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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. 03 W Appropriation. Division. £ Section. riS? -S Total. -d Opened. = Jjme - 2 £ Undei Under 2 go « Forma PlateS. tion. laying. * Date. 1924-25. 1925-26. 192G-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. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. cb. cb. M. ch. M. cb. M. ch. M. c M. ch. Stratford- Te Roti-Moturoa .. .. ! Oakura Breakwater .. .. .. 2 30 .. .. .. .. .. .. Main Trunk Deviation — contd. Manaia Branch .. j 5 50| Manaia-Kapuni .. 5 50 0 78 6 48 .. 4 25 1 25§ .. j .. .. .. .. Mount Bgmoni 8 77; Manganui Section .. 5 74 2 3 7 77 .. .. .. 1 April, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. 6 0 Branch j Quarry Section .. 3 3 0 60 3 63 .. 1 58 1 25 .. .. .. .. .. North Islan I Marton-Te Awamutu ; 209 69 Mar ton Junction- 31 67 4 61 36 48 .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. ** ''1 Mam Trunk Mangaweka ■ . Railway j Mangaweka-Taihape 13 1 1 61 14 62 .. .. .. 10 Sep., 1904 j .. .. .. Taihape Mataroa .. 5 70 0 61 6 51 .. .. .. 1 June, 1907 .. .. .. ) Mataroa Waiouru 18 10 ) ( .. .. .. 30June, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. | Waiouru-Erua .. 30 63 1 12 50 97 28 -j .. .. 13 Feb., 1909 .. • • I • • • • * 84 58 Erua-Taumarunui 35 65 ) ( .. .. .. 9 Nov., 1908 .. .. .. .. .. ) Taumarunui-Te Awa- 74 33 6 20 80 53 .. .. .. .. ! .. .. .. .. .. 74 38 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 .. j 103 58 Ngaire Section .. 38 73 .. 38 73 38 73 .. .. .. .. .. Tangarakau Section 26 0 .. 26 0 26 0 .. .. .. .. • • * * i I Heao Section .. 10 70 .. 10 70 10 70 .. .. .. .. Oliura Section 27 75 27 75 27 75 Waitara-Tangarakau • 46 75 Waitara Section .. 46 75 .. 46 75 46 75 .. j .. .. .. •• Urenui Route .. 12 0 Urenui to 12 0 .. 12 0 12 0 Prelim. River Hastings-Te Awamutu; 170 0 Hastings-Te Awamutu 170 0 .. 170 0 170 0 Prelim. Totals .. 2795 41 .. 2795 41 250 713046 32 1075 16 88 08 106 06 .. 18 40 30 12 22 63 16 64 97 18 1508 72 Note. —Taonui and Lichfield Branches not mentioned above, as the rails have been taken up.