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

State of Line. <D » &0 6D Appropriation. Division. © Section. T -S Total. -d Opened. g Lme \ S £ Under Under S zd o Forma- Plate- : a tion. laying. aa Date. 1924-25. 1925-26. 1926-27. 1927-28. j 1928-29. Total. ; : j 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. eh. Hurunui- Tiranch.es, — Waitaki Raugiora - Oxford 21 76 Rangiora-Oxford West 21 76 2 36 24 32 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 76 —contd. Eyreton (from 20 7 Main Line - West 20 7 1 61 21 68 .. .. .. .. .. ■■ .. .. .. 20 7 Main Line) Byreton-Bennett's Lyttelton .. 6 26 Lyttelton - Christ- 6 26 .. 6 26 .. .. .. .. .. ■ ■ .. .. .. 6 26 church Southbridge .. 25 31 Hornby-Southbridge 25 31 3 17 28 48 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 31 j 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 | g „ „ 20 g„ Springfield-Coal-mine 0 77 J Whitecliffs .. 11 38 Darfield-Whitecliffs 11 33 I . .» t1 11 as Whitecliffs to Bridge 0 5 f 0d ld 11 *" '' '' • • R a k a i a - Ash- 22 20 Ralcaia-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 2 17 .. 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 .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• I Waimate- Waihao 8 21 0 54 8 75 .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• .. - 12 63 Downs j Waihao Downs - Ser- 2 65 ■. 2 65 .. 2 65 pentine Serpentine-Kelcher's 1 75 .. 1 75 .. 1 75 Canterbury Oxford-Temuka .. 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-Rangitata 68 .. 6868 Waitaki- Main Line .. 246 69 South Waitaki - Bluff 246 69 59 13 306 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 246 69 Bluff 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-Tokorabi 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