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TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorised, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1902—continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

HurunuiWaitaki, with Branches State of Line. Appropri"- Division. Mileage. Section. J 1 "'" Sidinj-ri. Total. n , ... *~ tion. * , Line. h - Under Under Opened. Tejed. Fo . T ' Plate ' —j ———j — — — . - — 1 j | j j | ""* ' a "" n(r ' D*te. ngj 1 "' lB72-r3. 1S73-74.1874-76. 1875-76. 1876-77.'1877-78. 1878-78.! 1879-80.! 1880-81. 1881-82.; 1882-83.'1883-81.1881-86/ 1885-86. 1886-87. 1887-88.J 1889-89.1889-90.! 1890-91J1891-92. 1893-93. 1893-91. 1894.95.11895-96. 1896-97. 1897-98.J18B8-99. 1900-01. 1901-02. T..U1. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 ] 23 \ 24 25 ' 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 48 Nelson- ' Nelson-Belgrove.. % 73 Port Extension .. "i °0 ) "" * "' * " * "" * " °\ 17 May HBO"' *" "' * *' *" "' * "" "'*"■*■ *■'* " * M- ob «. oh.j M . c h,| M. oh. M. ch. M. eh. M. eh. M. ch, M. oh. M. ch. M. eh. M. eh. «.eb. M. eh. M. oh. M. on. M. eh. M. eh. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch Roundell N, Ison-Koxhill .. 18 73 I 2 52 25 45 J 31 Jan., 1876 " ' 18*73 " " I .. .. .. I 22 73 Foxhill-Belgrove .. 3 0) ( 25 July, 1881 .. . A' n .. I Midland Stillwater - Bel- 148 6 Stillwater - Reef ton 37 9 4 79 42 8 21 July, 1900' tt 3-7* 9 Railway ■ grove (wtfiTadmor) " * 1 i Reefton-Tadmor 91 16 .. 91 16 91 16 1 Tndmor-Motupiko .. j 10 17 .. 10 17 .. 10 17 ' Motuptko-Bolgrove.. 9.44 0 62 10 26 21July, 1900,+f. " " .. 9*44 I Briinner - Spring- 95 49 B runner-Jackson's .. 32 15) a «o 45 i fi f 21 July, 1900+1.. .. ' " ' ., " ., ' .. ..' 32 15 .. held JackaonVOti.a .. 10 12 \ 2 68 45 15 " " " US Nov. 1900.. ! . fn 12 ' 98 58 i Otira Avoca 37 22 .. 37 22 37 22 .. .. j : Avoca-Otarama 11 22 .. 11 22 2 60 7 52 0 70 .. " " 1 Oiaiama Springfield 4 58 0 10 4 74 21 July, 1900:1+.. .. " " .. i'jw Ngahere- Ngahe re-Black ball &40 Ngahere-Blackball 2 40 .. 2 40 2 40 Prelim. .. Blackball ' 'Ireymouth- Greymouth - Nel- 7 51 Greymouth-Brunner- j 7 32 \ / 7 April 1876 7 ao Nelson son Creek ton Creek ' Extension .. 0 [6 18 13 69 J 1 Feb., 1881 n . Stillwater (portion).. 0 4 14 Mar., 18811 .. " " " " " „ •• ; 0 10'- { l Sept., 1885 .. .. " " n " lri j ■Vestport- Westport - Ngaka- 19 19: Station .. 0 29 I f 17 "Dec., 1878 k\ 2 q 0 10 .. -■ . ■- Ngakawau wau Westport-Waimanga- | 10 0 [ 6 44 25 63 ' 6 Aug., 1876 .. " " 10 ' 0 " roa 1 ...... -j 19 ly Waimaiigaroa-Ngaka-: 8 70 J ( 26Sept.,1877| .- .. ' 8 70 0 37 Extension to Coal (137 .. 0 37 .. .. ,. 81Mar.,1890 0 .., ,. j Company's Line " " '" " *■ " ■■ •• ■■ ■• ■■ ■■ " " d ' " " *' " " 0 37 A'est port- Ngakawau - Moki- 7 12 Ngakawau-Mokihi- 7 12 121 8 33 .. .. 8 *ue I893! 710 Ngakawau! hhiui nui ' ' " ! " " " " 7 12 Extension Mokihinui Colliery 3 69 Mokihinui to coal- 3 69 0 21 4 10 25Feb.,1895 * 3 69 Greymouth- Greymouth-Hoki- 24 37 Greymonth-Hokitika 24 37 2 10 26 47 .. .. 20 Dec 1893 oa *i Hokitika tika j " " 4 3 ' " " " " " " ■' 1 24 37 Kumar a Kumara Branch 4 10 Kumara Branch .. 4 10 .. 4 10 4 10 Branch | '" " " ■■ " Hokitika- Hokitika-Ross .. 15 0 Hokitika-Ross .. 15 0 .. 15 0 15 0+ Picton- Picton-Kahautera 103 30 Pieton-Blenheim ,.| 16 57 1 (18 Nov 1875 lfi 17 Waipara I Blenheim .. 1 22 I 3 26 23 68 J 24 May' 1880 " r an " " "' I ' Omaka Contract .. ' 2 43 ) 18 fcpnl 1893! " ' " " a *a " " " "' ' " r 20 42 : Vernon Contract .. 175 .. 175 .. .. 175 .. " " * aa " ,- " •• ■■ \) ■ Dashwood Contract 3 38 3 38 .. .. 3 33 .. "I *' .... Utawai Contract .. 2 39 2 39 .. .. 2 39 .. \\ ' "I " " •• •■ Awatere Section 5 7 0 43 5 50 .. .. 57 pp "' " "* •• ■* '■ •• ■■ •• •• ■■ •- •• •■ ■■ ■■ "" " .... Surveyed (location).. 4 75 4 75 4 75 .. " " (trial) .. 64 74 .. 64 74 64 74 .. .. " " " .. I . . Kahautera - Mac- 34 65 Kahautere-Mackenzie 34 65 .. 34 65 34 65 Prelim. .. .. \ " Mackenzie-Wai- 35 0 Surveyed .. .. 1126 .. 1126 1126 para Waikari Section .. 8 54 8 54 .. 8 54 .. .. " " " ■ " Omibi Section 15 0 1 2 16 2 .. 3 0 12 0 .. .. .. " Hurunui- Main Line .. 206 7 Culverden-Hurunui 9 50] y Feb., 1886 " " " " " " "" " ■ 1" Waitaki, Hurunui-Medbury 1 14 9 Feb.] 1886 .. .. 9 50 .. .. - - • • - ■ •. with Med bury-Waikari .. 8 40 28 Oct., 1884 '.. " " " " " " " " " " A" 4 Branches Waikari-Waipara .. 9 10 17 April, 1882 " .............. 8 40 ............. ■ ■- .... Waipara-Amberley.. 6 77 60ct.,'l880 " " k'„. " 9 10 " " " " | Amberley-Ashley (part) 3 63 9 Feb., 1876 " 3' 63 77 " " " "" : " 7 64 3 Nov., 1875 .. .. " 7 B j Aslilcy Uaugiora 171 17 April, 1875 .. ,. 1*71 " " " Kii,iigi(ii , i i;;-i 5 Nov., 1872 .. 163 *' " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " ' South brook-Kaiapoi 5 1 2 Sept., 1872 .. 5 1 ................ .............. .... Kaiapoi-Addington.. 1168 1 April, 1872 1168 " " " i " L'luistcliureii-Selwyn 22 43 2 Oct., 1867 22 43 " " " " " I " Selwyn-Dunsandel .. 1 *" Lfli ao270 7fi J 15 Feb., 1873 .. i'77 " Dunsandel-liakaia .. 10 66 l bi bB ' '° 29 May. 1873 .. 10 66 " " " j " r 206 "" Rakaia-Ash bur ton .. 17 7 4 Aug., 1874! " 17' 7 " " " " " " " " " " *" " " " "' " '" | " AslibiiiUin-Ealiiig .. 19 2!) 31 May, 1875 " " 19 29 Ealing-Woodbridge.. 2 59 u Aug., 1875 '. *," Rfl Woodbridge-'J'emuka 13 6fi 4 Feb., 1876 13 65 " " " ■ • I ■ • Temuka-Timaru .. 11 15 22 Oct., 1875 ' u ,c " ■■ ' " Tnnaiu-St. Andrews 10 28 1 July, 1876 .. . ,A" 9ft St. AndreWB-Otaio 3 66 1 Sept., 1876 "" , « '' Otaio-Makikihi 3 61 30 Oct., 1876 " '" " " Makikihi-Hook .. 3 36 1 Feb., 1877 " " " " % or " " Hook-North Waitaki 16 14 1 Feb 1877 " " " ,% Y, " " North Waitaki-South 1 40 J 17 April,1876 " " ""40 Rangiora-Oxford 21 76 Bangiora-Cust 11 77 ) [J Dec., 1874 ]1 77 j Cust-Carlton .. 5 58 \ 2 36 24 32 .. _ (i .April, 1875 "' 553 " " " " "" -■ ■■ \ Carlton-Oxford West 4 26 ) ( 21 June. 1875 4 26 " " " " " " " " [ 21 76 Kyreton (from 20 7 Main Line - West 1425) ( 27 Dec, 18751 " " ,".'9= " " ■• " " " " " " " ■• " ) Main Line) Eyreton t 1 61 21 68 .. .. J | " " X * "* .. -■ " " ■■ ■• " " " '' I Eyreton-Bennett's .. 5 62 ) I 1 Feb., L878 e „,, [ 20 7 Lyttelton .. 6 26 Lyttelton - Christ- 6 26 .. 6 26 .. ,. .. y Dec, 1867! fj'26 " " ' ■■ "' " " " "' " " " I church " " " '' • ■ ■ • • ■ ■ • • ■ ■ • ■ ■ - • ■ ■ - • • • • ■ - • ■ ■ ■ ■ .. ■ ■ ■ ■ "" ■ ■ • ■ ' * ■ * • • • ■ 6 26 Southbridge .. 25 31 Hombv-Kllesuiere .. n (12 | ., |7 iJft . fl 1 26Amil, 1H75 14 «■> ;Ehesmere - South- 10 49} 3 17 i8 48 ) 30 July, 1875; " \\ " io" 4 y \\ \\ \\ " \\ ]\ " " ■■ " [[ \[ " " " \\ " " \ 35 ai Little River- 42 10 Lincoln-Birdling's 17 Bl ( 7June, 18S2J ,„ D Akaroa ' Flat \l 2 5 24 51 , J ■■ - - 17 8 .. .. .. -• .. .. , Birdling's Flat-Little 5 38 J 16 Mar., 1886 [ 22 46 River l 5 38 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. J Reconnaissance .. iy 441 .. 19 44 19 44 Prelim. Springfield .. 30 60 ftolleston-Sheffield .. 24 4) 1 1 Dec 1874,' ' 04' 4 " '*' " •• "* ■■ Sheffield-Springfield 5 59 3 7 38 67 ,. ,. J 3 Jan., 1880 " : - - Q '" •■ .. ■■ .. .. ■• ... 1 Springfield-Coalmine 0 77 J I 10 Feb., 1880 " £77 ■ • ' - ■ • ■ • • ■ ! .. 30 60 Whitecliffs .. 11 88 Dftrfieia-Whiteoliffa 1133) , w 1, n I 8 Nov., 1875 " ' ii"«ft •• " ■■ Whitecliffs to Bridge 0 5) * » 1B " 1 27 June, 1886 " : ■- ■■ ■• ■■ ■■ ■■ .. .. •■ .. ) ,'iqo Rakaia-Ash- 22 20 Rakaia-Metliven .. 22 20 2 65 25 5 .. 1 April 1885'* " ■• ° 5 .. •• .. .. ' | " M burton Forks I 22 20 .. .. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 20 , Ashburton .. 29 46 Tinwald-Westerfleld 10 47 1 8April, 1880 , n ., Westeriiold-Anama.. 8 39 I 7 Oct., 1882 " *" ' " ■* " " ■• - .. ■■ .. .. .. .. \ Anama-Cavehdiah .. 2 17 ' 152 29 1 .. ,. ... l Mar., 1884 " " " " " " A' Cavcndish-Mt.Somcrs J 48 i ' 40ct.,'l886 " * 7 " ■• •' '.' ■■ " ' \ 27 29 I Mt.Somers-Si.ringburn 4 8U 9 Sept., 1889 " *' 1 48 .. .. " ■■ •• .- ■• .. .. j .. .. .. .. .. .. I Extension .. 2 17 .. 2 17 2 17 .. .. * ° •• .. .. ' .. .. I Opawa and Al- 55 8'Washdvke - Pleasant 8 87i\ 24 Dec L875 o"fi7 bury to Fairlie Point : , ■ • ■ ■ . - .. .. - - .. .... .. [' .. " \ Creek and Pleasant Point-Albury 16 61 2 45 38 50 .. .. J l Jan., 1877! 16 ri Burke's Pass ' Albury-Winscombe.. 7 7 22 Aug., 18831 " " " " „' „ ** ■- ■• .. .. .. .. 36 5 i Winscombe-Eversley 8 30 { 30 Jan., 1884' " " ' ' " ■■ ■■ .. •• .. .. .. .. Preliminary survey . . II) 3 .. 19 8 19 3 Prelim. .. .. " " " " " " '" ■• ■' ■■ ■■ " ■■ •• •■ ■' •■ ■■ .. .. .. .. .. ) Waimate .. 4 42 Btudholme-Waimate 4 42i 1 3 5 45 ,. ., .. 19 Mar., 1877 " i'49 ■■ •• ■■ ■■ •• " -. , .. Waimate Gorge 8 21 Waimate-Waihao 8 21 0 54 8 75 .. . 1 April 1885- ■■ ■■ .. 4 42 , Downs 82i .. ;; .. ■• ;; 8 21 -Vaitaki- Main Lino .. 246 69. South Waitaki- 18 8] f 25 Sept., 1875 .. .. l3 H Bluff and Oamaru " " " *' " " " ■" ■ • ■ • • - ■ • - ■ - • • ■ ■ - - ■ .. , ■ ■ .. .. .. .. .. ,. .. Branches Oaniai-ii-fiiligrove .. 24 52 4Nov.,1876 24 so Hillgiove-Palmerston 12 68 22 May, 1878 " " , ",' fiR i ■ ■ ■ • .. Palmevston-Waikou- 9 3 (j Sept., 1878 " " '" A' a ■■ •• aiti I v s ■■ .. Waikouaiti-Waitati 14 33 7 May, 1878 14 3.3 Waitati-Glendermid 9 77 20 Dec, 1877 " "077 " " " " " Glendeiinid-Dunedin 7 6 9April, 1878 \\ 7* 6 !] " •■ •• .. Dunedin-Abbotsford 5 7 1 July, 1874 " " 5" 7 " " " " " " " " ' * ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ • " " * ■ • • • ■ - • • .. . ■ • Abbotsford - Clutha 46 36 I 5Q 13 gng 2 J 1 Sept., 1875 [\ " " .. " • ■ .. • • '.'. .. \', " Clutha River - Bal- 0 60 22 Jan., „ fiA " 246 69 clutha u .. .. ■• Balclutha-Olinton .. 20 76 22 Jan., 1879 9fl 7fi Olihton-Waipahi .. 9 62! 1 Nov., 1877 " " o'fi2 ' " " " ' * Waijialii-G.-rc .. ](> 11 21 June, 1877 " " " " ifi'll " '■ " ■■ " ■■ Gore-Mataura .. 7 40 30 Aug., 1875i ' ". A'40 ■ • • • ■ • I ■ ■ jlaLauia-Woodlands 20 68! 7Juue,iS75 '20 68 Woodlands-In verear- 11 21 \ 11 Feb., 1874 '[ \' t li*21 . " ■■ " ■- .... .. .. .. "' Invercargill-Blufl 17 1 J [ 5 Feb., 1867 17 1 Hranehft,— " Duntroon .. 21 75 Pukeuri-Munuvlienua 21 29 I , 3= oq on I 1 Dec, 1875 01 .„, Marawhenua - Dun- 0 46 f L 8B 2 » *> ( n July 18H 1 M •■ .. .. .. .. .. .. | troon ' J ° i6 .. .. .. ;; .. ;; | ""175 Duntroon-Haka- 16 38 Duntroon - Hakatera- 15 38 1 5 16 43 .. .. .. 1 April, 1885* teramea mea "" " " " "' " '" ■ ■ • • ■ ■ 15 38, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . _ . _ . _ . _ _ _ _ _ 15 38 Ngapara .. li 76 Waiareka-Ngapara.. 14 76 131 16 27 .. .. .. 2 April, 18771 14 76 Livingstone .. 16 40 Windsor-Livingstone 12 0 0 50 12 50 .. 0 5 .. 12 Aug., 1887! " •■ .. ■• .. .. .. 14 76 Survey (trial) .. 4 40 .- 4 40 4 40 Prelim. .. .. " ■■1175 .. .. .. __ \\ 1& Palmerston-Wai- 9 40 Palmeraton-Dunbaek 1 58") [ 30 July, 1882 " " ,"„ ■■ .. ■• .. .. i .. hemo (part) \ 0 54 9 29 \ " X 58 .. .. .. .. .. ! .. .. .. .. " > " Palmerston-Dimback 6 77l j 1 1 Oct., 1885 L g 55 (part) 6 77 .. .. .. Surveyed .. 0 65 .. 0 65 0 65 Inch Valley Rail- 2 29 Inch Valley - Lime 2 29 0 28 2 52 .. .. .. 11 June, 1900 '" .. " " " ■■ .. ■■ way Quarry .. .. .. .. .. j'gg .. 2 29 Port Chalmers.. 1 9 Glendenuid - Port 1 yi 8 40 4 49 .. .. .. 9April 1878 .. 1 y .. .. Chalmers " " " " " " " • ■ * • ■ • • • ■ ■ ■ • - ■ ■ ■ ■ • ■. ,. .. .. .. .. ,. .. .. . _ 19 Green Island .. 2 44 Burnside-Walton Park 1 74| 1 n v , „ 1fi ( 1 July, 1374 1 74 Walton Park-Saddle 0 50i | a > " •• " 1 4 Sept., 1879 " A'=n •■ ■■ •• 1 Hill " U .. .. " . " [ 2 44 Green Island to 4 65 Surveyed .. .. 4 65. .-465 465.. Brighton Fernhill Colliery 1 60 Abbotsford to Eern- 160! 0 24! 2 4 .. ' .. . 19 Dec, 1896 • Line hill Colliery .. .. .. .. 1 60 .. .. .. 1 60 Kaikoiai Valley 2 60 Surveyed .. .. 2 60 - - j 2 60 2 60 Railway " " " " " " Outram .. 8 78 Mosgiel-Outram .. 8 78 0 68 9 66 ! .. .. .. 1 Oct., 1877; q 78 Lawrence .. 21 76 Olarksville-Waitahuna 15 4 I n 2 m 7s' I 22 Jan., 1877 ! ■ 15 4 " " ■' ■ ■ ■• ■■ •■ .. .. 8 78 Waitahuna-Lawrence 6 72/ " " " ] 2 April, 1877 f, 70 " I ) Lawrence-Box- 38 25 Preliminary survey.. 38 25 .- 38 25 38 25 Prelim -■ ■■ .. ■■ .. - ' 21 76 burgh .. Catlin's River .. 19 20 Balclutha-Eomahapa 7 62 \ .. .. .. 15Dec.,1885 Romahapa-Glenomaro 6 18 ' .... 9 July, 1891 " 7 62 .. Catlin's Tunnel Sec 0 46 ■ 1 63 21 3 .. \ .. .. 4 Mar., 1895 ! " ■ ■ 6 18 .. .. " Hunt's Road See. (parti 3 48 .. .. in Dec, 1895 ■• 0 46 .. .. ! ., .' " " I 1920 Hunt'sRoadSec.(part) 106 1 ' ■■ ■• 23 Jane, 1896 .. 3 48 ..; .. .. .. " .' ( Waipahi-Heriot 20 3 Waipahi-Kelso .. 15 27 1 a <, 00 r, I l'13B8.,T880 " " it'en ■■ ....16.... Burn Kelso-Heriot .. 4 56/ "* ° " " "1 1 April, 1884 " "' ;'„ . , Heriot Railway 6 20 Henot-Eadie's .. 6 20 6 20 3 20 j .. 3 0 * 5b .. .. [ 20 3 Extension Extension to Rox- 28 10 Surveyed .. 28 10 .. 28 10 28 10 Prelim. .... burgh, via Rae's " " " " " " " " ■ • • • ■ • ■ ■ • ■ .. .. ., .. Junction and Ettrick FidSpylaw .. 25 70 Surveyed .. 25 70 .. 25 70 25 70 Prelim. Waimea Plains 86 89 Gore-DumBden' .. 36 39 1 34 37 73 .. .. 1 April 1886- " ■■ " DisirictRy. 36 ■■ -- •■ " - " AA M Kelso-Gore .. 24 0 Surveyed 9 58 .. ' 9 58 9 58 .. Preliminary survey.. 14 22 .. 14 22 14 22 Prelim. .. .. " ■ ■ • ■ .. .. .. Riversdale- Swit- 13 70 Riven-dale Section .. 70.. 70 .. 5020 ■ ■ zers Surveyed .. 6 70 6 70 6 70 .. .. .. ,.'. '" " " I ■ • \\ Edendale-Toitois 19 30 Kdendale-WviKlham 4 0) n „~ lrt „ Q I 9 Oct., 1882 :' " " ! ■■ Wyndham-Glenham 5 86 J " {i lu ** I 1 May 1890 i ° •• " " , " Surveyed .. 9 74 9 74 9 74 .. .. .. '.'. " '" \\ ; ■ ■ 5 36 .. .. ■ .. " * "" [ 9 36 Seaward Bush .. 24 52 Appleby-Waimatua 5 40 , (9 July, 1886 ,, , .. " " •• •■ '.' ' Waimatua-Mokotua 5 58 ,. .. .. -j 16 Jan., 1888 • ■ 5 40 .. .. ; .. Waitur.aSec.(portion) 6 62 - „ __ „„ ) [ 0 Mar., 1895 ". " '.'. " 5 58 ■• ! " ■- " ' ) WaituuaSoc.(po,-tion) 1 40 ™ 2b l , ., | ■■ 6 62 . " "' 24 52 Titiroa and Waima- 5 12 1 f 8 June, 1899 ( .. ■** «>-* baka Sections / " *' " *" " '" "" ■■ ■■ ■■ ■■ •■ ■■ .. .. .. .. ., .. ._ . 5 12 '' Catlin's- Oatlin'8 - Seaward 57 60 Owaka Catlin's River 4 0.. 4 0 0 60 3 30 .. .. " '" " ' Seaward Bush Bridge Bush Iteconnaissance .. 40 82 .. 40 32 40 32 Prelim. .... Tokanui-Waimahaka 13 28 .. 13 28 13 28 .. .. .. : •• ' Canterbury Oxford-Tcmuka .. 83 0 Oxford-Sheffield .. 1144 0 27 11 71 .. ., 7 Aug 1884 " ' ■■ Interior Surveyed .. 21 7 .. 21 7 21 7 .. .. .. \\ "" " \\ U U [ •• •■ .. ■■ .. .'. \[ [ [[ ,a Main Line ReeonnaissEinee .. 50 2:1 .. 50 29 50 29 Prelim. " " " " " " " "' "" •■ •• •• • •• ■■ .. ■ .. Otago Cen- Waitaki Bluff 182 56 Wingatui Jct.-Hindou 16 67 , 24 Oct., 1889 1 .. .. ,. | '" tral Main Line to Hindon Section (part) 2 48 \ 1 "' "" "' • - - • ■ ■ .. j 16 67 " Lake Hawea Deep Stream Section 4 22 ... " " " " " " " " " '• ■■ -- ■■ •■ ..... .. \ 1 Nenthorn Section ..9 0 I 9 April, 1891 - I .. .. Middlemarch Section 7 31 ) 4 60 90 54 \\ .. j "** J1 \ " Middlemarch-Hyde 16 12 1 : .. .. .. 12 July, 1894 1 " " \\ "' " ■■) [ '! '" 98 18 Hyde-Kokonga 10 0 .. ., .. 1 Oct., 1897 " 16 12 .. " Kokonga-Ranfurly 11 25 14 Dec, 1898 10 0 Ranfurly-Wedderburn 8 29 ' \ .. .. .. 1 JuDe, 1900 "" 11 25 " Weriderburr.-IdaValley 12 24 102 13 26 .. .. .. 2 Dec, 1901 .' " "" . " «'29 " IdaValley-Manuherikia 7 30 .. 7 30 .. 7 30 io'-.j Manuhenkia-Spottia 8 50 8 50 8 50 .. ., '.' " j Surveyed 68 38 68 38 68 38 .. .. .. \ ' '' " '" ." ■ • \\ [\ Invercar- rnvercargill-King- 87 4 Tnvercargill-Winton 18 58. f 22 Feb., 1871; 1858 .. " ■" " " " " " '" " " | •■ gill-King- ston Winton-Cai'oline 22 101 20 Oct.,' 1875 .. " ., !! 22 10 " " ■ ■ •■ •• ■ ■ ■■ -■ -• " Bton and Caroline-Elbow .. 8 27' 7 Feb., 1876 " " " S 27 " " " " " " " " " " " i " " •■ .......... " \ Branch, Mlbow-Lowther .. 5 76 I = -.« q9 10 j 15 Jan.,'1877 '.'. '.', ", ,', 5 - 7fi " I ■- ■- .. ! .. .. '.'. V. '.', '.'. Lumsden- Lowthcr-Athol .. 13181 ° I0 y * ly 1 28 Jan 1878 ,A'l8 I ! Mararoa ! Athol-Fairlight .. 10 10 2!) April'. IH7H ' " 10 16 ' " •• I -• ■ ' " " 3M Fairlight-Kingston .. 8 35 10 July, 1878 " " a'ftfi ■■ ' Kingston Wharf .. 0 10 ' 14 Dec, 1878 " "' 0 10 ' " Lumsden-Mararoa 30 0 Lumsden-Oastle Rock 2 21 1 1 April, 1881 v u .. .. .. .. " j Castle Rock - Murray 4 9 ' 1 0 11 40 13 Mar.,'1880 '.'. '.'. '.'. " \\ " '\ " " \ ■■ J ■■ ■• .. '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. " '.'. " \\ " " , Murray Creek-Moss- 4 10 j I 22 Jan.,1887 I 10 40 burn ■■ 4 10 .. .. .. .. ! Surveyed .... 8 20 .. 8 20 8 20 .... . . ...... J Reconnaissance .. 11 20 .. 11 20 11 20 Prelim ■ .. .. ! Forest Hill Winton to Hedge- 12 4ft Win ton - Hedgehope -*12 40 0 65 13 25 .. .. .. 17 July, 1899 •■ •• ,' '.. V. ! " Railway hope Station " "" " "" " " ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ - - • ■ ! : .. .. .. I " " '" . " Western Wallacetown 17 53 Makarewa Junction- 17 53 v , 9 June 1879 ,7 « " "' 12 40 Railways Branch Riverton j w °° .... I Otautau Branch 11 40 Thornbury (Aparima 1140 I 15 Dec, .. 11 40 '■"■■■•■■■•■•■■ 17 53 June) to Otautau I „ „_ 1140 .. Otautau-Nightcaps 10 65Otautau-Wairio .. 10 55 f d ' bi L6 \ 3 Mar 1882 1A rR ' " " n 40 Orepuki Branch 17 68 River ton-Oraki ..63 1 25 Julv' 1881 " lOraki-Colac .. 130 24 Sept.', 1883| '.'. '.'. " ['. " 6 3 " :■ V. '.', '.'. '.'. " 10 M : Colac-Orepuki .. 10 35' ' 5 May, 1885 1 d(J ■' ■■ Oiepuki- Orepuki-Waiau .. 13 30 O.cpnki-Waihoaka .. 4 40 4 40 .. 4 40 .. .. ! " 10 35 .. Y 17 68 Waiau Waihoaka - Camp 5 60 .. 5 60 .. 5 60 " ■• ! , ' River ! Creek " " " " '' j '" ' j Camp Creek-Waiau.. 3 10 .. 3 10 3 10 .. .. ...... ...... —"" — ■■ ■^^^^^^^^~^^^^-^^~^in^~:——^——^^^——— in these cases the dates given are the dates en which thr railways became the property of the Government ' ~— — —— = ' ' + This comprises 8m. 48oh. of railways constructed by the Government, and lm. OOeh. of lines constructed bv private company and afterwards purchased bv the Governing °" <!S Sl° d ?' e ? S'vn «•*••«• on wh'"h the title to the r.ilway wu acloally veiled in th. Government. Posee.sion was taken of the rail™, by Government on 2«h M.v ,«« Th, S oornpr,,.. 2 0m. ,0ob. constructed h, Governm.nt. and 7,m. 2e„ eonstroete,, h, New Zealand Midiand Railway Company, and to. «oh. partly ™£JJ&SZ,°ZZ£ SidtodSway Company and finished by Oo.ornme,,.. Under Plate, laying. Date. "igj 1 "' WM-78.187WTJ .sSi'-iH'. 80 M. ch. 0 31 1 30 31 32 «. ch. M. cb. M. ch. 0 37 .. w. 1W 40 41 M. ch. M. ch. ■-. 37* 9 9 44 32 15 10 12 i'58 12 - 24 orest Hill Railwav testern Railways irepukiWaiau River