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Schedule showing Particulars of Railway-lines under Construction at 1st April, 1929.

Handed over Lrnzth Ready for Ready for to Railway Length nvpr whirh length ready handing over handing over Ratimab.rf „ .. Length of Length under Department Rails laid over which " tor handing to Railway to Railway Amount spent Railway. Section. ! Construction. during Year during Year. Traffic over to Railway Department Department to Date. f. 4™°™? ended 31st is being run. | , J K ; Department. within within t0 Complete. March, 1929. j emg n ' One Year. Two Years. ~ ' I j ~ ' j i " J 5 * M. CH. M. CH. M. CH. M. CH. M. CH. M. CH. M CH. ■ M. CH. M. CH. £ £, North Auckland Main Trunk and Branches — Okaihau-Rangiahua .. .. 13 69 13 69 .. 3 16 .. 13 69 420,893 246,750 Waiotira— Kirikopuni .. . .. 13 56 .. 13 56 .. .. .. .. .. 1,059,351 5,000 Kirikopuni— Dargaville .. .. .. 17 40 15 0 .. 3 22 .. .. 17 40 203,251 278,250 Auckland— Westfield Deviation .. 9 67 9 67 .. •• ■ 9 67 .. 535,351 75,000 Paeroa-Pokeno .. ... .. .. 42 0 • • ■ - • • ■ - .. 22,406 1,047, 038 Rotorua-Taupo .. . ■■ 54 40 5 40 .. .. .. .. .. .. 39,144 800,000 Bast Coast Main Trunk and Branches — Waihi-Taneatua .. .. . ■ j 101 69 83 42 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,588,746 7,000 Taneatua-Opotiki .. .. .. j 26 26 •• ■■ •• • •• •• 217 i 630,000 Gisborne-Waikokopu .. .. ■■ 38 34 • •• •• ■ •• 150,890 j 1,260,000 Wairoa-Eskdale.. .. .. .. 60 21 60 21 .. 7 32 13 0 9 0 .. 27 0 1,404,412 ; 716,100 Waikokopu Section .. .. .. 24 58 24 58 24 58 .. 24 58 .. 582,912 49,350 Stratford - Main Trunk— Tahora-Ohura .. .. .. .. 22 30 17 0 .. 1 48 .. .. .. 443,267\ Ohura-Okahukura .. .. .. 19 10 19 10 .. .. 19 10 .. 19 10 .. .. 863,502/ Palmerston North Deviation .. 6 78 6 78 .. .. .. .. 156,624 Rimutaka Deviation .. .. .. 13 24 .. •• .. .. .. .. j 6,500 970,000 Wellington -Tawa Flat Deviation .. .. 7 02 6 20 .. .. .. .. .. | 346,765 868,000 Midland — Kawatiri-Inangahua .. .. 46 43 4 40 .. .. .. .. 4 0 .. 88,891 l,680,000f Westport-Inangahua .. .. 26 0 80 .. 0 69 30 .. 30 .. 248.640 598,500 South Island Main Trunk— Wharanui-Parnassus .. .. 76 0 . .. 45.07S 2 415,000 Lawrence-Roxburgh — Miller's Flat - Roxburgh .. .. .. 9 12 .. 9 12 .. .. .. .. .. 137,976 Totals .. -- •• •• •• 191 03 106 30 16 27 59 68 9 0 50 68 9 67 58 29 j 10,105,670 12,370,988 * Adjusted to include administration charges. f Subject to amendment on account of recent earthquake. NOTE. —Estimates to complete include amounts required for maintenance and running traffic where traffic is.being run.