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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. aj co tc Main « Appropriation. Division. o Section. Line. ~ Total. -r Opened. cc » Forma- Plate- —— — — — % tion. laving. oo Date. 1922-23. 1923-24. 1924-25. 1925-26. 1926-27. Total. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 M. oh, M. cli. M. oh. M. eh M. eh. M. eh. M. oh. M. ch M. cb. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. East Coast Waihi-Opotiki —ctd. .. Matata-Rangitaiki .. 8 29 2 04 10 33 .. .. 8 29 Railway — Rangitaiki-Awakeri 4 2 0 65 4 67 .. .. 4 2 ccmtd. Awakeri-Taneatua .. 1 8 47 1 67 10 34 .. .. 8 47 .. .. .. .. .. Taneatua-Opotiki .. 26 26 .. 26 26 26 26 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Branch Lines .. .. Mount Maunganui - 4 27 0 67 5 14 .. .. 4 27 .. .. .. .. .. I Te Maunga Junction Te Puke Quarry 3 0 0 20 3 20 .. .. 30 Moturiki Quarry § .. 1 0 0 10 1 10 Whakatane Branch 75 .. 7 5 7 5f Whakatane Ballast 0 33 .. 0 33 .. .. 0 33 Siding Thames Val- Thames Valley-Roto- 69 33 Morrinsville-Rotorua 69 33 5 27 74 60 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 3 ley - Roto- rua rua New survey Rotorua-Taupo .. 53 30 Rotorua-Taupo .. 53 30 .. 53 30 53 30* Gisborne- Gisborne-Opotiki .. 92 44 Gisborne Wharf-Kai- 13 10 2 45 15 55 Rotorua teratahi Kaiteratahi-Karaka 5 5 0 71 5 76 .. .. .. 13 April, 1905 i Karaka-Puha .. 1 75 0 24 2 19 .. .. .. 20 May, 1907 Puha-Waikohu Bridge 3 29 .. 3 29 .. .. .. 28 May, 1908 WaikohuBridge-Wai- 0 35 0 32 0 67 .. .. .. 1 April, 1909 .. .. .. .. .. 49 3 S kohu Waikohu-Otoko .. 7 75 0 32 8 27 .. .. .. 6 April, 1912 Otoko-Rakauroa .. 6 60 0 32 7 12 .. .. .. 2 Nov., 1914 Rakauroa-Matawai.. 5 65 0 50 6 35 .. .. .. 2 Nov., 1914 Matawai-Motuhora 4 78 0 61 5 59 .. .. .. 26 Nov., 1917 .. .. .. .. , Motuhora-Mocu 2 10 .. 2 10 2 10 Motu-Opotiki 41 2 .. 41 2 41 2 Estim. Gisborne- Napier-Wairoa .. 72 14 Napier-Eskdale .. 11 73 1 31 13 24 .. .. .. 23 July, 1923 .. 11 73 11 73 Napier Eskdale-Putorino .. 26 69 1 38 28 27 .. 10 67 16 02 Putorino-Wairoa 33 32 2 50 36 02 .. 31 60 1 52 Gisborne-Wairoa .. 72 42 Gisborne Station- 35 .. 35 (Inland Route) Makaraka Makaraka-Ngatapa.. 11 51 1 29 13 0 .. .. 11 51 15 Dec., 1924 .. .. 11 51 .. .. 11 51 Ngatapa-Wharekopae 4 69 .. 4 69 0 19 3 0 1 50§ Wbarekopae-Waikura 5 40 .. 5 40 5 40 * Trial survey. t Preliminary survey. 1 Permanent survey. S Rails taken up.