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APPENDIX B.

ANNUAL REPORT ON PUBLIC WORKS BY THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF.

The Engineer-in-Chief to the Hon. Minister of 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, 1926, to the 30th June, 1927.

RAILWAYS. Abstract. The following table shows the expenditure on Government railways in New Zealand up to the 31st March, 1927 :—

Leneth'of Open Expenditure Name of Railway. Railfay or _ f0 I a1 , „ '° Section. Traffic. 31st March, 1927. M. ch. M.ch. £ Kaihu "Valley .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 32 24 32 179,068 Otiria-Ngapuhi .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 45 13 45 125,987 Opua Wharf - Onerahi .. .. .. .. .. 58 6 58 6 607,558 Kioreroa-Waiotira .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 79 19 79 418,756 North Auckland Main Trunk Railway (from Helensville) .. 172 35 80 63 3,240,619 Helensville - Te Awamutu, with Branches (inoluding AucklandWestfield Deviation) .. .. .. .. .. 215 35 160 63 4,433,549 Fraukton Junction-Thames, with Branches .. .. .. 127 35 87 20 1,613,119 Thames Valley-Rotorua .. .. .. .. .. 69 33 69 33 421,985 Tauranga-Opotiki, with Branches .. .. .. .. 145 32 .. 1,407,081 Gisborne-Opotiki .. .. .. .. .. .. 93 44 49 32 623,379 Napier-Gisborne (including Waikokopu Branch) .. .. 231 44 23 44 1,857,161 Wellington-Napier and Palmerston North (including Te Aro Extension, Greytown and Martinborough Branches, and Hutt Valley Railway) .. .. .. .. .. .. 258 62 233 12 3,212,928 Wellington-Waitara, with Branches .. .. .. .. 350 11 308 42 3,711,522 Stratford-Okahukura .. .. .. .. .. 112 47 47 40 1,583,407 North Island Main Trunk (Marton-Te Awamutu), including Raetihi Branch and Waipa Gravel-acoess Branch .. .. 225 79 218 39 3,101,830 Picton-Waipara (South Island Main Trunk Railway)— Picton southwards .. .. .. .. .. 92 38 56 6 656,093 Waipara northwards .. .. .. .. .. 90 45 44 14 380,533 Nelson-Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. 177 51 129 50 738,263 Stillwater - Arthur's Pass .. .. .. .. .. 51 41 50 41 2,048,842 Rolleston-Arthur's Pass (including Whiteclifls Branch) .. 92 59 84 45 • 1,030,417 Westport-Ngakawau .. .. .. .. .. 19 56 19 56 193,883 Westport-Ngakawau Extension to Mokihinui* ... .. 7 12 7 12 Mokihinui Colliery Linef .. .. .. .. .. 3 69 3 69 Westport-Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. 26 0 5 74 208,751 Ngahere-Blaokball .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 40 3 40 147,547 Greymouth-Rewanui and Brandies .. .. .. .. 11 34 11 34 329,898 Greymouth-Waitaha .. .. .. .. .. 50 32 38 68 356,506 Waipara-Waitaki, with Branches .. .. .. .. 459 34 413 70 2,958,009 Canterbury Interior Main Line—Oxford-Temuka .. .. 83 0 11 44 59,942 Waitaki-Bluff, with Branches .. ... .. .. 600 21 561 2 5,540,279 Otago Central .. .. .. .. .. .. 182 51 147 27 1,438,542 Invercargill-Kingston, with Mararoa Branch .. .. .. 117 4 97 44 394,602 Forest Hill Railway—Winton-Hedgehopej .. .. .. 12 40 12 40 23,337 Western Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. 94 8 78 49 448,971 Preliminary surveys .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46,100 General charges not yet apportioned .. .. .. .. .. 7,575 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,337 Stock of permanent-way on hand .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,730 Rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,184,805 Suspense Account, being proportion of cost of raising loan for Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Aocount .. .. .. 15,380 Total .. .. .. .. .. 4,275 49 3,172 55 §53,767,291 Provincial Government Lines, etc. Canterbury (lengths included above) .. .. .. .. .. .. 731,759 Otago and Southland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 372,522 Gisborne to Ormond Tramway .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,975 Midland Railway, valuation of works constructed by company .. .. .. ||683,460 Grand total .. . .. .. .. .. 4,275 49 3,172 55 55,560,007 * The funds for this extension—namely, .£35,501 2s. lid.—were provided by the Westport Harbour Board. - t The funds for purchase of this line, £15,715, were provided by the Westport Harbour Board. t The expenditure on this line a's a trahiway was made by the Lauds 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.