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Table of Lengths of Government Lines Authorized, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1928— continued. NORTH ISLAND— continued.

State of Line. © os I' &ti \ r • bo Appropriation. Division. § Section. .9 Total. -d Opened. 3 Lme ' 3 g, Under Under 3 » ® Forma- Plate- — h tion. laying. m Date. 1923-24. 1924-25. 1925-26. 1926-27.! 1927-28. Total. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ! 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 M. ch. M. ch. M. eh. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M, ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. cb. M. ch. Whangarei Whangarei Branch.. 19 79 Kioreroa-Portland .. 5 23 0 37 5 60 .. .. .. 3April,1920 .. .. .. .. .. 5 23 Branch Portland-Waiotira .. 14 56 1 39 16 15 .. .. .. 29Nov.,,1925 .. .. 14 56 .. .. 14 56 Railway Kaipara- Kaipara-Newmarket 35 73 Helensville-Newm'rk't 35 73 6 66 42 59 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 73 Waikato Onehunga Branch .. 2 73 Penrose - Onehunga 2 73 1 70 4 63 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 73 Wharf Auckland-Waikato .. 100 13 Auckland-TeAwamutu 100 13 16 66 116 79 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 13 Auckland- Westfield 9 68 : Deviation via Orakei 9 68* 1 10 10 78 .. 8 48 1 20 Auckland City Branch 2 60 Auckland City Branch 2 60 .. 2 60 2 60 Prelim. —Kingsland Station to Auckland Station via Western Park and Freeman's Bay Waiuku Waiuku Branch) (Paerata-Patumahoe 5 4 0 78 6 2 .. .. .. lODec.,1917 .. .. .. .. .. 5 4 Branch! Railway J | {Patumahoe-Waiuku 7 65 1 3 8 68 .. .. .. 10 May, 1922 .. .. .. .. .. 7 65 Huntly- Huntly-Awaroa .. 8 75 Huntly-Awaroa .. 8 75 1 18 10 13 .. .. 16 June, 1924 .. 1 55 .. .. .. 8 75 Awaroa , Survey, new Waikokowai Branch 8 25 Waikokowai 8 25 .. 8 25 8 25 lines Railway Surveys, new Paeroa-Pokeno .. 42 15 Paeroa-Pokeno 42 15 .. 42 15 42 15 lines Waikato- Waikato-Thames .. 62 58 Prankton Junction- 62 58 10 17 72 75 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 58 Thames Thames Hamilton- Hamilton-Cambridge 12 2 Ruakura Junction- 12 2 3 14 15 16 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 2 Cambridge ] Cambridge Paeroa- Paeroa-Waihi .. 12 40 Paeroa-Waihi 12 40 1 30 13 70 .. .. .. 9Nov., 1905 .. .. .. .. .. 12 40 Waihi Ea9t Coast Waihi - Opotiki, or 139 53 Waihi-Tauranga 38 33 4 42 42 75 .. .. 24 33 1 May, 1927 .. .. .. .. 14 0 14 0 Railway East Coast Railway Tauranga-Te Maunga 3 75 0 17 4 12 .. .. 3 75 J unction Te Maunga Junction- 9 0 1 38 10 38 .. .. 9 0 Te Puke ■ Te Puke-Paengaroa.. 5 67 1 16 7 3 .. .. 5 67 Paengaroa - Ponga- 4 28 0 56 5 4 .. .. 4 28 kawa : Pongakawa-Otamara- 6 70 0 52 7 42 .. .. 6 70 kau J Otamarakau-Matata 8 11 0 46 8 57 .. .. 8 11 * Double track.