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APPENDIX E.

ANNUAL REPORT ON PUBLIC WORKS l!Y THE ENGINEER-IN-CHJEF.

The Engineee-in-Chief to the Hon. the Ministek for Public Works. Sib,— Public Works Office, Wellington, Ist July, 1900. 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 31st March, 1900: —

* The amount shown as expenditure represents the proportionate amount unrecovered from the Midland Railway Company, t The funds for this extension—namely, .835,501 2s. lid.—were provided by the Westport Harbour Board, t The funds for purchase of this line, £15,745, were provided by the Westport Harbour Board. § The expenditure on this line as a tramway was made by the Lands Department.

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Name of Bailway. Total Length of Eailway or Section. Open for Traffic. Expenditure to 31st March, 1900. Liabilities on 31st March, 1900. K. aihu Valley Kawakawa- Grahamtown — Kawakawa Whangarei-Kamo and Extension Helensville Northwards Kaipara-Waikato, with Branches Waikato-Thames, with Branches Chames Valley—Rotorua .. .. .. jlisborne-Karaka .. .. .. .. Vellington-Napier and Palmerston North (including Te Aro Extension and Grey town Branch) iVellington-Foxton Poxton-New Plymouth, with Branches Sorth Island Main Trunk tfelson-Roundell Midland Railway* .. 3-reymouth-Nelson Creek Jreymouth-Hokitika Westport-Ngakawau tVestport-Ngakawau Extension to Mokihinuit Mokihinui Colliery LineJ ?icton-Waipara— Picton-McKenzie Waipara-McKenzie Surunui-Waitaki, with Branches Canterbury Interior Main Line—Oxford-Temuka Vaitaki-Bluff, with Branches Dtago Central invercargill-Kingston, with Mararoa Branch .. ?orest Hill Railway—Winton-Hedgehope§ Western Railways Preliminary surveys Miscellaneous Stock of permanent-way on hand of permanent-way in hands of Railway Department Holling-stock M. ch. 19 40 M. ch. 17 21 £ s. d. 54,995 19 2 £ s. d. 34 7 9 7 41 48 17 110 0 151 1 62 58 69 33 17 0 7 41 21 26 10 48 151 1 62 58 69 33 80,473 15 6 137,618 13 7 91,450 17 10 1,222,840 11 7 323,510 17 10 353,951 15 7 501 14 5 195 1 10 1,856 11 1 2,646 0 11 1,041 6 10 146 10 11 1,511 11 10 233 12 195 49 209 64 52 0 233 12 195 49 69 40 22 73 1,946,327 19 8 42,116 3 4 1,310,789 6 11 692,300 18 10 162,671 14 4 136,682 6 10 166,471 11 11 187,670 16 4 187,512 15 7 299 6 7 150 0 0 14,601 5 3 7 51 24 37 19 56 7 12 3 69 7 51 24 37 19 56 7 12 3 69 13,094 19 8 • 138 16 35 0 483 72. 83 0 505 13 182 56 117 4 12 40 57 56 20 42 443 08 11 44 466 05 77 45 97 44 12 40 57 56 279,088 14 8 880 7 2 2,183,518 12 3 59,343 9 2 3,340,779 10 4 807,640 3 9 282,828 4 6 21,682 16 3 214,722 18 7 61,444 10 4 10,336 19 11 30,614 0 2 18,648 7 8 1,166 18 11 425 14 10 12,739 5 0 761 10 10 407 2 8 73 13 9 26,136 0 1 25,000 0 0 2,029,559 19 3 7,702 8 1 Total 2,853 74 2,110 31 16,445,328 5 7 103,638 4 6 Provincial Government Lines, etc. Canterbury (lengths included above) .. 3tago Jisborne to Ormond Tramway 731,759 0 0 372,522 2 5 4,975 1 7 Grand total 2,853 74 2,110 31 17,554,584 9 7 103,638 4 6