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TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorised, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1909— continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

Division. Mileage. Section. Main Line. State of Line. Appropriation. Sidings. Total. r „ Under Under veved For - Plate - - J ' mation. laying. Date. Opened. 1904 5. 1905-6. 1906-7. 1907-8. K08-0. Total. 1 2 3 M. oh. 22 73 4 5 M. oh. 22 73 6 M. oh. 2 52 7 M. oh. 25 45 8 M. oh. 9 M. oh. 10 M. oh. 11 12 M. oh. 13 M. ch. 14 M. eli. 15 M. ch. 16 M. ch. 17 M.ch. 18 M. cb. 22 73 NelsonRoundell Midland Railway Nelson-Belgrove.. Nelson-Belgrove Stillwater - Belgrove (via Tadmcr) Brunner - Spring field 148 65 Stillwater-Reefton S. Reefton S.-Reefton N Reefton N.-Cronadun Cronadun-Inangahua Inangahua-Glenhope Glenhope-Tui Tui-Kiwi Kiwi -Tadmor Tadmor-Kohatu Kohatu-Belgrove ! Brunner-Otira Rolleston Seotion .. Tunnel Contract Tunnel Contract - Cass Cass - Broken River.. Broken River - Otarama Otarama-Springfield ) Ngahere-Blackball .. 37 30 1 30 5 38 13 35 53 33 9 40 3 17 5 9 10 29 9 44 42 27 1 2 8 0 14 13 4 79 1 0 0 56 0 69 0 62 2 68 42 29 2 30 6 14 13 35 53 38 9 40 3 17 5 9 11 18 10 26 45 15 1 2 8 0 14 13 4 45 53 33 8 35 9 40 0 35 3 17 31 Mar., 1907 7 Aug., 1908 18 Dec, 1908 7 Aug., 1906 i 30 l6'29 5 38 5 9 37 30 1 30 5 38 5 9 10 29 9 44 42 27 93 2 1 2 8*0 14 13 " 15 22 7 40 1 10 0 30 16 32 7 70 15 22 29 Oct., 1906 7 40 4 58 3 40 0 16 1 20 4 74 4 60 1 40 2 0 12 18 Blackball Railway GreymouthNe 1 son Creek WestportNgakawau WestportNgakawau Extension I Ngahere-Blackball 3 40 - Greymouth - Nelson Creek 7 51 . Greymouth-Brunner-ton-Stillwater 7 51 6 18 13 69 7 51 Westport - Ngaka1 wau Ngakawau -Mokihinui 19 56 i Westport-Ngakawau 19 56 8 12 27 68 19 56 7 12 ! Ngakawau-Mokihi-nui 7 12 1 18 8 30 7 12 Mokihinui Colliery Line Westport Inanga 1 bua Junction Greymouth- Point 1 Elizabeth Col ; leries Extension 8 69 • Mokihinui-Seddonville 1 3 69 0 25 4 14 3 69 WestportInangahua State Colliery, 01 Coal Creek Railway 26 0 5 1 I Westport-Inangahua Junction . Greymouth-Runanga Colliery 26 0 5 1 2 10 26 0 7 11 20 10 5 70 1 Dec , 1904 5 1 5 1 3 69 > Runanga Colliery-Point Elizabeth Colleries ' Greymouth-Hokitika ; 8 69 2 20 6 9 3 69 GreymouthHokitika Kumara Branch Hoki tikaRoss - Greymouth-Hoki-tika Kumara Branch 24 37 24 37 2 10 26 47 24 37 4 10 ) Kumara Branch 4 10 4 10 4 10 - Hokitika-Ross .. 15 75 > Hokitika-Ruatapu .. Ruatapu-Ross Survey to Ross Township ) Koss-Waitaha ) Picton-Seddon Seddon Kaparu Kaparu-Ward Ward-Kaikoura I Kaikoura-Parnassus 7 10 7 21 1 44 0 61 0 69 7 71 8 10 1 44 1 44 7 21 9 Nov., 1906 7 10 7 10 New survey PictonWaipara Ross-Waitaha .. Picton - Kaikoura 10 0 98 30 10 0 33 45 6 30 8 14 50 21 30 59 8 26 0 76 1 20 10 0 36 71 7 26 9 34 50 21 30 59 10 0 Prelim. >6 rjl o OS « CD B <U --0 cS GO 33 45 630 50 21 30 59 8 14 Kaikoura - Par missus Parnassus- Domett 30 59 Prelim. Domett Waipara 12 33 31 68 I Parnassus-Mina Mina-Domett 1 Domett-Tormore Tormore-Ethelton .. Ethelton-Scargill .. Scargill-Waipara ' Culverden-Soutb Waitaki 9 1 3 32 3 10 5 28 8 51 14 59 . 206 7 6 70 I 0 66 9 1 4 22 9 24 9 22 15 61 270 75 9 1 J •• i •• 332 14 Nov., 1906 21 Mar., 1907 3 Nov., 1905 CO J* to O O r3 fi .2 00 <v a *o CO S3 to a Ch *C GO 0J *o o 43 r-H rH CO fl 8 851 310 5 28 31 68 Main Line 206 7 0 51 1 2 64 68 HurunuiWaitaki, with Branches •■ 206 7 ltianch.es, — Rangiora-Oxford K y re ton (from Main Line) Lyttelton 21 76 20 7 > Rangiora-Oxford West ' Main Line - West Eyreton-Bennett's i Lyttelton - Christchurch . Hornby-Southbridge ) Lincoln-Little River i 21 76 20 7 2 36 1 61 24 32 21 68 21 76 20 7 6 26 6 26 6 26 6 26 Southbridge Little RiverAkaroa 25 31 42 10 25 31 22 46 3 17 2 5 28 48 24 51 •' 25 31 22 40 Springfield Whitecliffs 80 60 11 38 Reconnaissance ) Rolleston-Springfield Springfield-Cottlmine t Darfield-Whitecliffs Whiteclifis to Bridge ) Rakaia-Methven 19 44 29 63 0 77 11 33 0 5 22 20 } 3 7 j 1 53 19 44 33 67 13 11 19 44 Prelim. 30 60 11 38 Rakaia-Ash-burton Forks Ashburton 22 20 2 65 25 5 22 20 Opawa and Albury to Fairlie Creek and Burke's Pass Waimate Waimate Gorge 29 46 55 8 i Tinwald-Springburn Extension I Wasliilyke-ItAirsley 27 29 2 17 36 5 1 52 2 45 29 1 2 17 38 50 2 17 •■ 27 29 36 5 I 'o o <d 3 S <s co .s •c go '5b o CD to o3 dB =e tr. fl o co P O -*= to O Si o 0 CO *o cc c fl OJ Cl, o CO "5 o A S o "+a cB 3 Jo p '3 CD t-i O Eh Oxford-Tomuka .. 4 42 8 21 83 0 Preliminary survey .. i Studholmc- Waimate 1 Waimate-Waihao Downs ) Oxford-Sheffield .. Surveyed Reconnaissance ) South Waitaki-Bluff 19 3 4 42 8 21 11 44 21 7 50 29 246 69 ' i 3 0 54 0 27 19 3 5 45 8 75 11 71 21 7 50 29 306 2 19 3 21 7 50 29 Prelim > 4 42 8 21 11 44 Canterbury I n t e r i or Main Line Wai tak iBluff and Branches Main Line tiranvhes, Duntroon Duntroon-Haka-teramea Ngapara Livingstone 246 69 59 13 Prelim. 246 69 21 75 15 38 14 76 16 40 i Pukeuri-Duntroon .. t Duntroon - Hakateramea > Waiareka-Ngapara.. ) Windsor-Tokorabi .. Survey (trial) I Palmerston-Dunback Surveyed I Inch Valley-Lime Kiln 21 75 15 38 14 76 12 0 4 40 8 55 0 65 2 29 1 35 1 5 1 31 0 50 23 30 16 43 16 21 12 50 4 40 9 29 0 65 2 52 4 40 0 65 o"s Prelim. 1 21 75 15 38 14 76 11 75 Palmers ton-Wai-hemo Inch Valley Railway Port Chalmers.. 9 40 6 54 I *8 55 2 29 023 '2 29 Green Island .. Green Island to . Brighton Fernliill Colliery Line Kaikorai Valley Railway Outram Lawrence Lawrence-Rox-burgh 1 9 2 44 4 65 i Glendermid - Port Chalmers Burnside-Saddle Hill i Surveyed 1 9 2 44 4 65 3 40 0 52 4 49 3 16 4 65 4 65 I •■ 1 9 2 44 1 60 2 60 i Abbotsford to Fernhill Colliery i Surveyed 1 60 2 60 0 24 2 4 2 60 2 60 1 60 8 78 21 76 38 25 Mosgiel-Outram Clarksville-Lawrence Lawrence-Evan's Flat Evan's Flat-Big Hill Big Hill - Bowmont.. Bowmont-Roxburgh Balclutha-Owaka .. Owaka-Catlin's Catlin's-Houipapa .. Houipapa-Papatuim Papatupu-Table Hill Table Hill-Tokanui.. Tokanui-Waimaliaka Waimahaka-Appleby Waipahi-Heriot 8 78 21 76 3 39 4 0 6 45 24 21 19 20 3 38 2 30 3 30 3 40 40 55 8 27 24 52 20 3 0 68 2 2 0 27 0 10 9 66 23 78 3 66 4 10 6 45 24 21 21 3 3 68 2 39 3 30 3 40 40 55 8 27 212- 22 22 6 3'39 •• 8 78 21 76 6 '45 24 21 4"o Bnclutba-Apple-by Junction, or Catlin's - Seaward Bush 105 52 1 63 0 30 0 9 19 20 3 38 2 30 1 30 1 Aug., 1904 3 38! 2 14 40 55 2 0 1 26 Prelim. 8 27 .. .. j Waipahi - Heriot Burn Heriot Extension Extension to Roxburgh, via Rae's Junction and Ettrick Via Spylavv Waimea Plains District Ry. Kelso-Gore 1 50 2 3 24 52 20 3 20 3 6 20 28 10 Heriot-Eadievale .. Surveyed 6 20 28 10 0 45 6 65 28 10 28 10 Prelim. 15 Feb., 1905 6 ao 6 20 25 70 .36 39 Surveyed Gore-Lumsden 25 70 36 39 Prelim. 36 39 184 25 70 1 37 73 25 70 24 0 Surveyed Preliminary survey.. Waikaka Section Riversdale-Waikaia 9 58 14 22 12 65 13 70 9 58 14 22 . 14 36 ) 15 30 9 58 14 22 Prelim. Gore-Waikaka .. Riversdale- Switzers Edendale-Toitois 12 65 13 70 1 51 1 40 13 70 26 Nov., 1908 i > 1265 ia 65 19 30 Edendale-Glenham Surveyed Wingatui-Ida Valley Ida Valley-Omakau 9 36 9 74 98 18 13 20 0 72 ! 10 28 9 74 1104 0 i 14 36 9*74 9 36 Otago Central Waitaki Bluff Main Line to Lake Hawea 182 56 5 62 1 16 1 Sept., 1904 L 13 20 I , Omakau-Chatto Creek Ohatto Ck.-Alexandra Alexandra-Clyde Surveyed Invercargill-Kingston Wharf Lumsden- Mossburn 7 36 10 39 5 45 47 58 87 4 0 34 1 .6 0 77 : 7 70 i 11 45 6 42 47 58 1 92 19 14 July, 1906 15 Dec, 1906 27 Mar., 1907 I 7 36 10 39 5 45 ■134 78 I 111 v e r c gill-King-ston and Branch, LumsdenMararoa [nvorcargill-King-ston Lumsden-Mararoo 87 4 5 15 47 58 .. : .. 87 4 30 01 10 40 1 0 I 11 40 10 40 Winton to Hedgehope Orepuki Branch Surveyed Reconnaissance 8 20 11 20 8 20 11 20 8 20 11 20 Prelim Forest Hill Railway Western Railways 12 40 Winton - Hedgehope 12 40 0 65 13 25 12 40 Otautau Branch 35 41 22 15 Makarewa-Orepuki.. Thornbury-Wairio .. 35 41 22 15 6 37 64 13 I: 35 41 22 15 OrepukiWaiau River Orepuki-Waiau .. 13 30 Orepuki-Waihoaka .. Waihoaka-Tuatapere Surveyed .. .. 4 48 8 7 0 55 0 58 1 10 5 26 9 17 0 55 8"7 4 48 0 55 Totals .. 2 2221 71 2468 71 79 60 49 41 1,481 33 [2221 71 247 0' 552 48 1 27 79 8 51 58 27 23 32 1540 02