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APPENDIX E.

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

The Engineer-in-Chiep to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works. Sir,— Public Works Office, Wellington, Ist July, 1901. 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, 1901: —

Name of Railway. Total Length of Railway or Section authorised. Open for Traffic. Expenditure to 31st March, 1901. Liabilities on 31st March, 1901. Kaihu Valley Kawakawa- Grahamtown— Kawakawa Whangarei-Kamo and Extension Helensville Northwards Kaipara-Waikato, with Branches Waikato-Thames, with Branches Thames Valley—Rotorua Gisborne-Karaka Wellington-Napier and Palmerston North (including Te Aro Extension and Greytown Branch) Wellington-Foxton Foxton-New Plymouth, with Branches North Island Main Trunk Nelson-Roundell Midland Railway* .. Grey mouth-Nelson Creek Greymouth-Hokitika Westport-Ngakawau Westport-Ngakawau Extension to Mokihinuif Mokihinui Colliery Line} Picton-Waipara— Picton-McKenzie Waipara-McKenzie 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 M.ch. 17 21 £ s. d. 55,025 12 6 £ s. d. 34 3 7 7 41 51 60 121 0 151 1 75 18 69 33 17 0 7 41 22 52 13 66 151 1 62 58 89 33 87,322 17 2 144,361 1 1 106,318 3 5 1,229,856 11 5 336,175 9 9 354,274 15 0 32,569 3 10 1,629 12 3 2,662 17 11 6,076 10 8 1,500 0 0 2,404 7 0 140 8 5 4,590 14 3 233 12 233 12 1,969,289 19 7 42,116 3 4 1,342,758 15 5 809,203 16 1 163,088 7 6 178,620 7 8 166,471 11 H 188,306 17 5 187,512 15 7 280 3 9 195 49 210 4 22 73 243 55 7 51 24 37 19 56 7 12 3 69 195 49 69 40 22 78 93 60 7 51 24 37 19 56 7 12 3 69 30 10 10 42,108 5 2 27,308 9 5 138 15 35 0 483 72 83 0 522 53 182 56 117 4 12 40 71 6 20 42 302,995 8 10 14,931 13 9 2,203,455 3 0 59,343 9 2 3,374,348 18 4 883,635 8 0 287,578 14 5 22,525 4 2 223,188 8 4 62,892 3 1 10,336 19 11 63,899 10 2 11,234 19 10 9,490 14 10 443 08 11 44 468 34 85 74 97 44 12 40 57 56 4,480 19 7 36,114 6 4 196 6 10 4,297 11 5 44 13 9 36,683 19 3 25,000 0 0 2,235,647 7 4 400,686 3 11 Total 2,219 31 17,163,050 17 2 591,995 19 0 Pbovinoial Government Lines, etc. Canterbury (lengths included above) Otago Gisborne to Ormond Tramway .. 731,759 0 0 372,522 2 5 4,975 1 7 Grand total 2,219 31 18,272,307 1 2 591,995 19 0 * The amount shown as expenditure represents the net amc + The funds for this extension—namely, £35,501 2s. lid—wei I The funds for purchase of this line, £15,745, provided g The expenditure on this line as a tramway was made by t! >unt charged t :e provided bj by the Westpi he Lands Dep against the < y the Westpi ort Harbour lartment. :olony. >rt Harbour Board. Board.