j), 1. Enclosure to Appendix G — continued. TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorised, Constructed, and Surveyed, up to 31st March, 1891— continued. MIDDLE ISLAND. I State of Line. Appropri- N.neofliae. ! Mileage. ' Subdivide.. Siding,. Total. ] Vnder Ulld „ I Opened. ; Snr- Fop . p]lte _ ;. . y ' mation. laying, j Date T^J£ le > 1872-73. 1873-74.1871-75. 1875-76.1876-77.1877-78. 1878-79. 1879-80.1880-81.1881-82. 1882-83.1883-84.1884-85. —— 1 ; : i 1 2 3 i ' 5 6 7 8 : 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 M eh, M. ch M. en M. en. M. ch. I M. eh. M. ch. M. ch M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. eh M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. eh. M. eh. M. eh M. eh. Nelson- ! Nelson-Belgrove.. I 22 73 Port Extension .. it) f 17 May, 1880 10 Roundel!' Nelson-Foxhill .. 18 73 I 2 52 25 45 , J 31 Jan., 1876 18 73 ! Foxhill-Belgrove .. 3 0 J I 25 Jul y, 1881 3 0 Greymouth- Greymouth - Nel- 7 69 Greymouth-Brunner- 7 50 \ I 7 April, 1876 7 50 Nelson son Creek ton 1 „ , „ - Creek Extension .. 0 5 !- 4 71 12 00 4 1 Feb., 1881 .. .. ! .. .. j 0 5 Stillwater (portion).. 0 4 14 Mar., 1881 .. .... .. 0 4 „ .. 0 10 I *■ \ 1 Sept., 1885 j Westport- Westport - Ngaka- 19 61 Station .. 0 291 /17 Dec, 1878 .. .. j .. .. 0 29 Ngakawau wau Westport. Waimanga- 10 0. | 5 Aug., 1876 10 0 Waimangaroa-Ngaka- 8 70 f 3 77 23 53 .. .. , •■ "j 26 Sept., 1877 .. .. 8 70 wau I Extension to Coal 0 37 j 1 31 Mar., 1890 .. .. ; .. .. I .. .. < Company's line Extension to Ngaka- 0 5 .. 0 5 ..05 .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. • • .... .. .. . < wau River Westport- Ngakawau - Moki- 7 61 Ngakawau-Mokihi- 7 6.. 7 6... 76 .. .. ' Ngakawau hiuui nui Extension Grevmonth- Greymouth -Hold- 24 27 Grevm'th-Teremakau 9 0 .. 9 0 120 6 20 140 .. fiokitika tika Teremakau-Arahura ' 10 78 .. 10 78 .. ; 10 68 0 10 .. i Arahura-Hokitika .. 3 70 .. 3 70 .. I .. 3 70 .. Extension to Hoki- 0 39 0 26 0 65 .: .. 0 39 .. tika Wharf Picton- Picton-Awatere .. 34 40 Picton-Blenheim .. 16 57 1 „ ,. ,, - ( 18 Nov., 1875 16 57 .. Hurunui Blenheim .. 1 22 J S 6 J1 ° " " •■ \ 24 May, 1880 122 Vernon Contract .. 4 38 .. 4 38 .. 4 38 .. .. Dashwood Contract 3 38 .. 8 38 .. 3 38 .. .. .. Utawai Contract .. 2 50 .. 2 50 .. 2 50 .. .. Surveyed (trial) .. 5 75 .. 5 75 5 75 Prelim. .. .. * "Kahautera-Waiau 26 15: Kahautera-Waiau .. 26 15 .. 26 15 26 15 Prelim. .. .. -I Waiau-Huruiiui 23 0; Beconnaissance .. 13 30 .. 13 30 13 30 Prelim. .. .. Culvordcn-Hurunui 9 50 0 42 10 12 9 Feb., 1886 -\ Hurunui- Mainline .. 196 37i Hurunui-Medbury .. 114 1 f 9 Feb., 1886 ■■, Waitaki,' j Medburv-Waikari .. 8 40 28 Oct., 18S4: •• •■ 8140 with ! i Waikarf-Waipara .. 9 10 17April,1882 .. •• 9 10 .. .J Branches: Waipara-Amberley .. 6 77: 6 Oct., 1880 6 (7 i i Amberlev-Ashlev(part): 3 63! 9 Feb., 1876 3 63 1 ] 7 64i 3 Nov., 1875 7 64 -| I Ashley-Rangiora .. 1 7l! 17 April, 1875 1 71 I Bangiora-Southbrook 1 63! 5 Nov., 1872 .. 1 63 Southbrook-Kaiapoi 5 1' 2 Sept., 1872 .. 5 1 Kaiapoi-Addington 11 68; 1 April, 1S72 11 68 Christchurch-Selwyn 22 43: 2 Oct., 1867 22 43 Selwyn-Dunsandel .. 1 77J 15 Feb., 1873 .. 177 Dunsandel-Rakaia .. 10 66 Uq oaona 7fi - 29 May, 1S73 .. 10 66 .. .. Bakaia-Ashburton .. 17 7 H52 89258 76 4 Aug., 1874 17 7 Ashbnrton-Ealing .. 19 29 31 May, 1875 19 29 Ealing-Woodbridge.. 2 59! |24 Aug., 1875 2 59 Woodbridge-Tcmuka 13 65. ! 4 Feb., 1876 13 65 Temuka-Timaru .. 11 15| 22 Oct., 1875 11 15 .. Timaru-St. Andrews 10 28! 1 July, 1876 10 28 St. Andrews-Otaio .. 3 66 1 Sept., 1876 3 66 Otaio-Makikihi .. 3 61 30 Oct., 1876 3 61 Makikihi-Hook .. 3 36 1 Feb., 1877 3 36 Hook-North Waitaki 16 14 1 Feb., 1877 16 14 North Waitaki-South 1 40 J I 17 April, 1876 1 40 Branches,— Waitaki Bangiora-Oxford 21 76 Bangiora-Cust ..1177) 1 Dec, 1874; 11 17 .. .. m Cust-Carlton .. 5 53 t 2 13 24 9 6Apnl,187o 5 53 Carlton-Oxford West 4 26 ) I 21 June, 1875 4 26 W Eyreton (from 20 7 Main Line - West 14 25) ( 27 Dec, 1875 14 25 Main Line) Eyreton -1612168 j Eyreton-Bemnett's .. 5 62!) ! 1 Feb., 1878 5 62 Lyttelton .. 6 26 Lyttelton - Christ- 6 26 .. 6 26 9 Dec, 1867 6 26 • church Southbridge .. 25 31 Hornby-Ellesmere .. 14 62) , ,, „. „ -'?!^I' 11 '1 i£5 ,rV„o Ellesmere - South- 10 49!) 3 17 28 48 ( 30 July, 1875 10 49 bridge . „ B Little River- 42 10 Lincoln-Birdling's 17 8:1 f 7 June, 1882 K » •■ Akaroa Flat I |- 8 5 M SI -{ Birdling's Flat-Little 5 38 J I 16 Mar., 1886 River Reconnaissance .. 19 44! .. 19 44 19 44 Prelim. .. .. ■■ Snringneld .. 30 60 Rolleston-Sheffieki .. 24 4) ( 1 Dec, 1874 .. .. ••• 24 4 .. .. ... Sheffield-Springfield 5 59!- 3 7 33 67 \ 3 Jan., 1880 ° ?» Springfield Coalmine 0 77 J ( 10 Feb., 1880 .'. 0 77 Whitecliffs .. 11 57 Darfield-Whitecliffs 1133!) 1,01311 1 J! ? OT ''SHS* Whitecliffs to Bridge 0 5f (27Jnne,1886 Extension Section .. 0 19, 0 19 .. 0 19 .. .. Rakaia-Ash- 22 20 Rakaia-Methven .. 22 20! 2 65 25 5 lApnl,1885* burton Forks „ \ ., ,± nri 10 47 Ashburton .. 29 46 Tinwald-Westerfield 10 47:1 I 8 April, 1880 10 1' •• •• • Westerficld-Anama.. 8 39 ! 7 Oct., 1882 ° »» •• •■ Anama-Cavendish .. 2 47 \ 1 52 29 1 \ lMar.,1884 * »' ••• Cavendish-Mt.Somers 148 4 Oct., 1886 j Mt.Somers-Springburn 4 8J V 9Sept„1889 ■ Extension .. t 2 17 .. 2 17 2 17 .. .. .. •• ' Opawa and Al- 55 8; Washdyke - Pleasant , 8 67\ ,24Dec, 1875 8 bi bury to Fairlie Point . ] , T .. .. Creek and Pleasant Point-Albury 16 61 \ 2 45 38 50 - 1 Jan., 1877 16 bl •• •■■ Burke's Pass Albury-Winscombe .. 7 7 i 22 Aug., 1883 ' < •• Wrnscombe-Bversley 3 30J 1,30 Jan., 1S84 •• Preliminary survey .. 19 3 .. 19 3 19 3 Prelim, .. .. •• Waimate .. 4 42 Studholmc-Waimate 4 42 1 3 5 45 19 Mar., 1877 4 42 WaimateGorge 8 21 Waimate-Waihao 8 21 0 54 S 75 .. .. .. 1 April, 1885* ] Downs . .: Waitaki- Main Line .. 246 69: South Waitaki- 13 8 |" 25 Sept., 1875 13 8 .. "Rlnff ond Oamaru ; „, ' IZoto Oamaru-Hillgrove .. 24 52 4Nov.,1876 .. 24 52 .. .. .. BranClleS ! Hillgrove-Pafmerston 12 6S 22 May, 1878 I •• 1268t '•„ " j Palmerston-Waikou- 9 3 6Sept.,1878 ■■ ■• ■> * ■■ I Waikouaiti-Waitati 14 33 7. May, 1878 1*33 Waitati-Glcndermid 9 77 20 Dec, 1877 ; ■■ •■ ' •• a " Glendermid-Dunedin 7 6 9 April, 1873 .. 7 6..;-Dunedin-Abbotsford 5 7 1 July, 1874 : o 7 .. Ahbotsford - Clutha 46 36; 5913 3oo 2 I ..- 1 X Sept '' 1875 I " , Clutha River - Bal- 0 60 22 Jan., 1878 j • ■ ° 60 clutha nn nl . Balclutha-Clinton .. 20 76 22 Jan., 1S79 q'ro " Clinton-Waipahi .. 9 62 1 Nov., 1877 •• » aA Waipahi-Gore .. 16 11 21 June, 1877 •• loll Gore-Mataura .. 7 40 30 Aug., 1875 •• '40 Mataura-Woodlands 20 68 7 June, 187o 20 68 Woodlands-Invercar-, 1121 11 Feb., 1874 .. .. 1121 gill Invercargill-Bluff .. 17 1 j . . I 5 Feb., 1867 17 1 Branches, — ■ 01 qq Duntroon .. 21 ,5 21 29} ,, 86 \ m I .. » » ;; *]™ V . " " " .] o«. troon Duntroon-Haka- 15 38 Duntroon - Hakatera- 15 38 1 5 16 43 .. .. .. 1 April, 1885* teramea mea . „. Ngapara .. 14 76 Waiareka-Ngapara.. 14 76 1 31 16 27 2 April, 1877 l» "> Livingstone 16 40 Windsor-Livingstone 12 0 0 50 12 50 .. 0 5 .. 12 Aug., 1887 Survey (trial) .. 4 40 .. i 4 40 4 40 Prelim. .. .. "„ • Palmerston-Wai- 9 40 Palmerston-Dunback 1 58 1 f 80 July, 1882 hemo (part) j- 0 54 9 29 .. .. ..^ Palmerston-Dunback 6 77 J I 1 Oct., 1885 (part) Surveyed .. 065 ..!0 65 065 .. .. .. Port Chalmers.. 1 9 Glendermid - Port 19 3 40 4 49 9April, 1878 •• 19 , " Chalmers Green Island .. 2 44 Buntside- Walton Park 174) n ,,J „ ,„ f 1 July, 1874 .. •• : •■ 1": •• •■ Walton Park-Saddle 0 50/ ° ; d lb t 4Sept.,1879 .. .. | .. .. 0M Hill „ „„ Outram .. 8 78 Mosgicl-Outram .. 8 78 0 68 9 66 1 Oct., 18771 .. .. | •• •• ! •• •• «'» Lawrence .. 21 76 Clarksvillc-Waitahtma: 15 4| , J ™ „„ ( 22 Jan 1877 ... 15 4 .. .. •• 1 •■ Waitahuna-Lawrence 6 72 J " *\ '" 1 2Apnl,1877 I ■■ 6 72 , Lawrence-Rox- 38 25 Preliminary survey.. 38 25 .. j 38 25 38 25 Prelim. .. .. I j Catlin's River .. 23 62 Balolutha-Romahapa 7 62 0 50 8 32 15 Deo., 1885 ' Glenomaru Section.. 6 18' 6 18 .. .. 6 18 .. Catlin's Tunnel See- 0 46 .. 0 46 .. .. 0 46 ■ ■ tion Surveyed .. 1 33! .. 1 33 1 33 .. .. .. Reconnaissance .. 7 63: .. 7 63 7 63 Prelim. .. .. " Waipahi-Heriot 26 22 Waipahi-Kelso .. 15 271 g „ a2 . 6 j 1 Dec 1880 .. •• •• •• ' ■• ■■ ;; 'L Burn : Kelso-Henot .. 4 56 1 ) 1 1 Apul, 1884 .. ! Snrveved .. 6 19 .. 6 19 6 19 .. .. .. Waimea Plains 36 39 Gore-Lumsden .. 36 39! 1 34 37 73 1 April, 1886* District By. Kelso-Gore " .. 24 0 Surveyed .. 9 68 .. 9 58 9 58 . .. .. Preliminary survey.. 14 22] .. 14 22 14 22 Prelim. .. .. Riversdale- Swit- 13 70 Riversdale Section .. 7 0;.. 70 .. 50 20 .. zers Surveyed .. 6 70 .. 6 70 6 70 .. .. .. 4' 0 ' Edendale-Toitois 19 30 Edendalc-Wyiutharn 4 01 „ ,„ , n „o J 9 Oct., 1882 Wyndham-Glenham 5 36) 0 (2 10 2b j 1 May, 1890 Surveyed .. 9 74 .. 9 74 9 74 .. .. .. Seaward Bush.. 23 33 Appleby-Waimatua 5 57) 0 86 11 61 I ,5 J uly ' 7™! " '.'. Waimatua-Mokotua 5 48) " M 1 16 Jan., 1888 I Surveyed .. .. 12 8 .. 12 8 12 8 .. .. .. jj'^ Canterbury Oxford-Temuka .. 83 0 Oxford-Sheffield .. 1144. 0 27 1171 7 Aug., 1884 Main Line Surveyed .. 21 7 .. 21 7 21 7 .. .. .. Reconnaissance .. 50 29 .. 50 29 50 29 Prelim. .. .. Otaao Cen- Waitaki Bluff 182 06 Wingatni Jct.-Hindon 16 67 114 18 1 24 Oct., 1889 tral Main Line to Hindon Section (part) 2 48 .. 2 48 .. .. 2 48 .. Lake Hawca Deep Stream Section 4 22 .. 4 22 .. .. 4 22 .. Nenthorn Section .. 9 0 .. 9 0 .. .. 9 0 .. Middlemarch Section 90 .. 90 .. .. 90 .. Surveyed .. 140 79 .. 140 79 140 79 .. .. ■. Invercar- Invercargill-King- 87 4 Invercargill-Winton 18 58 1 f 22 Feb., 1871 18 58 .. •• •• ■• ■■ ;; gill-King- ston Wmton-Caroline .. 22 10 20 Oct., 1875 22 10 . ?; on al f d Caroline-Elbow .. 8 27 7 Feb., 1876 8 27 .. Branch Elbow-Lowther .. 5 76 , . ., „„ 1q J 15 Jan., 1877 876 iVia ' " Lowther-Athol .. 13 18 \ 5 1B 92 19 1 28 Jan 1878 J8 f ■ •• •• SSif Athol-Fairhght .. 10 10 29 April, 1878 a'35 " Maral0a Fairlight-Kingston.. 8 35 10 July, 1878 8 35 ! Kingston Wharf .. 0 10 J 14 Dec, 1878 .. .. ' u x " ■■ ■• £• !' Lumsdon-Mararos 30 0 Lumsdcn-CastlcRock 2 21) 1 April, 1881 J Castle Bock-Murray 4 9 . n ,. , n . 13 Mar., 1886 Creek r ruri.-±o Murray Crk.-Mossburn 4 10) (22 Jan., 1887 Surveyed .. .. 8 20 8 20 8 20 .. .. .. Reconnaissance .. 1120 .. 1120 1120 [Prelim. .. .. •• Western Wallacetown 17 53 Makarewa Junction- 17 53n / 9Jimo,1879 °° Railways Branch Riverton 11 40 .... Otautau Branch 11 40 Thornbury (Aparima 1140 15 Dec, 1879 June.) to Otautau i c Qrr aA 1Q J 1ft kk Otautau-Nightcaps 10 55 Otautau-Wairio .. 10 55 \ 6 87 M 13 1 3 Mar., 1882 •■ ■■, r ™% " \\ \ Orepuki Branch 17 68 Riverton-Oraki .. 6 3 25 July, 1 SSI •• •• 1 Oraki-Colac .. 130 24Sept.,18S3 Colac-Orcpuki .. 10 35' V 5 May, 1885 ;• Totals ' .. 1645M .. 1645 74 191 46i5s7lo431 36 40 9 39 53 .. TC~36 27 62 11 21126 78248 10152 39 94 58 66 46 18 66 35 22 22 45 40 35 14 34 24 6 : — * In these cases the dates given are the dates on which the railways became the property of the Government. rw-v* p = ;iw»vs Ant and ifterwnrd* nurchased b t This comprises 45m. 59ch. of railways constructed by the Government and 45m. 79ch. of lines constructed by private companies under the District Eailways Act and [BStecmxis ; puichasea B { This comprises 11m. 33ch. of railways constructed by the Government and 36m. 39ch. of lines constructed by private companies under the District Railways Act, and afterwards purchased 1 •02 3! 258 76 24 9 21 68 6 26 28 48 19 44 11 77 5 53 4 26 14 62 24~ 4 10 49 11 33 •• 867 1881-85. 25 M. ch. ■" ■• .. . 1885-86.1886-87. 1887-88.1888-89. 1889-90. 1890-91. Total. ' 32" 26 27 28 29 30 31 M. ch. M. eh. M. eh. M. ch. M. ch. M. eh, M. ch. j 22 73 :: :: :: :: :: ::j 7 69 6'l0 I 19 56 0 37 ..J , 17 79 '.'. '.'. '.'. '■'■ '■'■ '■'■ 950 9 60 1 14 1 [- 196 37 V. '.'. '.'. '■'■ '■'■ '.'. I 21 76 "I 20 7 .. .. '.'. ■■ ■■ '■'■ 6 26 I 25 31 " L 22 46 5 38 .. J :: :: I :: '.'. '.'. '.'.) .. I V 30 60 .. ■■ j J :: 6' 5 ; :: :: :: ::} 1138 2220 22 20 !! .. ■■ ■■ ■■ '■'. (■ 27 29 1 48 4 8 ..J ' L 36 5 ". '.'. 4 42 8 21 8 21 :; :: :; i '; :: :: ] I 246 69 :: :: :: :: :: ::} 2175 15 38 15 38 14 76 ... 11 75 11 75 ' I 8 55 6 77 ) '.'. '.'. '.'. .. .. '.'. i' 9 , " • • j 2 44 8 76 " " '' I 21 It 7 62 7 6£ l6 :: :: :: :: :: ::} 20 ! '.'. 3639 '.'. '.. '.. .. 30 35 :: :: :: :: :: sse} 9S < :: " 7 5 : 48 :: :: ! ::} ""« 14 .. '.'. li'ii '.'. '.'. '.'. .. 16 67 .. 16'6 .. j .•• ■• ■■ '■ I 87 4-9 :: :: :: :: ::| 104 410 j '.'. '.'. j '.'. '.'. '.'. '■'■ 17 - 5 .. j 11 4 .. 10 £ .. [ 17 ( 10 35 .. j J 60101 54147 79 17 43 .. 21 32 5 361134 ! by the Government, by the Government. 30 M. eh. 0 37 • • I- 196 37 '.'. '.'. I 21 76 "I 20 7 .. '.'. 6 26 ■■] 25 31 " j- 22 46 "l .. ) .. Y 30 60 "J 11 38 '.'. '.'. 2220 V. - 27 29 1 Q i' 8 4 8 .. j .:[ 36 5 4 42 8 21 ::} • • |- 246 69 .. j .. ..1 ■; •• 21 75 .. j 15 38 14 76 11 75 158 ' I 8 55 y. r 9 • ■ "i 2 44 8 78 '• j 21 76 7 62 '• j 20 3 4 56 '.. '.. 3639 i' 0 :: sse} 93s " } 11 25 : •j li'44 '.. li'44 16 67 .. 16'67 1 •4 8J '' - 10 40 '.'. s's) '.'. rPreliin. 1753 11 40 10 55 .. I 17 68 21 32 5 361134 56 10 55 .. .. " 6 3.. 1 30 27 62 35 22 22 45 40 35 14 34 , 24 60 40 9 11 21 126 7S 7B becan .ment ai lment a le the property of the Goven id 45m. 79ch. of lines constn id 36m. 39ch. of lines constr iment. icted by priva ucted by privi cted by private companies under the District Railways Act, and afterwards purchased by the Government, icted by private companies under the District Railways Act, and afterwards purchased by the Government. ite com; ate com By iy, Government Printer, Wellington.—1891. luthority : George Didsbui