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TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorised, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1900— continued SOUTH ISLAND.

* In these cases tno dates given are tbe dates on which the railways became the property of the Government. t This comprises 3m. 48ch. of railways constructed by the Government, and Ira. 60ch. of lines constructed by private company and afterwards purchased by the Government. ; This comprises 45m. 55ch. of railways constructed by the Government, and 45m. 79ch. of lines constructed by private companies under tho District Railways Act and afterwards purchased by the Government. ij This comprises 11m. 23ch. of railways constructed by the Government, and 36m. 39ch. of lines constructed by private companies under tbe District Railways Act and afterwards purchased by the Government. || This comprises 23m 40ch. of railways constructed by the Government, and 3m. 69ch. of lines constructed by private company and afterwards purchased by the Government. ** 9 miles 70 chainsformerly returned as opened tramway.

State of Line. ApproprisName of Line. Mileii|.i.. Subdivision. Main Sidings. Total. Sllr Under Under Teved For - Pfete- - """• nn.tion. l»yi„ B . I 1 Date. iToJune, ',.,„ _ 1872 jHS'i-73. 1878-74. Opened. |1874-75.il875-7e.'l870-77.1877-78.] 1878-79.1 1880-81. liaai-92. 1SS2-83. 1833-84. 1884 Ha. 1886-86. 1886-87. 1SS7 SB. 1888-89. 1889-90.1 1890 01. 18B1-92. 1892-B3. 1893-94. lH!)-t-85. 1898 96. 1896-97. Lsar-flsJisBe-BB. 18901900. Total. 1 NelsonRoundell 2 Nelson- Belgrove.. 3 ,y. oh. 22 73, 4 I ( Port Extension j Nclson-Foxhill Foxhill-Belgrovc j Grcymouth-Brunner-ton Extension Stillwater {portion).. 1 Station Westport-Waimanga-roa Wa i m a n gar o a-N gak a - wau Extension to Coal Company's Line ; Ngakawau-Mokihi-nui M. ch. 1 0 18 73 3 0 7 32 6 M. ch I L 2 52 ;J 1 [ 6 18 1 I ') \ 6 44 ) 7 M. oh. 25 45 8 I 9 U. oh. M. oh. 10 M. ch. « (17 May, 1880 ■ 31Jan., 1876 25 July, 1881 7 April, 1876 12 M. ch 13 M. eh. 14 M. eh.l I 15 I M. ch. 16 1. M. oh. 18 73 17 M. ch 18 M. eh.l 19 I M. ch. 20 M. ch. 21 M. ch. 1 0 22 M. oh. 8' 0 23 M. ch. 24 M. oh 25 hi. oh. 26 M. ch. 27 M. eh. 28 M. oh. 29 M, ch. 30 M. eh. 31 M. ch. 32 M. oh. 33 M. oh. 34 M. eh. 35 M. oh. 36 M.ch. 37 M. ch. 38 M. ch 39 H. oh. 40 4] M. eb. 1 22 73 ■ 7 51 ■ 19 19 GreymouthNelson Creek Greymouth - Nelson Creek 7 51| 7 32 WestportNgakawau Westport - Ngakawau 0 5 0 4 0 10 0 29 10 0 13 69 - 1 Feb., 1881 14 Mar., 1881 1 Sept., 1885 17 Dec, 1878 5 Aug., 1876 0 5 0 4 010 .. 19 19 - 10 0 029 8 70 . 25 63 26 Sept., 1877 8 7oj 'I " Ngakawau - Mokihinui 0 37 - 0 37 0 37 31 Mar., 1890 -'I 0 37 0 37 WestportNgakawau Extension 7 12 I 7 12 I 1 21 8 33 8 Aug., 1893 - .. - - I 7 12 7 12 Mokihinui Colliery Line Greymouth - Hokitika Kumara Branch Picton-Kabautera S 69 Mokihinui to coalmine Greymouth-Hokitika 3 69 j 0 21 4 10 25 Feb., 1895 ' 3 69 GreymouthHokitika New Survey PictonWaipara 24 87 4 10 103 41 ■ Kumara Branch .. : Pic ton-Blenheim ., Blenheim Omaka Contract Vernon Contract Dashwood Contract Utawai Contract Awatere Section Surveyed (location).. (trial) .. j Kahau tore-Mackenzie 24 37 4 10 16 57 1 22 2 43. 1 75 3 38 2 50 5 7 4 75 64 74 34 65 2 10 i 26 47 4 10 4 10 20 Dec, 1893 24 37j 24 37 I 3 26 23 68 4 1 75 3 38 I 2 50 [ 18 Nov., 1875 24 May, 1880 [IS April, 1893' 16'57 1 22 2'43 I 20 42 Kahautera - Mackenzie Mackenzie-Wai-para Main Line 1 75 3 38 2 50 5 7 . 4 75 64 74 34 65 4 75 64 74 34 65 5"7 Prelim. 34 65 ;; 35 0 Surveyed Omibi Section Culverden-Hurunui Hurunui-Medbury .. Modbury-Waikari .. Waikari-Waipara .. Waipara-Amberley .. Amberley-Ash ley (part) A sh 1 ey- Rangi ora Rangiora-Southbrook So u thbr ook- Kaiapoi Kaiapoi-Adding ton .. Christchurch-Selwyn j Selwyn-Dunsandel .. Dunsandel-Rakaia .. Rakaia-Ashburton .. Ash bur ton-Ealing .. : Ealing-Woodbridge.. Wooclbridge-Temuka : Temuka-Timaru .. j Timaru-St. Andrews St. Andrews-Otaio .. Otaio-Makikihi Makikihi-Hook Hook-North Waitaki North Waitaki-South Waitaki 20 0 15 0 9 50|' 1 14 8 40 9 10 6 77 3 63 7 64 1 71 1 63 5 1 11 68 22 43 1 77 10 66 17 7 19 29 2 59: 13 65 11 15 10 28 S 66 3 61 3 36 16 14 1 40 20 0 15 0 20 0 15 0 :: " 9 50 1 14 206 7 1 1 *. 9 Feb., 1886 9 Feb., 1886 28 Oct., 1884 17 April, 1882 6 Oct., 1880 9 Feb., 1876! 3 Nov., 1875 17 April, 1875| 5 Nov., 1872. 2 Sept., 1872 1 April, 1872 2 Oct., 1867 15 .Feb., IST-'l 29 May, 1873 4 Aug., 1874 31 May, 1875 ■l-i Au;;., 1K75 4 Feb., 1876 22 Oct., 1875 1 July, 1876 1 Sept., 1876 30 Oct., 1876 ] Feb., LS77 1 Feb., 1877 17 April, 1876 HurunuiWaitaki, with Branches 9*10 8 40 .. I 6 77 :: I ■ ■ i'nl 363 7 64 I .. 11 68 22 43 i'es 5 1 " i -206 7 ■64 08' i 77 10 66 17 7 19 29 •• J270 75 2 59 13 65 11 15 l 140 10 28 3 66 3 61 3 36! 16 14 ■■ Branches,— Rangiora-Oxford 21 76 Eangiora-Cust Cust-Carlton Carlton-Oxford West Main Line - West Eyreton Eyreton-Bennett's .. Lyttelton - Christchurch Hornby-Ellesmere .. EUesmere - Southbridge L i n c o 1 n ■ B i rdling's Flat Birdling's Flat-Little River Recomiaissance ilollusLon-riliL'lncld .. 11 77 I 5 53| 4 26:) 14 25 1 I 2 36 l 1 61 1 Dec, 1874 6 April, 1875 21 June, 1875 i27 Dec, 1875 11 77 5 53 4 26 20 7 24 32 ( 21 76 Eyreton (from Main Line) 21 63 14 25 1- 20 7 Lyttelton 6 26 5 621 J 6 261 6 26 1 Feb., 1878 9 Dec, 1867 s'a 5 62 0 2» Southbridge 25 31 14 62 1 10 49) f 3 17 28 48 ■■{ 26 April, 1875 30 July, 1875 14 62 1049 } 25 31 Little RiverAkaroa 42 10 17 8] [-2 5 "I 7 June, 1882 24 51 17 I I 22 46 5 38 J 16 Mar., 1886 5 38 19 44 19 44 19 44 'Prelim. Springfield . - ' Sheffield-Springfield Springfield-Coalmine Darfield-Whitecliffs Whitecliffs to Bridge Rakaia-Methven 5 59] \ 0 77) 11 83 I 0 5 I 22 20 8 7 38 67 "-, 3 Jan., 1880 10 Feb., 1880 3 Nov., 1875 27 June, 1886 1 April, 1885. 1133 •• 5*59 0 77 - [ 30 60 Whitecliffs 11 88 ; I 1 53 18 11 25 5 ■■■: 22 20 6' i j 11 38 22 20 Bait a i a-Ash-burton Forks Ashburton 22 20| 29 46: Tinwald-Westerfield : Westerfield-Anarua.. Anama-Cavendish .. Cavendish-Mt.Somers Mt. Somers-Springburn : Extension Washdyke - Pleasant j Point Pleasant Point-Albury Albury-Winseombo .. Winsoombe-Eversley Preliminary survey .. Studholrne- Waimate Waimate- Waihao Downs South Waitaki - Oamaru Oamaru-Hillgrove .. Hi 1 Igro ve- Palmers ton Palmerston - Waikou- ! aiti Waikouaiti-Waitati Waitati-Glendermid ■ Glendermid-Dunedin j Dunedin-Abbotsford Abbotsford - Clutha Biver Clutha Biver - Bal- j clutha Balclutha-Clinton .. Clinton-Waipahi .. Waipahi-Gore .. ; Gore-Mataura Mataura-Woodlands Woodlands - Invercargill Inyercargill-Bluff .. 10 47 } 8 39 2 47 r 1 48:1 4 87 2 17 8 671 2 65 8 April, 1880 7 Oct., 1882 1 Mar., 1884 4 Oct., 1886 9 Sept., 1889 24 Dec, 1875 10 47 8*3! 2 47 1 52 29 1 L 27 20 Opawa and Albury to Fairlie Creek and Burke's Pass i'41 4 8 2 17 2 17 '.' 55 8| 1 8*67 16 61 \ 7 7 3 30) 19 3 4 42 8 21 2 45 38 50 1 Jan., 1877 22 Aug., 1883 30 Jan., 1884 19 Mar'., 1877 1 April, 1885 1 ;; 16 8ll 7' 7 3 30 I 36 5 Waimate Waimate Gorge i' 3 0 54 19 3 5 45 8 75 19 3 Prelim. •■ 4 42 8 21 4 42 8 21 - ! 442 " I 821 Main Line 246 69 13 8 ' 25 Sept., 1875 13 8[ .. WaitakiBluff and Branches 24 52 12 68 9 3 4 Nov., 1876 22 May, 1878 6 Sept., 1878 24 52 12*68 9' 8 14 33 9 77 7 6 5 7 46 36 ■ 59 13j .100 2 7 May, 187S 20 Dec, 1877 9 April, 1873 i July, 1874 1 Sept., 1875 f 6 5' 7 16'11(1 14 S3 9 77 ■246 69 0 60 22 Jan., 1878 0 60 20 76 9 62 16 11 7 40 20 68 11 21 22 Jan., 1879 1 Nov., 1877 21 June, 1877 30 An;,, 1875 7 June,1875 11 Feb., 1874 20 68 7 40 t 16 11 962 ■10 70 - 17 1 . 5 Feb., 1867 17 1 li'21 I 21 75 Branches,— Duntroon 21 75 Pukeuri-Marawhenua Marawhenua - Duntroon , Duntroon-Hakatera-mca . Waiareka-Ngapara .. 1 W indsor-Livingstone Survey (trial! 1 Palmers ton-D unback (part) Palmers ton-D unback (part) Surveyed Inch Valley - Lime Quarry Glendermid - Port Chalmers B urns i de - W al t on Park Walton Park - Saddle Hill . Surveyed 21 29 I 0 46) } 136 | 23 30 1 Dec, 1875 11 July, 1881 21 29 - 0'46 Duntroon-Haka-teramea Ngapara Livingstone 15 38 14 76 16 40 15 38 14 76 12 0 4 40 1 58] 1 5 1 31 0 50 16 43 16 27 12 50 4 40 o'tS Prelim. '■i 1 April, 1885 ■ 2 April, 1877 12 Aug., 1887 30 July, 1882 15 38 15 38 14 76 11 75 14 76 isf li'75 9 40 4'io Palmers ton-Wai-liemo L 0 54 9 29 1 Oct., 1885 8 55 6 77 J 0 65 2 52 0 65 0 7? Inch Valley Railway Port Chalmers.. 2 29 0 65 2 29 023 2 '29 1 9 1 9 3 40 4 49 9 April 1873 1 9 1 9 Green Island .. 2 44 1 74 1 0 50 J 1 0 52 3 16 I -{ 1 July, 1874 4 Sept., 1879 ■ 1 74 050 [ 2 44 Green Island to Brighton Fernhill Colliery Line Kaikorai Valley Railway Outram Lawrence 4 65 4 65 4 65 4 65 1 60 1 Abbotsford to Fernhill Colliery . Surveyed .. 1 60 0 24 2 4 J19 Dec, 1895 .. I i 1 60 1 60 2 60 2 60 2 60 2 60 - 8 78J 21 76J : Mosgiel-Outram ■ Clarksville-Waitahuna [ Waitahuna-Lawrence ' Preliminary survey.. ; 8 78 15 4 1 6 72 J 38 25 0 68 !} 2 2 9 66 1 Oct., 1877 22 Jan., 1877 2 April, 1377 15' 4 6 72 8 78 8 78 I 21 76 23 78 Prelim. ■l Lawr e n c e-Rox-burgh Catlin's River .. 38 2a 38 25 38 25 Balclutba-Bomahapa | \ i Catlin's Tunnel Sec ! i Hunt'slioadSec(part)| 1 Hunt's Road Sec.(part) Waipahi-Kelso Kelso-Heriot ; Anguilla Section : Surveyed 1 68 1 2 3 1 19 20; 7 621 6 18 0 46 8 48 1 06 15 27 1 4 56 I 6 19 28 11 15 Dec, 1885 9 July, 1891 4 Mar., 1895 16 Deo., 1895 22 June, 1896 1 Dec, 1880 1 April, 1884 . 7 62 6 18 19 20 ! 20 3 21 3 - I 6'4f 3 48 i 6 Waipahi - Heriot Burn Extension to Boxburgh, fiaRae's Junction and Ettrick Vid Spylaw 20 3; 22 6 6 19 28 11 ••{' i ■■ 15 27: " 456 34 30l 6 19 28 11 Prelim. 28 70 1 Anguilla Section J Surveyed 1 Gore-Lumsden 4 56 24 14 36 39 184 4 56 24 14 87 73 4 56 24 14 Prolim. i 36 39 Waimea Plains District Ry. Kelso-Gore 86 39! 1 Aprii," 1886 .. .. .. .. 36 39 :: i Riversdale- Switzers Edendale-Toitois 24 OJ 13 70j 19 30 1 Surveyed : Preliminary survey.. 1 Riversdale Section .. ; Surveyed 1 Edendale-Wyndham ; Wyndham-Glenhaui ! Surveyed ;| Apple by-Waimatua Waimatua-Mokotua 1 Waiiuna Sec. (portion) Waituua Sec. (portion) Titiroa and Waimahaka Sections 1 OwakaCatlin's River Bridge Surveyed Tokauui-Waimahaka 1 Oxford-Sheffield Surveyed Reconnaissance i Wingatui Jet.-Hindon Hindon Section (part) Deep Stream Section Nenthorn Section .. Middlcmarch Section Middleuiaroh-Hyde Hyde-Kokonga Kokonga-Ranfurly .. Ranf uiiy-Wedderburn Weddeiburu - Poolbum Gorge j Surveyed I Invercargill-Winton Winton-Caroline Caroline-El bow E1 bo w-Lo w ther Lowther-Athol Athol-Fairlight Fairlight-Kings ton .. Kingston Wharf 3 Lumsden-Castle Rock Castle Rock - Murray Creek Murray Creek-Moss-burn Surveyed Reconnaissance 0 Winton - Hedgehope Station 3 Makarewa JunctionRiver ton 0 Thornbury (Aparima June) to Otautau 5 Otau tau-Wairio 8 Riverton-Oraki Oraki-Colac Colac-Orepuki 0 O'epuki -Waimeamea Surveyed .. 9 58 14 22 7 0 6 70 4 0 1 5 36) 9 74 5 40) 5 58 6 62 J 1 40 5 12 } 0 72 9 68 14 22 7 0 6 70 10 28 9 74 9 58 14 22 670 Prelim. 5 0 2"o :: l 9 Oct., 1882 1 May, 1890 9 July, 1886 16 Jan., 1888 6 Mar., 1895 8 June, 1899 I 9 36 4 0 5*86 Seaward Bush.. 24 52i I ) 0 79 ) 18 79 9 74 -I - .. I 5 40 '.'. 6 5f > .: 6 58 ■■ 6 62 24 52 10 12' 1 40 5 63 .. .. 1 40 5 12 Catlin's - Seaward Bush 57 60 4 0 051 4 0 4 0 i ■• I - I .. ... :; Catlin's. S e award BuBh 46 60 7 0 11 44 21 7 50 29 16 67. 2 48 4 22 9 0) 7 31 I 16 12 10 0 11 25 I 8 29 15 6 6'27 46 60 7 0 11 71 21 7 50 29 46 60 7 0 2l"7 50 29 Prelim. Prelim. ii 14 Oxford-Temuka .. 83 0 7 Aug., 1884 11 44 " Canterbury Interior Main Line Otago Central Waitaki Blufi Main Line to Lake Hawea 182 56 Prelim. 24 Oct.', 1889 1 :: - .. ' .. c: ■■ ! " i - I I I 4 14 4 ■■ I Hi 07 I 77 45 ) 9 April, 1891 ■■ ! ::) 23 21 i .. 81 59 I;; 829 12 July, 1894 1 Oct., 1897 14 Dec, 1898 ■■ ■ I :: ! ■■ I I :: 1612 io' t n'25 I 0 46 8 75 15 6 15 6 81 56 18 58 22 10 8 27 5 76 13 18 10 10 S 35 0 10 2 21' 4 9 81 56 81 56 22 Feb., 1871 20 Oct., 1875 7 Feb., 1876 15 Jan., 1877 28 Jan., 1878 29 April, 1878 10 July, 1878 14 Dec, 1878 1 April, 1881 13 Mar., 1886 18 58 22'l0 8 27 " i " •• i i ■• I ■• I 87 4 10 I n v fl r c gill-King-ston and Branch, LumsdenMararoa Invoicargill-King-ston 87 ) •• I 071 i " I i 92 19 13 18 10 10 ■■ i Lumsden-Mararos i 8'.35 0 10 30 0 . .. 2 # 21 " " 4' 9 .9 :: ! I :: 4 10 11 40 22 Jan., 1887 8 20 11 20 13 25 8 20 11 20 4 10 .. 8 20 11 20 1**12 40 0 - 65 Prelim. 1240 Forest Hill Railway Western Railways Winton to Hedgehope Wallace town Branch Otautau Branch 12 40 17 53 ! 17 53. 17 July, 1899 J 9 June, 1879 17 53 I 1240 17 53 11 40 ! 11 40 15 Dec, 1879 II 40 11 40 Otautau-Nightcaps Orepuki Branch 10 55 17 68 10 55 6 3 1 30 10 35 4 40 8 40 0 37 64 13 j 3 Mar., 1882 25 July. 1881 24 Sept., 1883 V 5 May, 1885 10 55 6 3 §47 62 17 53 10 55 I 17 68 OrepukiWaiau Biver Orepuki-Waiau .. 13 0 4 40 8 40 2110 1 I 10 S -ID 598 25 ! 11 21 i 30 14 34 1 30 .. 10 35 191 54 § 2132 10 0 19 12 Totals 1901 40 18 41 12 32 76 36 247 72: 18 66 40 35 - I 29 39 34 12 15 28J 1272 22 1 1901 41 208 41 27 6i 126 71 ill52 HI) 94 58| 56 46 35 2J 22 41 24 60 5 36 I [27 % 11 21