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Table of Lengths of Government Lines Authorized, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1929-continued. NORTH ISLAND—continued.

State of Line. to S) Appropriation. Division. © Section. Twji? -S Total. -d Opened. S Lme ' g £ Under Under § 20 © Forma- Plate- ; r b tion. laying. oq Date. 1924-25.1925-26.1926-27.1927-28. 1928-29. Total. I 1 ; 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 M. cli. M. cb. M. cli. M. eh. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. eh. M. ch. ; 11. ch. M. ch. M. cb. M. ch. Whangarei Whangarei Branch.. 19 79 Kioreroa-Porfclatjd .. 5 23 0 37 5 60 .. .. .. 3 April, 1920 .. .. .. .. .. 5 23 Branch Portland- Waiotira .. 14 56 1 39 16 15 .. .. .. 29 Nov., 1925 .. 14 56 .. .. .. 14 56 Railway Kaipara- Kaipara-Newmarket 35 73 H3lensville-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-Te Awamutu 100 13 16 66 116 79 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. joo 13 Auckland- Westfield 9 68 Deviation via Orakei 9 68* 1 45 11 33 .. .. 9 68 .. .. .. Auckland City Branch 2 60 Auckland City Branch 2 60 .. 2 60 .. .. .. .. .. .. —Kingsland Station to Auckland Station via Western Park and Freeman's Bay Waiuku Waiuku Branch] io«q f Paerata-Patumahoe 54 0 78 62 .. .. .. 10 Dec., 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 .. j lines Waikato- Waikato-Thames .. 62 58 Frankton 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 P aero a- Paeroa Waihi .. 12 40 Paeroa-Waihi .. 12 40 1 30 13 70 .. .. .. 9 Nov., 1905 .. .. .. .. . 12 40 Waihi East Coast Waihi - Opotiki, or 139 53 Waihi-Tahawai 14 0 ] (1 May, 1927 .. .. .. 14 0 ! .. 14 0 Railway East Coast Railway (- 4 42 42 75 .. .. .. j Tahawai-Tauranga .. 24 33 j ( 18 June, 1928 .. •• .. | 24 33 24 33 Cauranga-Taneatua 59 9 9 41 68 50 .. .. .. 3 Sept., 1928 .. .. .. .. 59 9 59 9 j Taneatua-Opotiki 26 23 .. 26 26 26 26 .. j .. .. .. I .. •• I * Double track.