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APPENDIX B. ANNUAL REPORT ON PUBLIC WORKS BY THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF.

The Engineer-in-Chief to the Hon. Minister of Public Works. Sir, — 1 have the honour to submit the following report upon the various works under my control completed and in progress throughout the Dominion during the period from the Ist July, 1927, to the 30th June, 1928.

RAILWAYS. Abstract. The following table shows the expenditure on Government railways in New Zealand up to the 31st March, 1928:—

T.onotS nf Open Expenditure Name of Railway. Railway or £or t0 Sectfon Traffic. 31st March, 1928. M. eh. M; Oh. £ Kaihu Valley .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 32 24 32 179,068 Otiria-Ngapuhi .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 45 13 45 125,987 Opua Wharf - Onorahi .. .. .. .. .. 58 6 58 6 610,500 Kioreroa-Waiotira .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 79 19 79 420,464 North Auckland Main Trunk Railway (from Holensville) .. 189 75 80 63 3,535,675 Helensville - Tβ Awanautu, with Branches (including Auckland- ! Westfield Deviation) .. .. .. .. .. 215 35 160 63 5,045,288 Frankton Junction-Thames, with Branches .. .. .. 127 35 10120 1,728,393 Thames Valley - Rotorua .. .. .. .. .. 69 33 69 33 422,277 Tauranga-Opotiki, with Branches .. .. .. .. 145 32 .. 1,463,159 Gisborne-Opotiki .. .. .. .. .. ..J 93 44 49 32 623,931 Napier-Gisborue (including Waikokopu Branch) .. .. 231 44 23 44 2,191,985 Wellington-Napier and Palmerston North (including Te Aro Extension, Greytown and Martinborough Branches, and HuU Valley Railway) .. .. .. .. .. .. 258 62 235 76 3,591,217 Wollington-Waitara, with Branches .. .. .. .. 350 11 308 42 3,976,526 Stratford-Okahukura .. .. .. .. .. 112 47 47 40 1,788,476 North Island Main Trunk (Marton-Te Awamutu), including Raetihi Branch and Waipa Gravel-aooess Branch .. .. 225 79 218 39 3,114,246 Picton-Waipara (South Island Main Trunk Railway)— Pioton southwards .. .. .. .. .. 92 38 56 6 656,952 Waipara northwards .. .. .. .. .. 90 45 44 14 381,6-21 Nelson-Groymouth .. .. .. .. .. •• 177 51 129 50 757,721 Stillwater - Arthur's Pass .. .. .. .. .. 5141 50 41 2,050,049 Rolleston- Arthur's Pass (including Whiteeliffs Branch) .. 92 59 84 45 1,030,588 Westport-Ngakawau .. .. .. •• ■• 19 56 19 56 194,507 Westport - Ngakawau Extension to Mokihinui* -. .. 7 12 7 12 Mokihinui Colliery Linef .. .. .. .. .. 3 69 3 69 Westport-Cape Foulwind] .. .. .. .. .. 70 70 Westport-Inangahua .. .. .. .. .. 26 0 5 74 231,827 Ngahere-Blackball .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 40 3 40 147,862 Greymouth-Kewanui and Branches .. .. .. .. 1134 1134 329,890 Greymouth-Waitaha .. .. .. .. .. 50 32 38 68 403,220 Waipara-Waitaki, with Branches .. .. .. .. 459 34 413 70 3,117,142 Canterbury Interior Main Line —Oxford-Temuka .. .. 83 0 11 44 59,942 Waitaki-Bluff, with Branches .. .. .. .. 600 21 561 2 5,745,050 Otago Central .. .. .. .. .. •• 182 51 147 27 1,439,144 Invercargill-Kingston, with Mararoa Branch .. .. .. 117 4 97 44 394,994 Forest Hill Railway—Winton-HedgehopeS ■■ •• •• 12 40 12 40 23,337 Western Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. 94 8 78 49 452,209 Preliminary surveys .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,444 General charges not yet apportioned .. .. .. .. .. 19,931 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. ■.. .. .. 10,337 Stock of permanent-way on hand .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,943 Rolling-stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,204,495 Suspense Account, being proportion of cost of raising loan for Railways Improvement Authorization Aot 1914 Account .. .. .. 15,875 Total .. .. .. .. .. 4,319 14 3,196 39 ||56,536,272 Pbovinoial Goveknmbnt Links, etc. Canterbury (lengths included above) .. ... .. .. .. .. 731,759 Otago and'Southland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 372,522 Gisborne to Ormond Tramway .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,975 Midland Railway, valuation of works constructed by company .. .. .. 11683,460 Grand total '.. .. .. .. 4,319 14 3,196 39 58,328,988 * The funds for this extension —namely, £35,501 2s. lid. —were provided by the Westport Harbour Board. t The funds for purchase of this line. ,£15,745, were provided by the Weetriort Harbour Board. iTlie funds for this line -namely, £93,450—were, provided by the Westport Harbour Board. § The expenditure on this line as a tramway was made by the Lands Department. (Includos expenditure on railways under Hutt Itoad and Railway Improvement, llailway Improvement Authorization Act and Railway Improvement Aurhorization Act 1914 Accounts. T| Includes value for .£150,000 paid to debenture-holders under the Midland Railway Petitions Settlement Act Amendment Act 1903.