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

State of Line. Appropriation. Division. ® Section. T^np 1 s Total. -c Opened. vy y 1= Lme - 2 £ Under Under 3 OQ © Forma- Plate- — ; § tion. laying. m Date. 1922-23. 1923-24. 1924-25. 1925-26. 1926-27. 1 Total. ; : ■ i J 1 2 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 j 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. eh. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. W a i f. a Ir i . pnnfrl Bluff and! Waimea Plains 36 39 Gore-Lumsden 36 39 1 34 37 73 .. .. j .. | . .. 36 39 Branches] . District Ry. \ —contd. Kelso-Gore ». 24 0 Surveyed .. 9 58 9 58 9 58 .. .. .. .. Preliminary survey.. 14 22 .. 14 22 14 22 Prelim. Gore-Waikaka .. 12 65 Waikaka Section .. 12 65 1 51 14 36 .. .. .. 26 Nov., 1908 .. .. .. .. .. 12 65 13 70 Riversdale-Waikaia 13 70 1 40 15 30 .. .. .. 1 Oct., 1909 .. .. .. .. .. 13 70 Edendale-Toitois.. 19 30 Edendale-Glenham 9 36 0 72 10 28 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 36 Surveyed .. 9 74 9 74 9 74 Otago Cen- Waitaki Bluff Main 182 45 Wingatui-Ida Valley 98 18 5 62 104 0 .. .. .. .. .. tral ! Line to Lake; Ida Valley - Omakau 13 20 1 16 14 36 .. .. .. 1 Sept.,1904 I Hawea Omakau-Chatto Creek 7 36 0 34 7 70 .. .. .. 14 July, 1906 .. .. .. .. .. L._ Chatto Ck.-Alexandra 10 39 1 6 11 45 .. .. .. 15 Dec., 1906 .. .. .. .. .. I 1 ' Alexandra-Clyde i. 5 45 0 77 6 42 .. .. .. 27 Mar., 1907 .. .. .. .. .. I Clyde-Cromwell .. 12 29 0 69 13 18 .. .. .. 10 July, 1921 12 29 .. .. .. .. I Surveyed .. 35 18 35 18 .. .. .. .. ; Invercar- InvercargilJ-Kingston 87 4 Invercargill-Kingston 87 4 5 15 92 19 .. .. .. .. ! .. .. .. .. .. 87 4 gill - King- ' Wharf ston and Lumsden-Mararoa .. 30 0 Lumsden- Mossburn 10 40 1 0 11 40 .. j •• •• •• •• 10 40 Branch, Lumsden- Surveyed .. .. 8 20 .. 8 20 8 20 Mararoa Reconnaissance .. 11 20 .. 11 20 11 20 Prelim., Win ton Heddon 11 0 Surveyed .. .. 11 0 11 0 11 0 •• Bush Forest Hill Winton to Hedge 12 40 Winton-Hedgehope 12 40 0 65 13 25 .. " •• i •• •• •• •• 12 40 Railway hope Western Orepuki-W&iau .. 60 74 Makarewa-Orepuki .. 35 41 6 37 41 78 .. •• •• •• •• •• •• \ Railways, ! Orepuki- : j Orepuki-Waihoaka .. 4 48 0 58 5 26 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. _ R Waiau ! Waihoaka-Tuatapere 8 7 1 10 9 17 .. .. .. 1 Oct., 1909 .. '.. .. .. .. River - Tuatapere-Orawia .. 8 18 8 18 .. .. 8 18 20 Oct., 1925 .. .. .. 8 18 .. I Orawia-Clifden .. 4 40 4 40 4 40 .. .. : .. .. .... .. .. I I Otautau Branch .. 22 15 Thornbury-Wairio 22 15 22 15 .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. 22 15 ! Orawia Branch .. 11 0; Surveyed .. .. 11 0 11 0 11 0 .. Totals .. 2361 07 .. 2361 07 266 39 2627 46 488 52 17 34 23 34 .. I 1% 29 2 44 8 14 23 08 37 3 1777 65 I I 1 !