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Table of Lengths of Government Lines Authorized, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1927—continued. NORTH ISLAND—continued.

State of Line. W) 3> Appropriation. Division. © Section. ~ Total. rf Opened. — Li ne. ® Under j Under 3 50 ® Forma- ) Platey tion. I laying. Date. 1922-23. 1923-24. 1924-25. 1925-26.! 1926-27. Total; i " 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 M. oh. M. ch. M. eh. M. ch. M. oh. M. ch. M. eh. M. ch. M. eh. M. oh. M. eh. M. eh. M. eh Whangarei Whangarei Branch.. 19 79 Kioreroa-Portland .. 5 23 0 37 5 60 .. .. .. 3 April, 1920 .. .. .. .. .. 5 23 Branch Portland- Waiotira .. 14 56 1 39 16 15 .. .. .. 29 Nov.,1925 .. .. 14 56 .. 14-56 Railway Kaipara- Kaipara-Newmarket 35 73 Hslensville-Newm'rk't 35 73 6 66 42 59 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 73 Waikato Onehunga Branch .. 2 73 Penrose - Onehunga 2 73 1 70 4 63 .. .. .. .. 2 73 Wharf Auckland-Waikato .. 100 13 Auc}sla,nd-Te Awamutu 100 13 16 66 116 79 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 13 Auckland-Westfieid 9 68 Deviation via Orakei 9 68* 1 10 10 78 9 68 9 68 .. .. .. .. Auckland Oity Branch 2 60 Auckland City Branch 2 60 .. 2 60 2 60 Prelim. —Kingsland Station to Auckland Station via Western Park and Freeman's Bay Waiuku Waiuku Branch) 10 go jPaerata-Patumahoe 5 4 0 78 6 2 .. .. .. lODec.,1917 .. .. .. .. .. 5 4 Branch Railway J j Patumahoe- Waiuku 7 65 1 3 8 68 .. .. .. 10 May, 1922 7 65 .. .. .. " 7 65 Huntly- Huntly-Awaroa .. 8 75 Huntly-Awaroa .. 8 75 1 18 10 13 .. .. .. 16 June, 1924 .. .. 1 55 .. .. 8 15 Awaroa Survey, new Waibokowai Branch 8 25 Waikokowai 8 25 .. 8 25 8 25 lines Railway Surveys, new Paeroa-Pokeno .. 42 15 Paeroa-Pokeno 42 15 .. 42 15 42 15 lines Waikato- Waikato-Thames .. 62 58 Frankton Junction- 62 58 10 17 72 75 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 58 Thames Thames "I Hamilton- Hamilton-Cambridge 12 2 Ruakura Junction- 12 2 3 14 15 16 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 2 Cambridge Cambridge Paeroa- Paeroa-Waihi .. 12 40 Paeroa-Waihi .. 12 40 1 30 13 70 .. .. .. 9Nov,1905 .. 12 40 Waihi East Coast Waihi - Opotiki, or 139 53 Waihi-Tauranga .. 38 33 3 35 41 68 .. 6 02 32 31 Railway East Coast Railway Tauratiga-Te Maunga 3 75 0 17 4 12 .. .. 3 75 Junction Te Maunga Junction- 9 0 1 38 10 38 .. .. 9 0 Te Puke Te Puke-Paengaroa.. 5 67 1 16 7 3 .. .. 5 67 Paengaroa - Ponga- 4 28 0 56 5 4 .. .. 4 28 .. .. .. .. .. !! « kawa Pongakawa-Otamara- 6 70 0 52 7 42 .. .. 6 70 kau Otamarakau-Matata 8 11 0 46 8 57 .. .. 8 11 ! * Double track.