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APPENDIX CT. ANNUAL BEPOET ON THE PUBLIC WOBKS OE THE MIDDLE ISLAND. • The Engineeb in Chaege, Middle Island, to the Hon. the Ministee for Public Woeks. Sib,— Public Works Office, Dunedin, 31st March, 1884. I have the honour to submit the following report on the various works completed and in progress in the Middle Island during the past financial year. In order to facilitate comparisons the report will, as in former years, be divided into the following heads: 1. Eailways; 2. Eoads and Bridges; 3. Water-races; 4. Miscellaneous Works; 5. Buildings; 6. Surveys; and 7. General Bemarks. EAILWAYS. Genebab. The following statement shows the expenditure and liabilities on railways in the Middle Island up to the 31st March, 1884, including surveys and the valuation of Provincial Lines : — £ s. d. Total expenditure out of Loan ... ... ... 6,594,332 18 4 Valuation of Provincial Lines ... ... ... 1,104,281 2 5 Total expenditure up to the 31st March, 1884... £7,698,614 0 9 Liabilities on the 31st March, 1884 ... ... £222,621 0 9 Total expenditure and liabilities ... ... £7,921,235 1 6* The details of the above, together with the lengths of railways authorized and open, are given in the following table ; the lines taken over from the Provincial Governments of Canterbury and Otago, and the expenditure on preliminary surveys, being included : —

The following statement shows the rate at which the several railways in the Middle Island have been constructed during each financial year, further details being given in the table hereto appended (Enclosure No. 1): — Lengths of Railway opened in Middle Island during Financial Year.

* In addition to these amounts a sum of £303,103 15s. Bd. has been expended, and liabilities amounting to £286,145 10s. 2d. incurred, in the purchase of permanent way and rolling-stock for lines in the North and Middle Islands, which is at present in stock,

Name of Eailway. Total Length on which Expenditure authorized. Open for Traffic. Expenditure to 31st March, 1884. Liabilities on 31st March, 1884. .uthobized by " the immigration and public wobks Appbopeiation Act, 1883 " :— Nelson to Boundell Greymouth to Nelson Creek Greymouth to Hokitika Westport to Ngakawau Pieton to Hurunui Hurunui to Waitaki Canterbury Interior Main Line Waitaki to Bluff Otago Central Invercargill to Kingston Western Bailways Preliminary surveys M. ch. M. ch. £ s. d. £ a. d' 52 0 16 0 3 0 19 0 76 0 414 0 12 0 410 0 37 0 106 0 59 0 22 73 7 59 162,382 7 0 182,268 17 0 29,094 17 7 206,944 17 1 206,874 6 3 2,181,726 14 9 47,979 3 7 2,915,415 4 0 162,036 18 5 291,784 6 10 180,481 8 6 27,343 7 4 6,503 8 4 6,674 8 3 795 13 0 554 0 8 20,107 7 7 29,563 7 11 1,150 12 5 09,260 13 9 72,014 18 2 2,242 8 9 7,876 5 0 5,817 10 11 19 19 17 73 381 68 339*32 89*25 47 21 Total 1,204 0 925 50 6,594,332 8 4 222,621 0 9 'bovinciatj Goveenment Lines:— Canterbury (lengths included above) Otago „ „ „ 731,759 0 0 372,522 2 5 General total 1,204 0 925 50 7,698,613 10 9* 222,621 0 9*

Up to Juno 30, 1873-74. 1873. 1874-75. 1875-70. 1876-77. 1877-78. 1878-79. 1879-80. 1880-81. 1881-82. 1882-83. 1883-84. Total. M. ch. 104 18 M. ch. 11-.21 M. ch".' 126 78 M. ch. 248.-4-M. ch. 152 39 M. ch. 94 58 M. ch. 56 46 M. ch. 18 66 M. ch. 32 71 "M. ch. 24 76 M. ch. 40 19 M. ch. 14 34 [ M. ch. 925 50