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Via Waitara Route.

Via Awakino Route.

Estimates of Cost. Central Line. Estimate of Cost of Completion.

From "I To Wellington. To Auckland. Intermediate Distances. Wellington ... ... ... ... Marton Junction, central lino ... ... ... Elthain Junction, Ngaire route Stratford Sentry Hill Junction (10f miles to New Plymouth Harbour) Waitara, junction with opened line ... Urenui ... ... ... ... ... ... I Mimi (rough country begins) Uruti (heavy work begins) ... ... ... Waingarara, junction with Ngaire route .. ... | Coal-seams, Tangarakau ... Heao (end rough country)... Mangaroa (heavy work ends) ... ... ■...: Kawakawa, junction with central line Waimeha (end works in progress) ... ... ... S Poro-o-tarao (end opened line) ... ... ... j Mokau, junction with Awakino route ... ... ! Te Awamutu ... ... ... ... ... Auckland New Plymouth ... M. oh. 116 34 216 0 221 22 243 10 245 72 256 62 261 72 270 0 292 67 300 47 305 47 312 47 341 52 348 12 352 64 365 17 399 52 499 52 252 0 M. oh. 116 34 216 0 221 22 243 10 245 72 256 62 261 72 270 0 292 67 300 47 305 47 312 47 341 52 348 12 352 64 365 17 399 52 499 52 252 0 M. oh. 499 52 383 18 283 52 278 30 256 42 253 60 242 60 237 60 229 52 206 65 199 5 194 5 187 5 158 0 151 40 146 68 134 35 100 0 264 0 I M. oh. 116 34 99 46 5 22 21 68 2 62 11 0 5 0 8 8 22 67 7 60 5 0 7 0 29 5 6 40 4 52 12 33 34 35 100 0

Prom To Wellington. To Auckland. Intermediate Distances. M. oh. M. ch. 474 27 357 73 258 27 253 5 231 17 M. oh. Wellington .. .. ... ... ... Marton Junction, central line ... ... ... Eltham Junction, Ngaire route, ... ... ... j Stratford ... ... ... ... ... Sentry Hill Junction (10f miles to New Plymouth Harbour) Waitara, junction with opened line ... Urenui ... Mimi Valley, junction with Waitara route Tongaporutu Heads' Mokau Heads Awakino Heads ... Mahoenui Wairere Falls, Mokau Biver . '. . ... ... Mokau, junction with Central line ... Te Awamutu Auckland New Plymouth ... 116 34 216 0 221 22 243 10 245 72 256 72 267 62 281 0 288 40 292 40 308 0 322 0 339 72 374 27 474 27 252 0 228 35 217 35 206 45 193 27 185 67 181 67 166 27 152 27 134 35 100 0 116 34 99 46 5 22 21 68 2 62 11 0 10 70 13 18 7 40 4 0 15 40 14 0 17 72 34 35 100 0 239 0 ■

j Length. Rate per Mile. From To Section. Amount. M. eh. 22 40 33 40 40 40 50 45 61 40 69 0 a84 32 91 62 103 40 111 40 121 40 65 0 49 0 M. oh. 83 40 40 40 • 50 45 61 40 69 0 a84 32 91 62 103 40 111 40 121 40 129 37 83 0 65 0 Makohine Manga weka Paengaroa Hautapu Falls ... Waiouru Murimutu Raetihi Waimarino Makaretu Ohongo Whakapapa Ongaruhe Ohinemoa M. oh. 11 0 10 0 10 5 10 75 7 40 13 67 8 75 11 68 8 0 10 0 7 77 18 0 16 0 £ 3,933 12,684 10,000 8,575 6,998 6,640 13,500 9,000 12,000 8,000 10,000 5,777 7,326 £ 43,263 126,836 100,625 93,790 52,485 91,638 120,656 105,525 96,000 80,000 79,625 104,000 117,222 1,211,665