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

j i j I State of Line. 6fl Appropriation. Division. © Section. .5 Total. ! -6 Opened. •= Lme - 2 I £ Under Under s 50 % Forma- Plate- j : j ! £ tion. laying. £ ' Date. j 1923-24. 1924-25. 1925-26. 1926-27. j 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. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch Hurunui - Branches, — Waitaki Ran gi or a - Oxford 21 76 Kangiora-Oxford West 21 76 2 36 24 32 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 76 —contd. Eyre ton (from 20 7 Main Line - West ; 20 7 1 61 21 68 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 7 Main Line) Eyreton-Bennett's j Lyttelton .. 6 26 Lyttelton - Christ- 6 26 .. 6 26 I .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 26 church Southbridge .. 25 31 Hornby-Southbridge 25 31 3 17 28 48 j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • • • 25 31 Little River- 42 10 Lincoln - Little River 22 46 2 5 24 51 .. .. .. .. .. .. . - .. .. 22 46 Akaroa Reconnaissance .. ; 19 44 .. 19 44 19 44 Prelim. Springfield .. 30 60 Rolleston- Springfield : 29 63 ) Q n Q o qn fin Springfield-Coal-mine j 0 77 j d ' d " b ' " Whifceclifis .. 11 38 Darfield-Whiteclifis 11 33 i , „ „ n qa Whifcecliffs to Bridge 0 5 I d '" "' " ' - " Eakaia, - Ash- 22 20 Rakaia-Methven .. : 22 20 2 65 25 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . ■ 22 20 burton Forks Ashburton .. 29 46 Tinwald-Springburn 27 29 1 52 29 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . • • • 27 29 Extension ..217 .. 2 17 2 17 Opawa and Albury 55 8 Washdyke-Eversley 36 5 2 45 38 50 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 36 5 to Fairlie Creek and Burke's Pass Preliminary survey ..19 3 . - 19 3 19 3 Prelim. Waimate .. 17 43 Studholme-Waimate 4 42 1 3 5 45 .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• ) Waimate- Waihao 8 21 0 54 8 75 .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• •• j- 12 63 Downs | 1 Waihao Downs - Ser- 2 65 •. 2 65 .. 2 65 pentine Serpentine-Kelcher's 1 75 .. 1 75 .. 1 75 Canterbury OxJord-Teruuka .. 83 0 Oxford-Sheffield 11 44 0 27 11 71 .. .. .. .. .. •• -• •• .. 11 44 Interior Surveyed .. 21 7 21 7 21 7 Main Line Reconnaissance .. 50 29 .. 50 29 50 29 Prelim. Orari-Rangitata, via 10 25 Orari-Geraldine .. 4 17 .. 4 17 4 17 Geraldine Geraldine-Bangitata 6 08 .. 6 08 6 08 Waitaki - Main Line .. 246 69 South Waitaki - Blufi 246 69 59 13 306 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 246 69 Blufl and Branches, — Branches Duntroon - Haka- 37 33 Pukeuri-Duntroon 21 75 1 35 23 30 .. .. •• .. .. .. .. .. 21 75 taramea Duntroon - Hakatara- 15 38 1 5 16 43 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 38 mea Ngapara .. 14 76 Waiareka-Ngapara.. 14 76 1 31 16 27 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 76 Livingstone .. 16 40 Windsor-Tokorahi 12 0 0 50 12 50 .. 0 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 75 Survey (trial) .. 4 40 .. 4 40 4 40 Prelim. Palmerston - Wai- 8 55 Palmerston-Dunback 8 55 0 54 9 29 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 55 hemo 0 65 Surveyed 0 65 .. 0 65 0 65