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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 « bD »• oD Appropriation. Division. © Section. 7 £ Total. d Opened. y * - Line - 3 & Under Under a 00 ® Forma- Plate- ; 1 h tion. laying. t» Date. 1924-25. 1925-26. 1926-27. 1927-28. 1928-29. 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. W a i t a k i - Branches —oontd. Bluff and j Waimea Plains 36 39 Gore-Lumsden .. 36 39 1 34 37 73 .. .. .. .. i .. .. . .. 36 39 Branches! District Ry. —contd. \ Kelso-Gore .. 24 0 Surveyed .. 9 58 9 58 9 58 .. .. .. .. .. Preliminary survey.. 14 22 .. 14 22 14 22 ;Prelim. .. .. j Gore-Waikaka .. 12 65 Waikaka Section .. 12 65 1 51 14 36 .. .. .. 26 Nov., 1908 .. .. .. .. .. 12 65 Biversdale- Switzers 13 70 Riversdale-Waikaia 13 70 1 40 15 30 .. .. .. 1 Oct., 1909 .. .. .. .. .. 13 70 Edendale-Toitois.. 19 30 Edendale-Glenham 9 36 0 72 10 28 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 36 Surveyed .. 9 74 9 74 9 74 Otago Cen- VVaitaki Bluff Main 182 45 Wingatui-Ida Valley 98 18 5 62 104 0 .. .. .. .. .. •• •• \ tral Line to Lake Ida Valley - Omakau 13 20 1 16 14 36 .. .. .. 1 Sept.,1904 .. .. .. .. .. J Hawea Omakau-Chatto Creek 7 36 0 34 7 70 .. .. .. 14 July, 1906 .. .. .. .. .. I „ „ Chatto Ck.-Alexandra 10 39 1 6 11 45 .. .. .. 15 Dec., 1906 Alexandra-Clyde .. 5 45 0 77 6 42 .. .. .. 27 Mar., 1907 Clyde-Cromwell .. 12 29 0 69 13 18 .. .. .. 10 July, 1921 .. .. .. .. .. Surveyed 35 18 35 18 Inverear- Invercargill-Kingston 87 4 Invercargill-Kingston 87 4 5 15 : 92 19 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 87 4 gill - King- Wharf ston and Lumsden-Mararoa .. 30 0 Lumsden- Mossburn 10 40 1 0 , 11 40 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 40 Branch, Lumsden- Surveyed .. .. 8 20 8 20 8 20 Mararoa Reconnaissance .. 11 20| .. 11 20 11 20 Prelim. Win ton - Heddon 11 0 Surveyed .. 11 0 11 0 11 0 Bush Forest Hill j Winton to Hedge- 12 40 Winton-Hedgehope 12 40 0 65 13 25 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •. 12 40 Railway hope W e s t e r n J Orepuki-Waiau .. 60 74 Makarewa-Orepuki.. 35 41 6 37 41 78 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. -• \ Railways, ! Orepuki- i Orepuki-Waihoaka .. 4 48 0 58 5 26 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. « o * Waiau ! Waihoaka-Tuatapere 8 7 1 10 9 17 1 Oct., 1909 River Tuatapere-Orawia .. 8 18 8 18 .. .. .. 20 Oct., 1925 .. 8 18 Orawia-Clifden .. 4 40 4 40 4 40 .. .. .. .. .. .. •• { Otautau Branch .. 22 15 Thornbury-W airio .. 2215.. 22 15 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2215 Orawia Branch .. 11 0 Surveyed .. .. 11 0 .. 11 0 11 0 Totals .. 2368 07 .. 2368 07 267 57 2635 64 478 51 21 12 9 63 .. 8 14 2-5 58 3 73 .. 9 12 1793 77 I