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APPENDIX E

ANNUAL REPORT ON PUBLIC WORKS BY THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF

The Engineer-in-Chief to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works. Sir,— Public Works Office, Wellington, Ist June, 1895. I have the honour to submit the following report on the various works completed and in progress throughout the colony during the past year

RAILWAYS. Abstract. The following table shows the expenditure and liabilities on Government railways in New Zealand up to the 3lst March, 1895: —

During the year a total length of 44 miles 0 chains of railway was opened for traffic. 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.

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Name of Railway. Total Length of Railway or Section. Open for Traffic. Expenditure to 31st March, 1895. Liabilities on 31st March, 1895. M. oh. 19 40 7 41 23 77 110 0 151 1 62 55 73 36 M.ch. 16 46 7 41 14 52 7 42 151 1 30 55 73 36 £ s. d. 51,138 2 10 90,337 11 5 118,880 1 4 60,891 3 5 1,387 006 11 2 245,225 14 10 358,376 2 0 £ s. d. Kaihu Valley Kawakawa Whangarei-Kamo and Extension Helensville Northwards Kaipara-Waikato, with Branches Waikato-Thames Thames Valley—Rotorua and Lichfield Branch Wellington-Napier and Palmerston North (including Te Aro Extension and Greytown Branch) Wellington-Foxton Foxton-New Plymouth, with Branches North Island Main Trunk Nelson-Roundell Greymouth-Nelson Creek Greymouth-Hokitika Wcstport-Ngakawau Westport-Ngakawau Extension to Mokihinui* Mokihinui Colliery Linef Picton-Hurunui— Picton-Awatere Section Hurunui-Red Post Section Hurunui-Waitaki, with Branches Canterbury Interior Main Line —Oxford-Ternuka Waitaki-Bluff, with Branches Otago Central Inveroargill-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 233 12 197 80 216 0 52 0 7 51 24 37 19 56 7 12 3 69 206 38 197 60 56 77 22 73 7 51 24 37 19 56 7 12 3 69 2,005,259 3 2 42,116 3 4 1,432,849 12 8 484,352 17 3 178,177 15 0 216,246 11 11 186,082 16 8 227 493 15 7 2,644 14 0 8,958 1 11 940 9 5 7,445 4 1 1 514 14 4 23 863 14 8 289 11 8 10,094 19 3 136 19 4 5,365 7 7 34 40 9 50 474 41 83 0 628 23 182 56 117 4 57 56 20 42 9 50 433 38 11 44 452 79 56 20 97 44 57 56 263 577 14 3 39,093 6 1 2,527,563 4 4 59 338 4 2 3,599,814 2 8 652 255 9 5 320,291 17 8 224,795 10 11 65 180 7 2 10,336 19 11 25,359 3 3 108 5 9 232 15 8 3 15 5 19,645 3 8 13,768 14 1 232 15 9 91 12 0 32,635 18 3 25,000 0 0 Total : 2,797 17 ] I 1 987 79 14,897,040 2 5 127 972 16 10 Provincial Government Lines, etc. 731 759 0 0 372,522 2 5 4 975 1 7 556 5 2 Canterbury (lengths included above) Otago Gisborne to Ormond Tramway Forest Hill Tramway Grand total 2,797 17 1 987 79 16,006,852 11 7 127,972 16 10 : * The funds for this extension —namely,£35,501 2s. lid., wei t The funds for purchase of this line, £15,745, were provide) •e provided by the Westpi I by the Westport Harboi >rt Harbour Board. ir Board.

Railway Section. Length. Date opened for Traffic. Vhangarei-Kamo Extension 'harries Valley-Rotorua Vestport-Ngakawau Extension )tago Central Jatlin's Eiver ieaward Bush Hikurangi Eotorua Mokihinui Colliery Line Hyde Tunnel Waituna M. ch. 8 0 8 51 3 69 16 12 0 46 6 62 2nd July 1894. 8th December 1894. 25th February 1895. 12th July, 1894. 4th March, 1895. 6th March, 1895. 44 00