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Table of Lengths of Government Lines Authorized, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1920— continued. NORTH ISLAND— continued.

Division. I Section. Main ! m □ o5 State of Line Appropriation. Total. i a: \ Under Under Forma- Platetion. J laying. Opened. Date. 1917-18. 1918-19. 1919-20. Total. 3 4 9 10 11 12 13 M. ch. M. ch. I M. ch. M. ch. 14 15 16 1 2 5 6 7 8 17 North Island Main Trunk Railway Marton-Te Awamutu Waipa Gravel Access Branch Raetihi Branch Central Route Deviation Surveys M. eh. 209 69 Marton Junction - Mangaweka Mangaweka-Taihape [ Taihape Mataroa .. Mataroa- Waiouru .. Waiouru-Erua Erua-Taumarunui .. Taumarunui-Te Awamutu 7 40; Otorohanga 8 50 Raetihi Section 30 0 Ohakune to MokauBetaruke Divide 34 0 Makatote Gorge - Marae - Kowhai 20 0 Marae-Kowhai-Ohura Valley 103 58 Ngaire Section Tangarakau Section Heao Section Ohura Section 46 75 Waitara Section .. 12 0 Urenui to Tangitu River 170 0 Hastings-Te Awamutu 2746 70 M. ch. 31 67 13 1 5 70 18 10 30 63 35 65 74 33 7 40 8 50 30 0 M. ch. 4 61 1 61 0 61 112 50 6 20 1 7 M. ch. 36 48 . „ 14 62 6 51 97 28 80 53 7 40 9 57 30 0 M. ch. l - 36' 0 • .. i 10 Sep., 1904 .. J 1 June, 1907 .. i 30June, 1908 .. 13 Feb., 1909 9 Nov., 1908 18 Dec, 1917 .. 8 50 Prelim. Prelim. i Explor. .. .. M. ch. : M. ch. j M. ch. :* i '.'. .. .. M. ch. » Uo 58 84 51 74 31 8 51 34 0 34 0 34 0 Ngaire-Ongarue 20 0 20 0 20 0 Waitara-Tangarakau Urenui Route 38 73 26 0 10 70 27 75 46 75 12 0 38 73! 26 0 10 70i 27 75 i 46 75: 12 0 38 73j 26 0 10 70| 27 75 46 75 12 0 Prelim. Hastings-Te Awamutu 170 0 170 o| 170 0 Prelim. 110 02 |2956 72i 156 42 127 21 95 77 127 21 95 77 .. !l255 65 22 41 Totals .. !746 70! 1278 21 I Note. —Taonui and Lichfield Branches not mentioned above, as the rails have been taken up.