1 10 48 Kaipara-Auckland .. 1 1 50 12 18 ■■{ 16 June, 1897 3 May, 1889 7 42 K aiparaWaikato 35 73 0 43 12 79 11 0 1 50 !l (II 2 58 0 20 015 42 72 31 2 10 33 9 27 6 24 18 Sept., 1880 29 Oct., 1875 18 July, 1881 21 Dec, 1880 29 Mar., 1880 24 Dec, 1873 28 Nov., 1878 30 Not*, 1885 JO May, L87fi 13 Aug., 1877 19 Dec, 1877 4 June, 1878 1 July, 1880 12 79 0 43 1 50 ll"o ■■ 1-35 73 J I 2 73 6 66 42 59 Onehunga Branch .. 253 9 61 •• I 2 73 1 70 0 55 4 63 0 55 0 20 0 15 Auckland-Waikato -. 100 IS 1611 116 24 42 72 31 2 10 33 9 27 ■' '■ ) 10013 Auckland- Penrose— 1 Deviation via Beach Auckland City Branch —Kingsland Station to Auckland Station vi<< Western Park and Freeman's Bay Pukekohe-Waiuku .. 6 24 6 50 2 60 Deviation via Beach Auckland City Branch 6 50 2 60 6 50 2 60 6 50 2 60 Prelim. Paerata-Waiuku .. 1 Surveys, new lines WaikatoThames 12 5 12 5 12 5 12 5 Waikato-Thames .. 62 58 Frankton Junction, —Hamilton Hamilton-Morrinsville ] Morrinsville-Te Aroha 1 Te Aroha-Paeroa .. J Paeroa-Tliames .. 1 Paeroa-Waihi .. 1 Ruakura Junction, 1 —Cambridge Momusvillo-Oxford.. i Oxford-Putaruru .. N gat ira Contract .. KajKinga Contract .. 1 Tarukenga Contract Rotorua Contract .. Napier Wairoa River ' WairoaRiver-Gisborne ( Spit-Napier Napier-Hastings .. : Hasting-Pakipaki .. Pakipaki-Tc Autc .. : Te Aute-Waipawa .. - Waipawa-WaipukTiraii Waipiikurau -Takapau Tiikapau-lvopua Kopna-Makotuku .. Maxotuku-Matamau M ataman-Tali oraite Tahomite-Woodville : Woodville-Palmerston North Woodvillc-Mangatai-noka Manga tairioka-Pahi-atua Paliiatuft-Newman : Mewman- Eketahuna Eketahuna - MangaM a n g a m a h o c - Mauriceville Manriceville - Master- ! ton Mastcrton-Woodside - Woodside-Featherston 1 Featherston-Kaitoke ■ Kaitokc-Uppcr Hutt Upper Hutt - Silverstream Silverstream - Lower Hutt Lower Hutt-Pipitea Pipitea-Wellington.. Te Aro Extension .. i Woodside-Greytown 1 1 20 Oct., 1879 1 1 16 79 12 55 12 63 19 20 12 40 12 2 ■1017 72 75 1 Oct., 1884 1 Mar., 1880 20 Dec, 1895 .19 Deo., 1898 8 Oct.', 1884 16 79 1255 12 68 19 20 62 58 New survey HamiltonCambridge Thames Valley - Roto-Hamilton-Cambridge 12 40 12 2 12 40 15 16 12 40 12 "a 12 2 3 14 Thames Valley-Roto-69 33 30 60 6 77 8 0 10 23 4 62 0 8 8 43 58 0 62 0 2 16 11 64 4 27 10 17 12 53 4 49 12 79 5 (i:i 5 22 1 11 7 43 15 10 17 21 8 Mar., 1886 21 June, 1886 30 60 6 77 :; | 8 0 10 23 4 62 69 33 5 27 76 40 24 Nov. ,1893 [0 8 (8 43 New survey 1 Napier-Gisboine Prelim. Prelim. 8 Dec, 1894 120 0 58 0 62 0 58 0 62 0 .. N apierWoodville -,nd Palerston irtli i Napier-Woodville .. 96 65 25 Nov., 1874 12 Oct., 1874 1 Jan., 1875 17 Feb., 1876 28 Aug., 1876 1 Sept.,1876 12 Mar., 1877 25 Jan., 1878 9 Aug., 1880 23 June, 1884 1 Dec, 1884 22 Mar., 1887 9 Mar., 1891 2 16 11 64 4 27 1017 12 53 4 49 12 79 563 \\ I ■96 05 • 15 05 111 70 522 422 7 43 15 10 17 21 17 21 Woodville-Palmerston North Woodvillo-Wellington 17 21 115 79 5 70 0 51 17 72 11 Dec, 1897 0 76 Wellington - Woodvillo 3 30 3 80 2 Aug., 1897 15 24 15 24 2 4 6 15 3 May, 1897 16 Mar., 1896 8 April, 1889 2"i 6'l5 4 7 10 Jan., 1887 4 7 12 8 14 June, 1886 12 8 ■115 79 21 73 137 72 1 Nov., 1880 14 May, 1880 ! 12 Oct., 1878 1 Jan., 1878 ! 1 Feb., 1876 16 22 16 22 4 19 17 48 7 47 :i 35 17'48 335 J 7 47 8 0 15 Dec, 1875 8 0 8 2 0 47 1 15 3 7 14 April, 1874 1 Nov., 1880 29 Mar., 1893 14 May, 1880 8 2 047 Greytown Branch .. 3"7 115 3 7 3 7 0 64 3 71 Rimutaka Incline Deviation Surveys Coach road Route .. Tauherenikau Route WaiDui-o-mata Route Coast Route Route Improvement Survey in connection with above Foxton-Patea 9 0 14 40 31 0 Kaitoke-Featherston Kaitoke Woodside .. . Belmont-Cross' Creek ! 9 0 14 40 31 0 9 0 14 40 31 0 9 0 14 40 31 0 r 50 0 8 70 Petone Pigeon Biifh 1 ! Upper Hint Pakuratalii 50 0 8 70 50 0 8 70 50 0 8 70 t t Foxton-New Plymouth 120 44 Foxton-Palmerston.. I Palmcrstou-Foilding Feilding-Halcombe.. Halcoinbc-Marton .. Marton-Turakina .. Turakina-Aramoho ..* '. Aramoho-Kai Iwi .. Kai Iwi-Waitotara .. Waifcotara-Waverley Waverley-Patea .. T11 rak i na- Matarawa Ammoho-Goat Valley Tunnel Kai Iwi-Okehu Nukum am-Wai totara Patea-Manutahi Maimtalii-IIawera .. Hawera-Normanby.. Normanby-Eltham.. Eltham-Ngaire Ngaire-Stratfora .. Stratford-Ingle wood Inglewood-Ken try Hill Waitara-N.Plymouth N. Plymouth-Moturoa Moturoa-Breakwater Bull's Brnnch Aramoho Loop Aramoho-Wanganui Opunake-Eltham .. 23 39 11 28 7 76 10 49 9 10 20 25 9 81 13 2 6 73 8 31 11 67 7 40 Il4 75 J f 27 April, 1876 20 Oct., 1876 22 April, 1878 20 May, 1878 4 Feb., 1878 17 May, 1877 28 June, 1879 20 Sept., 1880 23 Mar., 1881 I 28 Aug., 1883 23 39 10 49 9 10 ) 5.120 44 11 28 Route Improvement Surveys 35 39 20 25 931 13 "2 6 73 •' 8 31 ., \\ 26 07 11 07 7 40 11 07 7 40 3 60 3 0 8 57 9 24 8 35 8 32 2 60 3 20 13 40 8 60 11 13 •2 35 3 79 0 10 3 19 23 10 8 60 3 0 3 60 3 0 Patea-Waitara 28 Aug., 1883 23 Mar., 1885 20 Oct., 1881 18 June, 1881 7 Fob., 1881 27 Sept., 1880 17 Dec, 1879 30 Nov., 1877 14 Oct., 1875 28 April, 1886 71 56 9 24 2 60 3 20 3'35 8 32 -11 52 83 28 71 Sβ ll'iil 860 13 40 2'35 Bull's Blanch Wanganui Branch .. 3 79 3 29 0 53 2 13 0 53 3 79 5 42 23 10 379 Pre'li'm. 21 Jan.', 1878 21 Jan., 1878 o'io 3 19 1 3 29 Opiuiako - Mountain Road Marton-Te Awamutu 23 10 23 10 Prelim. ••{! North Island Main Trunk Railway 213 0 1 Marton Junction,— Rangatira Mangaonoho Contract Makohino Section .. Matigawoka Section Paengaroa Section .. Turangarero Section Waiouru Section Murimutu Section .. J Raetihi Section Murimutu Section .. Trial Survey Taumaranui Section Ohinemoa Section Poro-o-tarao Tunnel : ! Contract Mokau Section Mokau-Te Kuiti Te Kuiti-Otorohanga Otorohanga-Te Awamutu ) Ohakune to Mokau Retaruke Divide ■ ) Makatote Gorge-Ma- ; rae Kowhai 3 Marae-Kowhai-Ohura Valley 3 Ngaire Section .. ' Tangarakau Section 1 Heao Section Ohura Section 5 Waitara Section .. 3 Urenui to Tangitu River D Hastings-Tc Awamutu 18 53 8 41 26 04 ••{ 2 June, 1888 18 53 3 70 I 22 48 3 70 11 0 7 0 10 22 10 66 7 40 11 0 7 0 10 22 10 66 7 40 13 67 8 75 11 38 28 52 18 0 16 0 9 04 7 0 3 40 1 76 : J IMay, 1893 6 62 10 66 7 40 13 67 8 75 11 38 28 52 18 0 11 47 8 75 11 38 28 52 18 0 16 0 1 34 Prelim, ! 4'S3 •' I 1 34 -46 77 11 9 8 53 11 41 14 20 . 3 50 i 50 47 'I 21 Dec, 1896 8 May, 1889 2 Dec, 1887 ■ 9 Mar., 1887 ! ■• I •■ ' " 11 41 858 11 9 •• 1 1420 ] Central Route—Devia-! tion Surveys I 30 0 30 0 30 0 30 0 Prelim. i 34 0 34 0 i 34 0 34 0 Prelim. Ngaire-Ongaruhe .. | 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 Explor. I Waitara-Tangarakau ! Urenui Route .. I 103 58 38 73 26 0 10 70 46 75 12 0 38 73 i 26 0 10 70 46 75 12 0 i 38 73 1 26 0 10 70 27 75 46 75 J 12 0 i 46 75 I 12 0 Prelim. ■ Hastings-Te Awamutu 170 0 1846 2 170 0 i •• I 127 55 170 0 170 0 976 43 Prelim. 1 76 10 55 69 23 103 76 Gβ 3! ■11 l>7 I 55 21 22 30 16 46 1 15 26 75 16 51 27 56 838 9 17 21 14 67 16 43 22 49 3 1846 2 1973 57 29 34 61 19 64 24 27 19 2 4 2 2 17 8 }43 50 §54 77 11 41 18 58 Total .. * In this case the t Reconnaisance t J This comprises 1 § This comprises 4 date given is the date oi anly. L2m. 70ch. of railway coi 18m. of railway construe n which nstructei ited by C the rail . d by Go> jovernm way was taken over by the Governmei vernment, and 80m. 60ch. of line cons lent, and llm. of lino constructed by ] Note.—Taonui and Lichfield B int. 5tructed private c tranches jy priva ompan) not mei ite comps y under tl ntioned a any under the D ihe District Bail' ibove, as the rail Hstrict 1 ways A< te nave Railways Act ant it and aftorwardf been taken up. aftorwt purcha phased b he Govei the Govornm* iment. it. ards pure »sed by tl