77

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Enclosure to Appendix E. TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorised, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1908. NORTH ISLAND.

Note.—Taonui and Lichfield Branches not mentioned above, as the rails have been taken up.

12—D. 1.

I I „. State of Line. Surveys, new lines W aik atoThames Paero aWaihi HamiltonCambridge Thames Valley - Rotorua GisborneRoto/ a I ■ I a -S ff . Forma- Plate- • J: tion. laying. I m Date. 1904-5 1905-6 11906-7 1907-8 Total. I '' J !___ I : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ! 16 17 M. chs. I M. ohs. M. chs. M. ohs. M. chs. M.ehs. M.ohs. M. ohs. M. ohs. M chs Vt. ohs M ohs M chs Kawakawa- Kawakawa .. 7 41 Opua Wharf - Kawa- ' 7 41 0 57 8 18 .. .. .. .. .. .. ,. __ ... ' 7 41' Graham- ; kawa town Kawakawa southward 20 23 KawakawaKopuru.. j 7 39 0 28 7 67 .. .. 7 39 Kopuru-Harakeke ..40 .. 4 0 .. 40 Harakeke-Towai .. ! 8 64 .. 8 64 8 64 Whangarei-Kamo Ex- 21 0 Towai-Hukerenui .. ! 5 0 0 33 5 33 .. 5 0 tension Hukerenui-Kamo .. 16 0 3 29 19 29 .. .. .. .. .. .. '' .'.')" Kamo-Whangarei and 9 20 Kamo-Opau Wharf.. J 6 52 2 27 8 79 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ) Grahamtown Opau Wharf-Graham-! 2 43 .. 2 48 .. 2 48 .. .. .. .. .. \\ '.'. .. town Kaihu Valley Kaihu Valley .. 19 40 Dargaville-Booms .. 17 21 0 75 18 16 .. .. .. .. .. .. 17Q| Booms- Waima 2 19 .. 2 19 .. 2 19 Helensville Helensville North- 110 0 Extension.. .. 34 51 .. 34 51 34 51 estim. North- wards Maungatapere - Mau- ' 20 0 20 0 20 0 .. .. .. .. .. " \\ " wards nguturoto Maungaturoto-Kai-i 9 58! . 9 58 9 58 waka "f Kaiwaka-Te Hana .. 8 74 I .. 8 74 .. 8 74 .. .. g Tβ Hana-Well3ford.. '■ 327 , 0 58 * 5 .. 3 27 .. .. 3 Wellsford-Wayby .. ! 3 18 j 0 28 3 46 .. .. 3 18 j Wayby-Tauhoa .. 3 40 ! 0 13 3 53 .. .. 3 40 .. 33 .. .. \\ " i Taubo'a-Kaipara Plats 2 45 I 0 13 2 58 .. .. .. 11 June, 1907 | .. .. .. | 2 45 Kaipara Flats-Wood- 3 5 0 16 3 21 .. .. .. 17 Nov., 1905 g .. 3 5 cook's & . 26 52 Woodcook's-Ahuroa 2 41 ; 0 16 2 57 .. .. .. 18 May, 1905 m 2 41 | Ahuroa-Helensville.. 18 41 ! 1 75 20 36 i .. .. .. % .. ,, . _ '.'. j Kaipara- Kaipara-Newmarket 35 73 Halensville-Newm'rk't 35 73 6 66 42 59 .. .. .. ,. > ,, _ _ _ _ 35 73 Waikato Onehunga Branch ..'. 2 73 Penrose - Onehunga 2 73 1 70 4 63 .. .. .. .. .. " 2 73 Wharf =5 Auckland-Waikato .. 100 13 JAuckland-TeAwamutu 100 13 16 66 116 79 .. •§ 100 13 Auckland- Penrose — P^ Deviation via Beach 6 50 i Deviation via Beach 6 50 .. 6 50 6 50 .. .. .. .5 Auckland City Branch 2 60 [ Auckland City Branch 2 60 .. 2 60 2 60 Prelim. .. .. j .. .. ., " " —Kingsland Station ,g to Auckland Station ~ via Western Park ° and Freeman's Bay ,a Surveys, new Pukekohe-Waiuku .. 12 5 j Paerata-Waiuku 12 5 ' 12 5 12 5 .. .. .. m> lines 3 Waikato- Waikato-Thames .. 62 58 j Frankton Junction- 62 58 1017 72 75 .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. .. __ m 5g Thames ! Thames ° Paeroa- S Waihi Paeroa- Waihi .. 12 40 Paeroa-Waihi ..12 40 1 30 13 70 .. .. .. 9 Nov., 1905J •§ . - 12 40 .. .. 1240 Hamilton- Hamilton-Cambridge 12 2 j Ruakura Junction- 12 2 ' 3 14 15 16 .. .. .. ... ., .. __ 2 2 Cambridge Cambridge Thames Val- Thames Valley-Roto- 69 33 Moirinsville-RotoriJa 69 33 5 27 74 60 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. , 69 33 ley - Roto- rua . _o rua * ,_, Gisborne- Giaborne-Opotiki .. 72 25 | Gisborne Wharf-Kai- 13 10 2 45 15 55 .. .. Roto/ .a j teratahi a Kaiteratahi-Karaka 5 5 0 71 5 76 13 April, 1905 S .. 55 .. f 20 10 Karaka-Puha .. 1 75 0 24 2 19 20 May, 1907 -3 .. . 1 75 Puha-Waikohu .. 3 65 i .. 3 65 .. 0 36 3 29 .. § Waikohu-Waihuka .. 8 20 .. 8 20 4 20 4 0 .. .. g Waihuka-Motu .. 17 54 | .. 17 54 17 54 Trial .. .. £ Motu-Opotiki .. 22 36 .. 22 36 22 36 Prelim. .. .. 3 New survey Napier-Gisborne .. 120 0 1 Napier-Wairoa River 58 0 .. 58 0 58 0 Prelim. .. .. $ Wairoa River-Gisborne 62 0 .. 62 0 62 0 Prelim. .. .. 2 Napier- Napier-Woodville .. 96 65 Napier Spit- Woodville 96 65 15 5 111 70 .. .. .. .. .. .. \ 9 g' 6f> Woodville a and Pal- "2 merston Woodville-Palmerston 17 21 j Woodville-Palmerston 17 21 0 51 17 72 .. .. .. .. g .. 17 21 North North North •&, Wellington- Woodville-Wellington 115 79 Woodville-Wellington 115 79 21 73 137 72 .. .. .. .. -g .. ,_ .. _ 115 79 Woodville . [Tβ Aro] fl Greytown Branch .. 3 7 Woodside-Greytown 3 7 0 64 3 71 .. .. .. .. g .. .. .. .. „ „ Rimutaka Coach road Route .. 9 0 Kaitoke-Feath'erston 9 0 .. 9 0 9 0 Prelim. Incline Tauherenikau Route 21 30 Upper Hutt-Woodside 21 30 21 30 21 30 .. .. .. § .. .. .. ]\ Deviation Wai n u 1 - c> - m a ta 3140 Petone-Pigeon Bush 3140 31 40 31 40 .. .. .. g \, " Surveys Route .£ Coast Route .. 52 0 Petone-Pigeon Bush 52 0 52 0 52 0 .. .. .. ~ Coast Route .. 70 0 Petone-Carterton, via 70 0 70 0 70 0 .. .. .. ° \, .. \] J Martinborough a Foxton-New Foxton-Patea .. 120 44 j Foxton-Patea .. 120 44 14 75 135 39 .. .. .. .. -2 __ __ _ _ 120 44 Plymouth Route Improvement 26 7 Turakina-Matarawa 11 67 .. 11 67 11 67 .. .. .. o Surveys Aramoho-Goat Valley 7 40 .. 7 40 7 40 .. .. .. & Tunnel "o Kai Iwi-Okehu 8 60 .. 3 60 3 60 .. .. .. g Nukumaru-Waitotara 3 0 .. 3 0 3 0 Prelim. .. .. -g Patea - Waitara and 72 29 j Patea-New Plymouth 72 29 11 52 84 1 '.. .. .. .. m .. .. .. .. 72 ' 2 9 New Plymonth Breakwater Bull's Branch .. 3 79 Bull's Branch .. 3 79 .. 3 79 3 79 jPrelim. .. .. ' '3 Wanganui Branch .. 3 29 Aramoho-Wanganui 3 29 2 23 5 52 .. .. .. ... g, .. .. " g" 29 Stratford- Stratford-Ongarue .. 101 0 Stratford-Toko .. 6 26 0 40 6 66 .. .. .. .. ,? .. .. .. .. , Ongarue Toko-Oruru .. 4 72 0 36 5 28 .. .. .. 1 Mar.,1905 ° 4 72 .. .. ' 11 18 ' Oruru-Huiroa .. 4 50 0 35 5 5 .. .. 4 50 .. | f . Huiroa-Te Wera 6 47 .. 6 47 .. 6 47 .. .. «s Surveyed ..' .. 78 45 .. 78 45 78 45 1 .. .. .. „ Puketutu - Mangaroa 30 0 .. 30 0 30 0 30 0 ! Prelim. .. .. * Deviation i Opunake - Mountain 23 10 [ Opunake-Bltham .. 23 10 .. I 23 10 23 10 Prelim. .. .. g Road 22 0 Opunake-Te Roti .. 22 0 .. 22 0 22 0 Prelim. .... § 25 58 Opunake-Stratford .. 25 08 .. 25 58 25 58 Prelim. .... 'Mount Egmont 9 20 Manganui Section ..602383 .. .. 60 .. B .. "1" Branch Te-popo Section 3 20 .. 3 20 3 20 .. .. .. ■§ North Island Marton-Te Awamutu 209 69 Marton Junction- 31 67 4 61 36 48 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. " " Main Trunk Mangaweka I Railway Mangaweka-Talhape 13 1 1 61 14 62 .. ,. .. 10 Sep., 1904 S 13 1 .. .. .. i ' 50 58 Taihape Mataroa .. 5 70 0 61 6 51 .. .. .. 1 June, 1907 f .. .. .. 570 Turangarere Section 10 50 0 40 11 10 .. .. 10 50 .. o Waiouru Section 7 40 0 61 8 21 ...(.. 7 40 ... 7 Murimutu Section .. 13 70 13 70 .. 2 20 11 50 .. '■ Raetihi Section 8 60 .. 8 60 .. 4 65 3 75 .. b Waimarino Section.. 12 10 0 67 12 77 .. 8 5 4 5 .. £ .. .. .. "' Makaretu Section 7 20 0 60 8 0 .. .. 7 20 .. .. .. ,. " Owhango Section ..801696 .. ..J80 Whakaeapa Section 10 0 0 35 10 35 .. 10 0 .. . .. .. .. [[ Taumaruiiui Section 6 48 0 59 7 27 .. .. 6 48 .. .. .. Taumarunui-Te Awa- 74 33 6 20 ' 80 53 .. .. .. ... .. .. .. /\ 74'gg mutu CentralRoute—Devia- 30 0 Ohakune to Mokau- 30 0 .. j 30 0 30 0 Prelim, tion Surveys Retaruke Divide 34 0 Makatote Gorge-Ma- 34 0 .. j 34 0 34 0 Prelim. rae Kowhai i 20 0 Marae-Kowhai-Ohura 20 0 .. 20 0 20 0 Explor. .. .. .... Valley Ngaire-Ongarue ..;iO3 58 Ngaire Section ..38 73 .. 38 73 38 73 Tangarakau Section 26 0 26 0 26 0 .. .. .. .. .. .... Heao Section ..10 70 .. 10 70 10 70 j Ohura Section .. 27 75 .. 27 75 S 27 75 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. [' Waitara-Tangarakau 46 75 Waitara Section .. 46 75 | 46 75 j 46 75 Urenui Route ...12 0 | Urenui to Tangitu 12 0 .. 12 0 12 0 Prelim .. .. '.... .. .. [\ River Hastings-Te Awamutu 170 0 j Hastings-Te Awamutu 170 0 .. 170 0 170 0 Prelim. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. Total .. ' :. 2177 76 .. 2177 76150 46 2328 421072 20 52 21 97 64 904 17 17 73 23 11 .. 10 30 ~955~51 ! , L . 1 KaiparaWaikato New survey SI a p i e r - Woodville and Palmerston North WellingtonWoodville 10 M. chs. 7 39 3 18 3 40 ■ 26 52 ) 35 73 2 73 100 13 itimu taka Incline Deviation Surveys ?oxton-New Plymouth tratf ordOngarue forth Island Main Trunk Railway Prelim. Prelim. Explor. Prelim. Prelim. Total .. 150 46 2328 42 1072 2i 52 21 97 64