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

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State of Line. §> Main § Appropriation. Division. © Section. T . .5 Total. -c Opened. § lj,ne ' 2 £ Under Under B » o Forma- Plate- ; , ; ; b tion. laying. m Date. 1923-24. | 1924-25. 1925-26. j 1926-27. j Total. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 M. ch. 3>f. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. ! M. ch. VI. ch. M. e'l. State Col- Greymouth - Point 5 1 Greymouth -Runanga 5 1 2 10 7 11 .. .. .. 1 Dec., 1904 .. .. .. .. .. 5 1 liery, or Elizabeth Collieries Colliery Coal Creek Railway Extension .. 3 69 Runanga Colliery-Point 8 69 2 20 6 9 .. .. .. 21 Jan., 1914 .. .. .. .. .. 3 69 Elizabeth Collieries „ 2 44 Runanga to Seven-mile 2 44 1 40 4 4 .. .. 2 44 3 Sept., 1923 .. 2 44 .. .. .. 2 44 Greymouth- Greymouth-JELokitika 24 37 Greymouth-Hokitika 24 37 2 10 26 47 .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. 24 37 plHokitika K 'i m a r a Kumara Branch .. 4 10 Kumara Branch 4 10 4 10 4 10 Branch Hokitika- Hokitika-Ross .. 15 75 Hokitika-Ruatapu .. 7 10 0 61 7 71 .. .. .. 9 Nov., 1906 .. .. .. .. .. 7 10 Ross Ruatapu-Ross .. 7 21 0 69 8 10 .. .. .. 1 April, 1909* .. .. .. .. .. 7 21 Survey to Ross Town- 1 44 .. 1 44 1 44 ship New survey Ross-Waitaha .. : 10 0 Ross-Waitaha 10 0 .. 10 0 2 54 .. P i c t o n - Picton - Kaikoura .. 92 38 Picton-Seddon .. 33 45 3 26 36 71 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. \ Waipara Seddon-Kaparu .. 6 30 0 76 7 26 .. .. .. ) 13 April 1911 ** ** •• •• ** ! Kaparu-Ward .. 8 15 1 20 9 35 .. I .. •• i •• •• •• •• •• r 56 6 Ward-Mirza .. 3 38 0 30 3 68 . „ i .. .. \ . -p. 1Q1ti .. .. .. .. .. j Mirza-Wharanui .. 4 38 0 34 4 72 .. ! .. Dec.. 1915 j Wharanui- Kekerangu 7 0 .. 7 0 2 42 1 18 3 20 j Kekerangu - Hapuka 29 32 .. 29 32 29 32 River j Hapuka River- 40 50 Hapuka River-Lime- 23 0 .. 23 0 23 0 Prelim. j Mendip Hills j stone Creek Limestone Creek-Con- 7 0 .. 7 0 7 0 Prelim. way River i Conway River-Men- 10 50 .. 10 50 10 50 Prelim. .. \ dip Hills Mendip Hills - Par- 5 61 Mendip Hills .. 5 61 .. 5 61 2 0 3 61 nassus i Parnassus- Waipara 44 14 Parnassus-Mina .. 8 43 1 14 9 57 .. .. .. 1 Sept., 1912 .. .. .. .. \ Mina-Doraett .. 3 63 0 70 4 53 .. .. .. 1 Aug., 1910 } Domett-Tormore .. 3 10 | n q9i | .. .. .. 14 Nov., 1906 .. .. .. .. .. I 44 14 _ j Tormore-Ethelton .. 5 28 j DD \ .. .. .. 21 Mar., 1907 .. ( ** liithelton-Scargill .. 8 51 0 51 9 22 .. .. .. 3 Nov., 1905 i Scargill-Waipara 14 59 1 2 15 61 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ; H ii run ui- j Main Line.. .. 206 7 Culverden-South Wai- 206 7 64 68 270 75 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 206 7 Waitaki I taki 13 0 Cnlverden-Achray .. 5 23 0 10 5 33 .. .. .. Acnrav-Rotherham.. 1 75 0 43 2 38 .. .. • 15 Dec., 1919 .. .. .. .. .. 13 0 Rotherham- Waiau 5 62 1 3 6 65 .. .. •