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

II j State of Line. o5 <a be -»,» - tt Appropriation. Division. $ Section. v.^ ln ,S Total. 13 Opened. S S J, Under Under ® Forma- Plate- 1 j : £ tion. laying. x Date. 1923-24. 1924-25. 1925-26. 1920-27.! 1927-28 j Total. I j X 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 j 17 M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M ch Northlsland Marton-Te Awamutu 209 69 Marton Junction- 31 67 4 61 36 48 Main Trunk Mangaweka - Railway Mangaweka-Taihape 13 1 1 61 14 62 .. .. .. 10 Sep., 1904 Taihape-Mataroa .. 5 70 0 61 6 51 .. .. .. 1 June, 1907 .. .. .. .. Mataroa-Waiouru 18 10 .. .. .. 30 June, 1908 Waiouru-Erua .. 30 63 12 50 97 28 ■ .. .. 13 Feb., 1909 .. .. .. .. .. • 84 58 Etua-Taumarunui .. 35 65 J .. .. .. 9 Nov., 1908 .. .. .. .. .. Taumarunui-Te Awa- 74 33 6 20 80 53 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 74 33 mutu Waipa Gravel Access 7 40 Otorohanga .. 7 40 7 40 Branch Raetihi Branch .. 8 50 Raetihi Section .. 8 50 1 7 9 57 .. .. .. 18 Dec., 1917 .. .. .. .. .. 8 50 Central Route Devia- 30 0 Ohakune to Mokau- 30 0 .. 30 0 30 0 Prelim. tion Surveys Retaruke Divide 34 0 Makatote Gorge - Ma- 34 0 .. 34 0 34 0 Prelim. rae - Kowhai '" . 20 0 Marae-Kowhai-Ohura 20 0 .. 20 0 20 0 Explor Valley " Ngaire-Ongarue .. 103 58 Ngaire Section .. 38 73 .. 38 73 38 73 Tangarakau Section 26 0 26 0 26 0 Heao Section .. 10 70 .. 10 70 10 70 Ohura Section .. 27 75 .. 27 75 27 75 Waitara-Tangarakau 46 75 Waitara Section .. 46 75 .. 46 75 46 75 Urenui Route .. 12 0 Urenui to Tangitu 12 0 .. 12 0 12 0 Prelim. River Hastings-Te Awamutu 170 0 Hastings-Te Awamutu 170 0 .. 170 0 170 0 Prelim. Totals .. 2783 63 .. 2783 63 235 73 3019 561098 06 80 48 187 62 .. 20 13 18 40 30 12 22 63 16 64 1411 54 !_ Note. —Taonui and Lichfield Branches not mentioned above, as the rails have been taken up.