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

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State of Line. i . i —________ _ © 02 i . fefl -Yj- • bO Appropriation. Division. ! S Section. r .3 Totai. *6 Opened. 3 ~ £ Under Under : £ Forma- Plate- ; : a tion. laying. so 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. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch- M. ch. M. eh. M. ch. Northlsland Marton-Te Awamutu 209 69 Marton Junction- 31 67 4 61 36 48 Mam Trunk Mangaweka zn na "Railway Mangaweka-Taihape 13 1 1 61 14 62 .. .. .. 10 Sep., 1904 .. .. .. .. .. ' Taihape Mataroa .. 5 70 0 61 6 51 .. .. .. 1 June, 1907 Mataroa-Waiouru .. 18 10 ( •• •• •• 30June, 1908 Waiouru-Erua .. 30 63 112 50 97 28 J .. .. .. 13 Feb., 1909 .. .. .. .. .. 84 58 Enm-Taumarunui 35 65 ( .. .. 9 Nov., 1908 .. .. .. .. Taumarunui-Te Awa- 74 33 6 20 80 53 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 74 33 rnutu Waipa Gravel Access 7 40 Otorohanga .. 7 40 7 40 Branch Raetihi Branch .. 8 50 Raetihi Section .. 8 50 1 7 9 57 .. .. .. 18 Dec., 1917 .. .. .. .. .. 8 50 Central Route Devia- 30 0 Ohakune to Mokau- 30 0 .. 30 0 30 0 Prelim. tion Surveys Retaruke Divide 34 0 Makatote Gorge - Ma- 34 0 .. 34 0 34 0 Prelim. rae - Kowhai 20 0 Marae-Kowhai-Ohura 20 0 .. 20 0 20 0 Explor. Valley Ngaire-Ongarue .. 103 58 Ngaire Section .. 38 73 .. 38 73 38 73 Tangarakau Section 26 0 26 0 26 0 Heao Section .. 10 70 .. 10 70 10 70 .. .. .. .. .. .. ! Ohura Section .. 27 75 .. 27 75 27 75 .. .. .. .. .. .. Waitara-Tangarakau 46 75 Waitara Section .. 46 75 .. 46 75 46 75 Urenui Route .. 12 0 Urenui to Tangitu 12 0 .. 12 0 12 0 Prelim. River Hastings-Te Awamutu 170 0 Hastings-Te Awamutu 170 0 .. 170 0 170 0 Prelim. Totals .. 2774 76 .. 2774 76 233 04 3008 001119 07 82 60 191 05 .. 12 39 20 13 18 40 30 12 22 63 1394 70 Note —Taonui and Lichfield Branches not mentioned above, as the rails have been taken up.