FUTURE RAILWAYS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 930, 24 September 1910, Page 15

FUTURE RAILWAYS.

AUTHORISED AND PROPOSED. A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMME. THE ESTIMATED COST. • . , One of tlio most.interesting features ' • •; in the debato, on the second reading , of ; the Public Debt .Extinction Hill was tho ; Prime Minister's reference to.tlio:rail- . ways. which have been authorised, aiid .' '' those railways • proposed which will' be • . . • : required in' tho more, or, less':remote • .;■ . V".'.' . futuro. . In' the 'course, of his ; speech,'...• ■ . '.tho Prime Minister said (per Hansard report) : . ; ' • "I propose presently, to'put on record, .•" =. for tho information of • the. llouso and 7' '■'■• :ithe country;'tho figures on which I baso '. my'estimate, and I do this for• tho rea-,7 ,' .v,si,son■'that it will.give;a. general idea 'as.v:v,■ • to. what this • country will be committed : :.' to'in the futuro'.for railway and other '. undertakings. I wilhalso givo tho pre- / v; sent , ariiount. to which wo are com- y\ - . mitted for'railways already 'authorised. •' I think, too,>if honourable members will • . . analyso it carefully, they will find I am • . : not vory.far out in the forecast 1' will presently make! Now, . if the' whole of . . • tlia' railways already authorised for .con- .•'••• .: . struction were finished, their'total cost' '-. would amount to £2,313,000, /made. Up '.' ' as follows:— :ir-"if 7 "-Estimated : /■r'.i'V .IV-v'-i- ' . ' cost to. ' : ;yy. 'iif' : y^r'y : :- : yf'y^'p':.):'t■& 1 ;;v. : . ; .. ... Ka'ih'u "f Valley—Kaihu to Waima , 15,000 ,-:':i- ---.; ■. Kawakawa ; Gra!iamtown—Kawakawa to.-Grahamtown .50,000 . • Kawakawa-KaikohexKawakawa : to ' -,}■ <.\y''\y. '-"''■ '■ : yy SKaikoha!' .-. i....;....... 140,000 • : - Korth Auckland—nelensvillo.to 3lau-. >. 1 ■ ■. niraturoto to ninety-one milca',. 175.000 : . .' Tauranga-Te Puke—Tauranga to To Puko . : ■ : loo.ooa ' • ' : ,■ . ' Gisborne-Motu—Gisborao -to Motu ...'215,000 . : .y V.V; . Mount' Egmont—Woipuku to \ ; ngoro 31,000 to:? ... . WTiaiigainoinona ...140,0-03 • ■ . i;\'' • Pioton to Mirza. 40,003. . -. Waipara'to Parnassus '.'....:...'. ;.... 80.0C0 •' ' . ■ '-y; ■ • . . . Kelson-Inang'aliua' Section—Nelson ; :: : . ■ to ,Hope; and ilallcr Junction '....'.. 100,000 ' • ; ;'T.eefton-Inahgaliua'.SectionrrEeeft6n.':' : - V'. to ; Inangahua ; Junction ............... ,60,000 , ? Otira to Broken.-Eiver Scction— . .. '' Otira to.;Br'oken;-Eiver,:/..:.V.;..;;...... : 700,000. ''"' / I . .. ■ Westpbrt-Inangahua—Westport: to • • - ■ twelve miles , 160,000 . Xgahere-Biackball—Ngahoro to Black- • ball 15,000 Oreymouth-l'oint . Elizabcth-Qrcy- ~ vv,-.~ j.V. !" omouth;t6V,State'xoal-minesvi;..;...... : 72,0(J0 : . r\ .' - . Lawrenoe-Koiburgh—Lawrence' to J . ''. Beaumont ; 1..........; '. 70,000 : ''r Catlins-Waimaliaka^■ .., •. Catlins Eiver.to Tahakopal3o,COO. . ■ . ; . - to Tokonui, 50.000 V ."That .is. a total of £2,343,000. Now, r propose to givo tho Houso v -an :ap- . , r-y>' proximate estimate of tho furtlier rail- ' i 1 ; ways: that .-I 'am of opinion will.'bo •. . required in tho. futuro to ■ bo mado in 7 . : .' this country,, and .which, T think, will . .. : .- v tipon' oiaminat'ion lxi fouiid -to bo sulli- . ; cient,With tho exception of what might : x bo called some minor additions now-un-foreseen, but; which in tho futuro may . be deemed liccessary. I. am'gimg-theso . . . figures in order: to sliow.-. members that : ...in. the estimate'l am malting in con- : . • iiecti6ri...witli this sinking-fund proposal . . . ;I. have gono,'into 'every aspect of. tho .?.'K ■. f matter,'.both -for.iny:own guidaineo' and ■: .for, tho■ guidance;of the; country. In yyy •. regard to new railways not yet autlio- •.. -. rised in. certain localities, in . some iu- : . stances I am giving, more- than ono . : ! route; In these ' instances an - amount ■" •: ■. will, of course,'require to' bo deducted . ' froni -tho tetal, as tho final cost can ■i' ■ • . •' oiily' be determined'when tho ono route • :: • is finally decided. These are tho pos- , • • . . . ;sible .lines I suggest, . together with . yy ; \ 'y their probablo length' and cost' of. coil- " 6truetion:— '• ~. r-; :, -y'y-y.":yyy >>.

Probable : ,y' I'ir-i : v T<enfrtii. cost. ' '•• .. ; same of Eailwar. : Miles." ! £ Hope and Buller Junction • - ■ ' to Inansahua. Junction ... 53 I,COO.CCO ' ' •• • Twelvo miles on Westport to .;. Inangabua i Railway to :; : - Inanc;ahu» Junction 14 200 OGO Capo I'onlwind to Charleston 12 120 OCO Boss to Waitaha............... io no ' .. . MirzatoParnassus 78 . sso'cco • . |V ■ CulverdentoHanmer 18.-, 150*C80 * Culver den to VTaiau ............ 14 : ; 56*000' '" V Culverden toOonway ......... 30 : " 450 ! CCD '.. • Dariield to Greendale (Nor- V/-y. v',:"' -./■wood) ; 15} '' ' EO,CCO • Mount Somcrs - (conversion,-. '.-••* .. -v --.V- ' from' tramway)/'*^'BS'--£-: 32225^.? . Little -RiverwtoAlraroa -'23.:: •' : 115000 : ■' • /Ashburtonbranch ; to -May--V; '•••' • ; - fleld vV 6'V J ; 30,000'""' •- -i Oram: to Qeraldino . 45 ' *• 17 000 Jemuka;;to ; ; Ka.l£ali-d^v./..- -V*- -, 641800 - • ' •. Pleasaat r -Point'::te. : -Eainclifl. 10. ?:• :vsi 200 - ? Fairlie: to. ,Pukati . 640*0fin\ / t-6;:Bnrke's' P4ss ...... 12 ;'50*000"• ! : v ßurke's .Pass.; to : Te Kapo: l7ioo'coo ; -' -"; . , • . Normanby, to".PaTeora''..„.-.:«..,;-l6' -> V 71000 :i . waihao Downs to Waaliorungn, 7£ v 56|000 ! Duntrobn .to • Nascby '39 ' ; 375*000 " - ~ • \ Tokarahi-;te>Liviiifgstenev^.v;\3|..i; ; -; 25000 • ?v ; v • Oiago, Heads' Hallway'l2i -. 5 125*000 - : : : ... Kaikorai r to; Cattle-yaids...... 3 C .20*000 ' ; ' Clyde; to ■ -Hawca; ' '-: • ' • .Brooklyn, 1 ; .Brighton,.', and• • . Taieri Month. - 80*000 "V X.; • ! - ' Novell's'. Plat to Eaitangata...'"*-81,40*000/ - : ; Balclutlia': to Itosbhreli,' via'- ■' • Beaninont , ~„. 62 ■■ 500 000 " Tahaltopa to Toltonui '32'.. . 320 CCO : - ' ' Ohntoil to Clydcvale ..1G ' ' 112*000 ■■: ■ Kore to Kelso 24'' >170'l!00-''' i . ■: JJfyndhara-.'-to Moko'reta '20 '' • ■' . Wrights ■ Bushv to Eeddon ■ c ■ Bush ,: . -. '183 - 'ICQ 000 * * ' Heddon Bush ■— : 12■ ■■■' 60* n 00 ' Waicola. W', Orowia, .... ...,13V "1.-qn'oon ' Sundry, small lines ; ~' .' !2o)cOO • ■ - : - ■ ...,, ; "That is a total for tlio present autho- : P s ™ the sugs«rt«d/iiew lines,' . . : including,in several instances more than • i one route, of £22,084,22-3—that is, for the North Island £13,197.000, and for ■ . the Smitli Island £5,887,220.' ; I' rcckon. '.' •• ; ■ .. tfat' tho deduction neccssarj-'. when tho rout/|s for thoso m tlio list now dupli- "■ ' cat«d are finally settled mil bo about . £1,500,000, and this.leaves tho approxi- ■. mate cost, of tho railways now mider .. . . constmctMn and thoso. I suggest as now ■• .' v £20,584,22-o. J .direct attention ' i to .tho fact that -what I pmposorepre- . K. Bonts,;an expenditure in• tho.'aggrecato .. .. •• : ...■■i of, £4,309,775 more,m tho North Island 1 ' _ ■ than iritlie,' Soitth lslaTid, : and;' in, ray ' ■ - , ■v; opinion,rightly to, and to which<;no es-'' ■"■ i. ception' can bo •'•legitimately • taken ', by,' . • 'Mr : < \ any, one. Mj; idea in putting on record . . : tho futnre.'new railways in, addition to • ■ the'railways_ we are, now. constructing is becanse .without, having "those .details • ... : you will find peoplo stating .that it would. .' ■ be impossible to- arrive- at an- anproxi- • "/-> niato estimate, of, tho cost. I have ' „ given_ thoso fignres for tho pnrposo, of: : , . 'enabling honourable members "to judgo ' • . . . , whether, in stating that,on top of wliat.' •, the country has borrowed now if in tho ' '■ . future it .'supplies tho whole of the rail- :' ■flays that Lsuggest,are required, J ani' :' well. within tho mark in putting down' •' V; : ; the amount-1 . have just' mentioned— . ' v ' • namely,' £20,584,225—as the sum; which . . - ; will be required for railway consfcruc- ■ • ■: tion." i A CUIDE MAP. Tlio,accompanying maps will bo found an.c'xcellent guido as to the futiiro rail- ; way sjstem of New Zealand. Rorno of .the proposed lines are for.tho. future— . ' \ .' , ' the distant future—but the valiio of tho : >;Z %V:. ■ ';giiido exists, in, showing in,,what.,dis-' V, - •. tricts railways are, propose<Vto-bo con- : ■ stnictcd. and what particular -districts - v . .thoy. will top.-. , :

r-■y : '-:.. /.•/ ■ ■ ..Probable ; '- v - ;/ o..V ,■' .. Length. ■■ cost. • ; :y, V^ : Naiiie:''oI Railway. - ;' Miles. . '£; : ' :sWatina;-to''-Holdaiieivl;v;.ivn;.'.; 35 • 5C0.CG0 :•:■ ■Kaikdhe'itb.Hokianga26/: : .'260,000. • ' Waipu ;to Marsden /Point,' • ■;'.///. ■ i' v■:< Whangarei Harbour. (light. ■ v: .■; : v\ -.railway) ' .40,000 ': r : ' ':. ' Maungaturoto to Marigonui... ICO l.OOO.OCO ; . Coromanfiel to Kuaotunu' 20 '.' 200,000 .. "• Papakura to Clevedon. and . .. • MangatawMri; ■ <0... 350,000 <■' ; Fteroa'.to/Pokeno'• 230,CCO or t ,V C:- Pa'eroa. to'Manurena (Clevcdon) 60 :• 420,000: . ■V ; ' WaiUl to Tauranga '' 54 ' 400,000 •'. . 'To 'Puke; to Opotiki 414,000 / :■ i f .'. .vi:Te;:Puke ; to ' Mamaku . 34 200.C-C3 : : .'/'Opotiki ;to . 60' -' V 750,000 ' 1 ■, ■; /:/ Opotiki.. 60 450,003 i v.-'r'Pukekohej to' Waiukuv 12j 90,000. ■ 5 ,. ; Xgaruawahia, to Raglan liar- . v. w' \y' hour ; ...: ; 25'■ . 250,000 Kawa to Kawhia, • 28 280,000.' ■ - : Te Awara'Jtu to Kihikihi:3 20.000 : . ' . " - . Ohakune';.to Kaetilii '7J. 50.000 : . ' Ohakuno : to Wauganui ......... 60 ; 720,000 . : : .Utiku -.to"' Moawhango : 10/ ' ■ ■ 70,000 .Napier .to Gisborno 116 1,100,000 ; . '/IVaipuk'urau to Ongaonga./.:;.'. J 10 . . : 60,000 . ::. : Uannevirke to East Coast38 ' 270,000.'.-' ; llaBtortoii-WcbGr-DanDcvirkO ' 86 ' 630,000 \ • . ' or' • • : ." . '. . Mastcrton-Tcnui-Cast-lcpoint- ,* . .■ / '"v WaUingford to Waipukurau 98: :.850,OQO ; Greytown to Martinborongh... 10J 80,000 , I'oatherstan to:Martinborough 12 ' 93,000 . . Whangamomona to near OtoV : .:v *"■ rohanga; . . ; ;..u;.;....;i:;..:.;...:....'100 . .725,000 i - ' Stratford to Opu^ak6J , ;:....-;.•... , .' 261 . 222,000 or i v' : Eltlia'm'to .Opunako /23, : 173,000 : v ...Te'Eoti 22 : 153,Cto' " ■■■■■■■■ or" : ■'■■■. : '.' / Hawora to'Opunake , 26 .183.000 ". '/ Feilding ,towards , Apiti 20 .' 118,000 '' Aslihurst to Pohannina 83 j 60,000. Foston' to Ocean Hcach ...... 3 ' : 10,000 . .. Levin-.to' Greatford 40 : 400,000 . ' . Uutt-Day's Ilay-Gollan'a Val- :'/ :i: .' 'loy-Lako Eerry-lfartin- v . . ; .' - ' borough to Oarterton 70 500,000 y~.: -..'Te'/Aro, to Island Bay ......... - 3J ; 70,000 . . ; Eichm'ond to'JIotueka 22. 160,000 :