Enclosure 2 in Appendix J—continued. TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorized, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1884. MIDDLE ISLAND.

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State of Line. Appropriation. Name of Line. Mileage. Subdivision. Main Line. Sidings. Total. T . -, Snr- i„nder veyed. F °r3 niation. Under Opened. laying. Date. Tjgr^ 9' 1872-73. 1873-71. 1871-75. 1875-76. 1876-77. 11877-78. 1878-79. 1879-80. 1830-81. 11881-82. 1832-83.' '1883-84. Total. 1 • 2 Waipahi - Heriot Burn 3 M. ch. 26 22 4 5 M. eh. 15 27 4 50 6 19 9 58 14 22 7 0 6 70 4 0 3 53 11 57 3 0 2 40 5 40 0 15 11 44 20 72 50 29 0 05 12 50 4, 22 9 0 149 79 18 58 22 10 8 27 5 76 13 18 10 10 8 35 0 10 0 0 12 00 11 20 17 53 0 M. eh. 1 49 0 27 7 8 M. eh. 9 M. ch. 10 M. ch. 11 12 M. eh. 13 M. ch. 14 M. ch. 15 M. eh. 10 M. ch. 17 M. ch. 18 M. ch. 19 M. ch. 20 M. ch. 21 M. ch 15 27 22 M. ch. 33 M. ch. 24 M. oh. 25 M. ch. 12 57 Waipahi-Kclso Kelso-Heriot Surveyed Surveyed Preliminary Survey.. Riversdale Section .. Surveyed Edendale- Wyndham Mokoreta Section .. Surveyed Appleby Section Waimatua Section .. Reconnaissance Temuka Bridge Oxford-Malvern Surveyed Rcconnaissanco Wingatui Section .. Hindon Section Deep Stream Section Nenthorn Surveyed Invercargill-Winton Winton-Caroline Caroline-Elbow Elbow-Lowther Lowther- Athol Athol-Fairlight Fairlight-Kingston .. Kingston Wharf Lumsden Section .. Castle Rook ,, Reconnaissance Makarewa Junction to Riverton Thornbury (Aparima June.) to Otautau Otautau-Wairio Biverton Section Boundhill ,, Pahia ,, M. ch. 16 76 5 3 6 19 9 58 6 19 9 58 4 50 1 Dec, 1880 Kelso Gore Waimea-Switzers 24 0 •• .. •• Canterbury Interior Main. Lino Edendal'e-Toitois Sea\vard_Bush .. i Oxford-Temuka 13 70 19 30 11 0 83 0 0 21 I 7 0 6 70 4 21 3 53 11 57 3 0 2 40 5 40 0 15 11 72 20 72 50 29 6 65 12 50 4 22 9 0 149 79 C*70 •■ I 11*57 •• •• 7**0 3*53 30 2 40 0 15 " .. | •• •• 9 Oct., 1882 I •• I ■■ ! i I •■ '• ! - i I •■ I '* - I i " •• 4 0 " I •• I ** 4 0 0*28 .. 20 72 11*44 Waitaki Bluff Main Lino to Lake Hawea .. ! Otago Central 182 50 •■ ** i 0 65 12 50 4 22 9 0 " • • ! •• " ** Invercargill-Kinsgton and Branch, Lums-den-Mararoa Invercargiil-Kingston 80 74 ** j- 4 19 149 79 " f 22 Feb., 1871 20 Oct., 1875 7 Feb., 1870 15 Jan., 1877 28 Jan., 1878 29 April, 1878 10 July, 1878 14 Dec, 1878 1 April, 1881 18 5S 22 10 8 27 •• •• 18 58 22 10 8 27 5 76 13 18 10 10 8 35 0 10 2 21 t * • ■-! •• ! 5*76 91 25 •■ •• 13 18 10 10 •• I i •■ ! 8*351 0 10 " •• Western Railways .. Kingston Wharf .. Lumsden-Mararoa 0 10 30 0 0 10 6 10 12 00 11 20 3 59 I •• *• 2 21 ■• •• 12 50 •• •• Wallacetown Branch 17 53 - v 9 June, 1879 •■ •• 17*53 17 53 - I I •• - I I Otautau Branch .. 11 40 11 40 15 Dec, 1879 11 40 11 40i Otautau-Nightcaps Orepuki Branch 10 55 17 03 10 55 6 3 1 30 10 30 3 64 47 29 3 Mar., 1882 25 July, 1881 24 Sept., 1883 10 55 6 3 10 55 0 3 1 30 10 30 10 30 I •■ ! " " " - 1*30: Tota opened •- •■ •• •• ■ • •• for Tra: ffic •• 1 I 11 21 : 126 78! :248 4 94 58 I 56 46 18 66 32 7l| I :925 5076 36! 27 G2; '152 39 24 70 40 19 14 341