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APPENDIX G.

ANNUAL REPORT ON PUBLIC WORKS BY THE ACTING ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF. The Acting Engineer-in-Chief to the Hon. the Ministee for Public Woeks. Sir,— Public Works Office, Wellington, 31st March, 1891. I have the honour to submit the following report on the various works completed and in progress throughout the colony during the financial year ending the 31st March, 1891: — EAILWAYS. Abstract.

The following table shows the expenditure and liabilities on Government railways in New Zealand up to the 31st March, 1891: —

During the year a total length of 22 miles 57 chains of railway was opened for traffic, 17 miles 21 chains in the North Island and 5 miles 36 chains in the Middle Island. The following table contains particulars of the sections : —

Appended hereto is a coloured diagram showing the length of railway opened each year since the commencement of the public works.

Name ol Railway. Total „ Length of °P™ Expenditure to 31st March, 1891. Liabilities on 31st March, 1891. Kawakawa Whangarei-Kamo Helensville Northwards Kaipara-Waikato, with Branches Waikato-Thames .. Morrinsville-Botorua Wellington-Napier and Palmerston North Wellington-Foxton.. Foxton-Waitara Sbrth Island Main Trunk .. tfelson-Roundell .. 3-reymouth-Nelson Creek jreymouth-Hokitika Westport-Ngakawau Picton-Hurunui —Pioton-Awatero Section Pieton-Hurunui —Red Post Section .. Hurunui-Waitaki, with Branches Dxford-Malvern Waitaki-Bluff, with Branches Dtago Central —Chain Hills-Middlemarch [nvercargill-Kingston, with Mararoa Branch Western Railways Preliminary surveys Miscellaneous Stock of permanent-way and rolling-stock on hand Value of permanent-way in hands of Railway Department M. oh. 1 41 9 20 110 0 172 36 62 55 73 36 230 15 202 63 216 0 52 0 7 69 24 0 19 01 34 40 9 50 474 41 11 44 560 00 41 57 117 4 57 56 M. oh. 7 41 6 52 7 42 151 1 30 55 41 60 205 23 197 60 S3 7 22 73 7 09 19 56 17 79 9 50 433 38 11 44 439 40 16 67 97 44 57 56 s s. a. 90,235 8 4 70,095 9 3 43,028 6 3 1,379,543 12 10 208,069 11 4 261,435 16 2 1,914,689 11 9 42,116 3 4 1,416,947 0 3 342,399 19 10 177,947 3 8 216,189 18 6 100,610 13 3 227,353 7 5 242,998 6 5 39,033 14 4 2,507,426 1 6 59,210 11 0 3,510,557 4 2 539,438 13 7 318,853 1 8 223,822 15 6 65,116 10 0 10,336 19 11 06,105 15 2 £ s. d. 34 0 0 21,384 8 9 179 10 6 19,267 19 8 6,227 7 2 G7 14 0 105 0 0 26,103 1 10 11,354 9 7 222 4 1 7,358 5 8 355 8 5 14,995 13 5 3,041 13 6 15,485 2 G 25,000 0 0 Total 2,495 28 1.835 77 14,098,561 15 0 126,181 19 1 Provincial Government Lines, etc. Canterbury (lengths included above) .. 3tago jisborne to Ormond Tramway Porest Hill 731,759 0 0 372,522 2 5 4,975 1 7 556 5 2 Grand total 2,495 2S 1,835 77 15,208,374 4 2 126,181 19

Railway. Section. Length. Date opened for Traffic. i/oodville-Palmerston Idendale-Toitois Woodville to Palmerston ... Wyndham to Glenhara M. oh. 17 21 5 36 9th March, 1891. 1st May, 1890. Total 22 57