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

i State oi Line. - c5 cd ! 60 . SO Appropriation. Division. § Section. TV" 3 Total. -6 Opened. 3 Lme - 2 g, Under Under 50 £ Forma- PlateS tion. laying. oq Date. 1923-24. 1924-25. 1925-26. 1926-27. | 1927-28. TotaL I 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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. ch M. ch. Al. ch. >1. ' i. State Col- Greymouth - Point 5 1 Greymouth- Runanga 5 1 2 10 7 11 .. •• 1 Dec., 1904 .. .. .. .. .. 5 1 liery, or Elizabeth Collieries Colliery Coal Creek Railway Extension .. 3 69 Runanga Colliery-Point 3 69 2 20 6 9 j .. .. .. 21 Jan., 1914 .. .. j .. 3 69 Elizabeth Collieries „ .. | 2 44 Runanga to Seven-mile 2 44 I 1 40 4 4 j .. .. 2 44 3 Sept., 1923 2 44 .. .. .. .. 2 44 Greymouth- Greymouth-Hokitika! 24 37 Greymouth-Hokitika 24 37 j 2 10 26 47 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 37 Hokitika K u m a r a Kumara Branch .. 4 10 Kumara Branch 4 10 .. 4 10 4 10 .. .. .. .... .. j .. j Branch Hokitika- Hokitika-Ross .. 15 75 Hokitika-Ruatapu .. 7 10 0 61 , 7 71 .. .. .. 9 Nov., 1906 .. .. .. .. .. 7 10 Boss Ruatapu-Ross .. 7 21 0 69 8 10 .. .. .. 1 April, 1909 .. .. .. .. 7 21 Survey to Ross Town- 1 44 1 44 1 44 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ship New survey Ross-Waitaha ..10 0 Ross-Waitaha .. 1 10 0 .. 10 0 2 54 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. P i c t o n - Picton - Kaikoura .. ; 92 38 Picton-Seddon .. 33 45 3 26 36 71 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j i Waipara Seddon-Kaparu .. 6 30 0 76 7 26 .. .. •• ) 19A i ion •• •• •• [ Kaparu-Ward .. 8 15 1 20 9 35 .. .. .. f id p ' .. .. .. .. .. L 56 Ward-Mirza .. 3 38 0 30 3 68 .. . • • 1 a "n iqi*; •• ! •• •• Mirza-Wharanui .. 4 38 0 34 j 4 72 .. .. 4 uec " 15,10 . .. .. I j Wharanui-Kekerangu 7 0 j 7 0 2 42 1 18 3 20 .. .. .. .. .. .. Kekerangu - Hapuka 29 32 .. 29 32 29 32 River Hapuka River- 40 50 Hapuka River-Lime- 23 0 .. 23 0 23 0 Prelim. Mendip Hills stone Creek Limestone Creek-Con- 7 0 J .. 7 0 7 0 Prelim. .. .. ! -• way River Conway River-Men- 10 50 .. j 10 50 10 50 Prelim. .. .. . dip Hills | Mendip Hills - Par- 5 61 Mendip Hills 5 61 .. 5 61 2 0 3 61 nassus Parnassus-Waipara 44 14 Parnassus-Mina .. 8 43 1 14 9 57 .. .. .. 1 Sept., 1912 .. .. .. •• Mina-Domett .. 3 63 0 70 j 4 53 .. .. .. 1 Aug., 1910 .. .. •• •• •• | Domett-Tormore .. 3 10 1 n I Q „. j .. .. .. 14 Nov., 1906 .. .. .. •• i u u Tormore-Ethelton .. 5 28 j DD | \ .. .. .. 21 Mar., 1907 .. f Ethelton-Scargill .. 8 51 0 51 | 9 22 .. .. .. 3 Nov., 1905 .. ..I •• •• i Seargill-Waipara 14 59 1 2 15 61 .. .. .. .. ..I .. .. Hurunui- Main Line.. .. 206 7 Culverden-South Wai- 206 7 64 68 270 75 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I 206 7 Waitaki taki 13 0 Culverden-Achray .. 5 23 0 10 i 5 33 .. .. .. \ Achray-Rotherham.. 1 75 0 43 j 2 38 .. .. ..I 15 Dec., 1919 •• •• •• •• I 13 0 Rotherham-Waiau 5 62 1 3 ' 6 65 .. .. ..I 1