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Branches. Already opened for Traffic. Still to be constructed. Total. Estimated Results due to Construction of Branch Lines at Period about Ten Years Hence, presuming that the whole of the Branch Lines and also the whole of the Main Line are opened for Traffic within say three years from now. 1 P4 P4 o o s c Lands traversed. Lands traversed Extent. <u Population. % 3 Cost. Extent. Probable Cost. Extent. Probable Cost. Present. Probable. I I! 1 I! A 5 1 1 i 1 Miles. I •£ (Miles. £ Miles. £ £ £ £ No. | No. No. | No. MlsjMls Mis Mls| Mlsj Mis Miles. Christchurch to Picton, East Coast Route, combined with a Branch from Rolleston to Brunnerton. 20 Rolleston to Home Bush ... 60,000 127 Home Bush to Brunnerton, vik Lake 1,640,000 147 Rolleston to Brunnerton ... 1,700,000 139,630 97,020 42,630 2'gi 8,8oo 3,000* 18,000 6,ooo* 62 30 39 16 101 46 Lyndon, Craigieburn, Arthur's Pass, and Lake Brunner Coast Christchurch to Picton, Tarndale Route, combined with a Branch from Tophouse to Nelson. 23 j Nelson to Belgrove ... | 153,000 j 33 | Belgrove to Tophouse ... ... | 310,000 j 56 I Nelson to Tophouse ... | 463,000 1 27,960 | 18,640 | 9,320 | 2*01 | 6 } i6o j 7,000 [ 12,000 j 12,000 j 31 | 17 j 8 j ... | i£ | 41 Christchurch to Picton, Maruia Route, combined with a Branch from Maruia to Reefton. ... I (( , ... I 33 i Maruia Valley to Reefton ... ... | 330,000 | 33 j Maruia Valley to Reefton... | 330,000 j 9,900 | 6,600 | 3,300 | 1*00 | 500 i,5oot| 1,500 | 3,ooof| 4 j ... | 29 | ... j 33 [ ... Christchurch to Picton, Maruia Route, combined with a Branch from Tophouse to Nelson. 23 I Nelson to Belgrove ... | 153,000 j 30 | Belgrove to Tophouse ... ... | 280,000 | 53 | Nelson to Tophouse ... | 433,000 | 27,960 j 18,640 j 9,320 ] 2*1$ | 6,160 | 7,000 | 12,000 [ 12,000 j 31 j 17 | 5 [ ... j 12 | 41 Christchurch to Picton, Maruia Route, combined with Branches from Maruia to Reefton and from Tophouse to Nelson. j a j Maruia Valley to Reefton ... ... j 330,000 86 j Maruia Valley to Reefton, j 763,000 37,860 I 25,240 I 12,620 i'6<j I 6,660 8,500 I 13,500 [ [15,000 j 35 | 17 j 34 j .,. 45 I 41 23 Nelson to Belgrove ... j 1:13,900 j 30 [ Belgrove to Tophouse ... ... | 280,000 | and Nelson to Tophouse | Christchurch to Picton, Maruia Route, combined with a Branch from Maruia to Brunnerton. ... I ... ... I I Maruia to Brunnerton ... ...I 700,000 I 72 I Maruia to Brunnerton ...I 700,000 I 72,000 I 50,400 21,600 I 3*09 I 4,500 t 3,000*1 9,500 I 6,ooo*| 11 I 7 I 54 i ... I 68 I 4 * These represent the populations of Greymouth and Brunnerton. t This represents Reefton and the mining population in the immediate vicinity.