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Schedule showing Particulars of Railway-lines under Construction at 1st April, 1928.

Handed over Length Ready for Ready for to Railway Length ® hi h Length ready handing over handing over , . p.Length oi Length under Department Rails laid over which Traffic for handing to Railway to Railway Amount spent JMumareo 5 Section. Construction. during Year during Year. Traffic , over to Railway Department Department to Date. ' . Amcjunt ended 31st is being rim. Department. within within to Complete. March, 1928. 8 One Year. Two Years. . _ . ~ ' " ) j j M. CH. M. CH. M. OH. M. OH. M. CH. M. CH. M. CH. M. CH. M. CH. £ £ North Auckland Main Trunk and Branches — Okaihau- Mangamuka .. .. .. 30 0 11 0 .. 3 40 •• •• •• •• 284,522 1,100,000 Waiotira-Kirikopuni .. .. .. 13 56 13 56 .. .. 13 56 .. 13 56 .. .. 1,082,340 15,000 Kirikopuni-Dargaville .. .. .. 17 40 5 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,921 342,000 Auckland-Westfield Deviation .. .. 9 67 9 67 .. .. .. .. 9 67 .. 445,965 Paeroa - Pokeno .. .. .. .. 42 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 22,406 1,018,518 East Coast Main Trunk and Branches — Waihi-Tauranga .. .. .. 38 33 38 33 14 0 6 0 24 33 .. .. 24 33 .. 1,010,963\ Tauranga-Taneatua (including Mount Branch) 63 36 63 36 .. .. 63 36 .. .. 63 36 ' 1,459.360/ ' Taneatua-Opotiki .. .. .. 26 26 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,799 600,000 Gisborne-Wairoa .. .. .. 65 12 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 147,241 1,200,000 Wairoa-Eskdale.. .. .. .. 60 21 60 21 2 40 13 0 5 0 .. .. 18 0 1,136,460 900,000 Waikokopu Branch .. .. .. 24 58 24 58 .. .. 24 58 .. .. 24 5S 566,656 20,000 Stratford— Main Trunk — Tahora-Ohura .. .. .. .. 22 40 8 40 .. .. .. .. .. 364,291\ n-n nnr, Ohura-Okahukura .. .. .. ! 19 10 19 10 .. 19 10 .. .. 19 10 .. 660,209/ 9"0,000 Palmerston North Deviation .. .. 70 70 .. .. .. .. .. .. 56,719 Rimutaka Deviation .. .. .. 13 24 .. .. .. .. 6,500 970,000 Wellington - Tawa Flat Deviation .. .. j 8 0 40 .. .. .. .. .. .. I 60,323 1,100,000 Hutt Valley Railway .. .. .. j 2 64 .. 2 64* .. .. .. .. .. 278,335 Midland — Kawatiri-Inangahua .. .. .. 46 43 4 0 .. .. .. .. .. 4 0 . 57,209 1,600, 000 Westport-Inangahua .. .. .. 26 0 5 0 ; . .. 30 .. 30 .. 175,030 630,000 South Island Main Trunk — Wharanui-Parnassus .. .. 76 0 .. •• •• •• .. 44,691 2,300,000 Lawrence-Roxburgh — Miller's Flat-Roxburgh .. .. .. 9 10 9 10 .. .. .. .. 9 10 .. 135,246 10,000 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 283 11 16 64 12 0 161 33 5 0 25 66 145 44 18 0 j 8.022,186 ' 12,845,518 * Double track. NOTE. —Estimates to complete include amounts required for maintenance and running traffic " hare traffic is being run.