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APPENDIX B. ANNUAL REPORT ON PUBLIC WORKS BY THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF. The Engineer-in-Chief to the Hon. Minister op Public Works. Sir, — I have the honour to submit the following report upon the various works Under my control completed and in progress throughout the Dominion during the period from the Ist July, 1924, to the 30th June, 1925. RAILWAYS. Abstract. The following table shows the expenditure on Government railways in New Zealand up to the 31st March, 1925 :— ■

Total ~ •vt # td -i Length of I upen Expenditure Name of Railway. RaUwayor f °I , ' to Section. Traffic. j 31st March, 1925. M. oh. M. oh. £ Kaihu Valley .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 32 24 32 179,121 Otiria-Ngapuhi .. .. .. 13 45 13 45 125^987 Opua Wharf - Onerahi .. .. .. .. .. 58 6 58 6 615^542 Kioreroa-Waiotira .. .. .. .. .. 19 79 5 23 422^229 North Auckland Main Trunk Railway (from Helensville) .. 153 75 65 27 2,565'378 Helensville - Te Awamutu, with Branches (inoluding AucklandWestfield Deviation) .. .. .. .. .. 173 35 160 63 3,498,809 Frankton Junction-Thames, with Branches .. .. .. 127 35 87 20 l,022'l99 Thames Valley - Rotorua .. .. .. .. .. 69 33 69 33 '407^889 Tauranga-Opotiki, with Branches .. .. .. 145 32 .. 1,242 418 Gisbome-Opotiki .. .. .. .. .. .. 93 44 49 32 623^259 Napier-Gisborne (including Waikokopu Branch) .. .. 231 44 23 44 1 305*304 Wellington-Napier and Palmerston North (including Te Aro Extension, Greytown and Martinborough Branches, and Hutt Valley Railway) .. .. .. .. .. .. 258 62 233 12 2,787,275 Wellington-Waitara, with Branches .. .. .. .. 350 11 285 59 3,199^069 Stratford-Okahukura .. .. .. .. .. 112 47 47 40 1,319 010 North Island Main Trunk (Marton-Te Awamutu), including Raetihi Branch and Waipa Gravel-aooess Branch .. .. 225 79 218 39 3,020,130 Picton-Waipara (South Island Main Trunk Railway)— Picton southwards .. .. .. ' .. .. 92 38 56 6 656 002 Waipara northwards .. .. .. .. .. 90 45 44 14 377,533 Nelson-Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. 177 51 125 57 664'658 Stillwater - Arthur's Pass .. .. .. .. .. 51 41 50 41 2,042' 437 Rolleston-Arthur's Pass (including Whitecliffs Branch) .. 92 59 84 45 1,021 978 Westport-Ngakawau .. .. .. .. .. 19 56 19 56 192,744 Westport-Ngakawau Extension to Mokihinui* . . .. 7 12 7 12 Mokihinui Colliery Linef .. .. .. .. .. 3 69 3 69 Westport-Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. 26 0 5 74 170,431 Ngahere-Blaokball .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 40 3 40 147',532 Greymouth-Rewanui and Branches .. .. .. .. 11 34 11 34 329,888 Greymouth-Waitaha .. .. .. .. .. 50 32 38 68 355'735 Waipara-Waitaki, with Branches .. .. .. .. 459 34 413 70 2,815,345 Canterbury Interior Main Line—Oxford-Temuka .. .. 83 0 11 44 59,942 Waitaki-Bluff, with Branches .. .. .. .. 600 21 546 12 5,268^377 Otago Central .. .. .. .. .. .. 182 51 147 27 Invereargill-Kingston, with Mararoa Branch .. .. .. 117 4 97 44 391,240 Forest Hill Railway—Winton-Hedgehope} .. .. .. 12 40 12 40 23,337 Western Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. 94 8 70 31 433,412 Preliminary surveys .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 43,846 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,337 Stock of permanent-way on hand .. .. .. .. .. .. 125,951 Rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,629,859 Suspense Account, being proportion of cost of raising loan of £1,000,000 at 6 per cent, for Railways Improvement Authorization Aot 1914 Aocount .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42,193 Total .. .. .. .. .. 4,215 9 3,092 59 §48,572,315 Provincial Government Lines, etc. Canterbury (lengths included above) .. .. .. .. .. .. 731,759 Otago and Southland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 372,522 Gisborne to Ormond Tramway .. .. .. .. .. i .. 4,975 Midland Railway, valuation of works constructed by company .. .. .. ||683,460 Grand total .. .. .. .. 4,215 9 3,092 59 50,365,031 * The funds for this extension —namely, £35,501 2s. lid.—were provided by the Westport Harbour Board. \ The funds for purchase of this line, £15,745, were provided by the Westport Harbour Board. j The expenditure on this line as a tramway was made by the Lands Department. § Includes expenditure on railways under Hutt Road and Railway Improvement, Railway Improvement Authorization Act, and Railway Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Accounts. H Includes value for £150,000 paid to debenture-holders under the Midland Railway Petitions Settlement Act Amendment Act, 1903.