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Table of Lengths of Government Lines Authorized, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1919— continued. SOUTH ISLAND— continued.

Appropria- j tion. Division. I ! Milea ge. Section. Main a;*;„„.. Line. Sldm S s - State of Line. Total. Under Under Opened. I _"___, For- Plate- ■ ve y ed - mation. | laying. 1915-16. 1916-17.1917-18. 1918- 19. Total. Date. 1 2 3 M. ch. State Col- Greymouth- Point 5 1 liery, or Elizabeth ColCoal Creek lieries Railway Extension .. 3 69 3 4 5 6 7 8 M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. eh. ! M. ch. 5 1 Greymouth -Runanga 5 1 2 10 7 11 j Colliery 9 M. ch. 10 11 12 M. ch. M. ch. 1 Dec, 1904 21 Jan., 1914 13 14 15 16 17 M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. 5 1 3 69 3 69 3 69 Runanga Colliery-Point 3 69 2 20 6 9 j Elizabeth Collieries 24 37 Greymouth-Hokitika 24 37 2 10 26 47 Greymouth- Greymouth -Hoki- 24 37 Hokitika tika Kumara Kumara Branch 4 10 Branch Hokitika- Hokitika-Boss .. 15 75 Ross 4 10 Kumara Branch ..I 4 10 .. 4 10 4 10 I 24 37 New survey Ross-Waitaha .. 10 0 Picton- Picton - Kaikoura 92 38 Waipara 15 75 Hokitika-Ruatapu .. 7 10 0 61 7 71 Ruatapu-Ross .. 7 21 0 69 ' 8 10 Survey to Ross Town- 1 44 .. 1 44 1 44 shio 10 0 Ross-Waitaha .. 10 0 .. 10 0 2 54 92 38 Picton-Seddon .. 33 45 3 26 36 71 Seddon-Kaparu .. 6 30 0 76 7 26 Kaparu-Ward .. 8 15 1 20 9 35 Ward-Mirza .. 3 38 0 30 3 68 Mirza-Wharanui .. 4 38 0 34 4 72 ! Wharanui-Kekerangu 7 0 .. 7 0 7 0 Kekerangu - Hapuka 29 32 .. 29 32 j 29 32 River 40 50 Hapuka River- Lime- 23 0 .. 23 0 23 0 stone Creek Limestone Creek-Con- 7 0 .. 7 0 way River Conway River - Men- 10 50 .. 10 50 dip Hills 5 61 Mendip Hills .. 5 61 .. 5 61 2 0 118 9 Nov., 1906 ! .. 1 April, 1909 . .. "• | 13 April, 1911 I •• ::•} *^c, i9i5 [in 3 20 7 10 7 21 '.'. '.. .'. .. I 56 6 Hapuka River- 40 50 Mendip Hills ao 50 .. Prelim. i .. Mendip Hills-Par- 5 61 nassus Parnassus -Wai- 44 14 3 61 .. - 44 14 Parnassus-Mina .. 8 43 j 1 14 9 57 Mina-Domett .. 3 63 0 70 4 53 Domett-Tormore .. 3 10 I n RR „,,[.. Tormore-Ethelton .. 5 28 | u D0 y \ .. Ethelton-Seargill .. 8 51 0 51 9 22 Scargill-Waipara .. 14 59 : 12 15 61 206 7 Culverden- South Wai- 206 7 64 68 270 75 taki 13 0 Culverden-Achray .. 5 23 j 0 10 5 33 Achrav-Rotherham.. 1 75 0 43 2 38 Rotherham-Waiau .. 5 62 13. 6 65 I 1 Sept., 1912 1 Aug., 1910 14 Nov., 1906 ! .. 21 Mar., 1907 3 Nov., 1905 - 44 14 para Hurunui- Main Line .. 206 7 Waitaki 13 0 .. 5 23 1 75 5 62 . 206 7 i