TABLE of Lengths of Government Lines Authorised, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March. 1904— continued. SOUTH ISLAND.

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ApproprUDivision. Milc»B.. Section. Main Siding-. Total. SurUnder mati on. PUteState of Line. Upened. l_yi ng . Date. j 1872. 1872 -?3-1S73-.4.I il87*-75. 1875-78. 1878-77.1877-7S. 187B-7B. 1879-80. 18-0-81. 1881-82.11882-83.1883-8*. 1884-86. | 1885-86.11888-87.11887-88.1888-89.11889-90. !l 890-9 l.j 1891-93. |l89__-9S.18-.a-»4.18M-9B.llSe5-96.|l896-B7. 1897-98.' 1888-99. 18991900. 11900-1.1 11901-a. I 1905-4.' T ..t.l. 1902-3. 1 N el sonRound ell Midland Railwa Ngahere-, Blackball Grey mouthNelson Creek 2 3 I 4 5 6 7 8 M. oh. M. ch. M. ch. M. oh, M. o_ Nelson-Belgrove.. 22 73 Port Extension ... 10) Nelson-Foxhill .. 18 73 \ 2 52 25 45 Foxhill-Belgrove .. SO) Stillwater - Bel- 148 21 Stillwater - Reefton 37 9 4 79 42 8 o.nvn ..rj«Tadmnr. . Nelson-Belgrove.. 1 Stillwater - Belgrove {via Tadmor) grove (i.'-<i Tadmor) Reefton-Inangahua 20 0 .. 20 0 16 C Inangahua-Tadmor 71 19 .. 71 19 71 19 Tadmor-Motupiko .. 10 29 0 69 11 18 Motupiko-Belgrove.. 9 44 0 62 10 26 Brunner Spring- 95 49 Brunner-Jackson's .. 32 15 1 „ 6g , g .g field Jackson's-Otira .. 10 12) O-ira-Avoca .. 37 22 .. 37 22 37 22 Avoca-Otarama .. 11 22 .. 11 22 2 60 Ocarama-Springfield 4 58 0 16 4 74 Ngahere-Blackball 3 30 Ngahere-Blackball I 3 30 .. 3 30 8 5 ! Greymouth - Nel- 7 51 Grey mouth-Brim ner- 7 '82 \ son Creek ton Extension .. 0 5 [ 6 18 13 69 Stillwater (portion).. 0 4 „ .. 0 10.' Westport - Ngaka- 19 19 Station .. ' 0 29 j wau .Vcstport-Waimanga- 10 0 [ 7 33 2 6 52 i-oa Waimangaroa-Ngaka- 8 70 / 0 37 Extension to Coal 0 37 .. 0 37 Company's Line Ngakawau-Moki- 7 12 Ngakawau-Mokihi- 7 12 1 21 8 33 hinui nui Brunner Springfield Ngahere-Blackball : Greymouth - Nelson Creek 3 I M. ch. 22 73 148 21 95 49 6 M. ch. [ 2 52 ''____ 4 79 6*69 0 62 I 2 68 6'11 7 H. oh. 25 45 42 8 20 0 71 19 11 18 10 26 45 15 37 22 11 22 4 74 8 30 8 9 10 11 , 12 13 14 15 I 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 80 31 32 33 34 35 36 3' , M. oh. M. oh. M. oh. J M. oh. M. oh. M. oh. M. ch. M. ch. M. oh. M. ch. M. eh. M. ch. M. ob. M. ch. M. oh. M. oh. M. oh, M. ch, M. oh. M. oh. M. eh. M. oh. M. ch. M. oh. M.ch. M. oh. M. oh. M. ch. M. I 17 May, 1880 ........ i o .. \ 31 Jan., 1876 ig'73 ( 25 July, 1881 s' 0 "" 21 July, 1900 ft.. .. , .. " .. '.'.'.. '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. .'. '.'. .'. '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. 16 0 3 40 0 40 71 19 ...... .. 5 9 5 20 .. .... ■ ■ ■ • • 21 July, 1900 ft I 21 July, 1900'tt 1 is Nov., 1900 .; .; .,' .; " \\ / " ;; .; .; ; ■ ;; ...... " .. ','. ! 1 ;; 2 60 3 38 5 04 '.'. '.XV. ' " ■■••-■-■ 21 July, 1900tt-- ... 3 5 0 25 (bridge) "" " " "' " " i 7Apnl,1876 .. 7 32 '.'. .. .. .. .. 1 Feb., 1881 .... "0 5' 14 Mar., 1881 " " 0 4 " { 1 Sept., 1885 .. .... " ..■■■•• ■ ■ f 17 Dec, 1878 ...... " 0 29' ••,■-■ • . ...... A 5Aug.,1876 .. .. .. .. .. w 0 '.'. '.'. .'. A .." .. ' .. '.'. .. .. '.'. .. " (26Sept., 1877 .. .. ' s 70 .. .. .'.' .." .." ." ,. 31Mar.,1890 ;_ ;; .. .. ' 0 37 8Aug.,1893 ., ■ pi pi ., 7 12 8 M. ch. 16 0 71 19 37 22 2 60 3**5 9 M. oh. 3 40 5"g 3* 88 0*25 13 M. ch. 14 M. ch 15 I 16 17 18 19 20 21 M. ch.' M. ch. M. ch. U. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. 10 18 73 17 M. oh. 18 M. oh. 19 M. ch. 22 M. oh. S' 23 24 M. oh. M. ob. 25 26 M. ch, M. oh. 27 M.ch. 28 29 M. ch. H. oh. 80 M. oh. 31 . M. ch. 32 M. o 33 M.ch. 34 35 M, ch. M. i')i. 36 M.ch. 87 M.ch. 38 M.ch 39 M. oh. 40 m. oh. 41 M. ch. 37* 9 9 44 : _ 15 10 12 4 58 42 M. ch. 42 43 M. ch. M. ch, 44 45 M. ch- M. ch. -::-!-_ ra " :>s 58 3 30 7 51 7 32 WestportNgakawau Westport - Ngaka13 69 .. 0 5 ....... 0 4 '.'. .." 6 29' .. '.'. 10 0 8 70 6 29 6 10 7 51 19 19 19 19 10 Weatport- ■ Ngakawau Extension Ngakawau-Moki-hinui 0 37 7 12 8 70 .. 0 37 7 12 .. 0 37 7 13 Newsurvey State Colliery GreymouthHokitika Kumara Branch HokitikaNew survey PictonWaipara Mokihinui Colliery 3 69 Mokihinui to coal- 3 69 0 25 4 14 Line mine Westport-Inanga- 26 0 Westport-Inangahua 20 0 .. 26 0 26 0 hua Junction Junction Greymouth - Coal 5 1 Greymouth - Coal 5 1 0 40 5 41 Creek Creek Greymouth-Hoki- 24 37 Greymouth-Hokitika 24 37 2 10 26 47 Mokihinui Colliery Line Westport-Inanga-hua Junction Greymouth - Coal Creek ■ Groymouth-Hoki-Kumara Branch Hokitika-Ross .. Ro-s-Waitaha .. I Picton-Kahautera 8 69 25Feb.,1895 * 3 69 .. 26 0 Prelim. .. .. I 26 0 Prelim. 3 69 26 0 5 1 ..1140 .. ,. .." 1 1 24 :i7 .'. 20Dec.,1893 .. _ 2 4 87 24 37 .. 24 37 Kumara Branch 4 10 Kumara Branch .. 4 10 .. 4 10 4 10 Hokitika-Ross .. 16 0 Hokitika-Ross .. 16 0 .. 16 0 2 0 Ro-s-Waitaha .. 10 0 Ross-Wai tali a .. 10 0 .. 10 0 10 0 i Picton-Kahautera 103 30 Picton-Blenheim .. 16 57) Blenheim .. 1 22 \ 8 26 23 68 Oinaka Contract .. 2 43 J Vernon Contract .. 1 75 .. 1 75 Dashwood Contract 8 38 .. 3 38 Utawai Contract .. 2 39 .. 2 39 Awatere Section .. 5 11 0 43 5 54 Surveyed (location).. 4 71 .. 4 71 4 71 (trial) .. 64 74 .. 64 74 64 74 Kahautera - Mac- 34 65 Kahauter.-Mackenzie 34 65 .. 84 65 84 65 Mackenzie-Wai- 35 0 Cheviot Section .. 11 26 .. 11 26 10 12 para Waikari Section .. 8 54 .. 8 54 Omihi Section .. 15 0 1 2 16 2 Main Line .. 206 7 Culverden-Hurunui 9 50" Hurunui-Medbury .. 1 14 Med bury-Waikari .. 8 40 Waikari-Waipara .. 9 10 Wai para-Amberley .. 6 77 Amberley-Ashiev(part) :■( O.S 7 04 Ashley-Sangiora .. 1 71 Rangiora-South brook 1 03 Southbrook-Kaiapoi 5 1 Kaiapoi-Addington .. 11 68 Christchurch-Selwyn 22 43 Selwyn-Dunsandel .. 1 77 l a , fio r.™ 7 _. Dunsandel-Kakaia .. 10 06 r 64 68 27 ° 75 ■ ■ Rakaia-Ash burton .. 17 7 Ashburton-Ealing .. 19 29 Ealing-Woodbridge.. 2 59 Woodbridge-Temuka 13 65 Temuka.-'rimaru .. 11 15 Timaru-St. Andrews 10 28 St. Andi. ws-Otaio .. 8 66 Otaio-Makikihi .. 3 61 Makikihi-IIook .. 8 36 Hook-North Waitaki 16 14 North Waitaki-South 1 40 . tt.-aiK.A-.,— Waitaki Rangiora-Oxford 21 76 Rangiora-Cust .. 1177) Cust-Carlton .. 5 53 [ 2 36 24 82 Carlton-Oxford West 4 26 J Eyreton (from 20 7 Main Line - West 14 25) Main Line) Eyreton [ 1 61 21 68 Kvr.-ton-J.eniictt's .. 5 62 ) Lyttelton .. 6 26 Lyttelton - Christ- 6 26 .. 6 26 church Southbridge .. 25 31 Hornby-Ellesmere .. 14 62) „■ 17 „ B , R Ellesmere - South- 10 49} a *' M w bridge Little River- 42 10 Lincoln-Birdling's 17 8] Akaroa Flat 2 5 24 51 Birdling's Flat-Little 5 38 J " Reconnaissance .. 19 44 ,. 19 44 19 44 Springfield .. 30*60 Kolleston-Sheffield .. 24 4 Sheffield-Springfield 5 59 3 7 33 67 Springfield-Coalmine 0 77 Whitecliffs .. 11 88 Darfield-Whiteoliff- 11 33 , ><> ,„ ,, Whitecliffs to Bridge 0 5 l 0a la ■* Rakaia-Ash- 22 20 Rakaia-Mcthven .. 22 20 2 65 25 5 burton Forks 4 10 4 10 .. .. __ .. _ _ ;_ „ .. ,. I 4 10 i 16 0 2 0 14 0 2 0 14 0 10 0 103 30 10 0 Prelim. 10 0 Prelim. 2'43 '.'. 10 0 Prelim. ...... (isNov., 1875 .. ;; ;; ;; iq 51 ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; ;■ ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; *;; ;; ;; ;; ;; " J 24 May, 1880 -j 22 I 18Aprii,1893 .... 2 43 "" )l (•• - ■'■ - ** - '■'■ '■'■ '■'■ '■'■ '■'■ ■■ ■' '■'■ '■■ '■'■ 1 •- • .-'■ ..' '■'■ - '■'. .. :: •• 1:10 Oct., 1902 J 4 .1 " '.'. .. .'. 64 74 .......... 34 65 Prelim. .. .. .. .. ,| " " " " " " " " " " \\ " ** " j" " " " " " Prelim. 1667 '.'. ... :: ' :: 1 75 3 38 2 39 5 11 .. J- 33 45 Kahautera - Mackenzie Mackenzie-Wai-para 84 4 71 64 74 84 65 " J "" 85 10 12 1 14 854 .. ; „ " " .... .... .. 0 21 16 Dec, 1902 .... .... - .- - f 1 9 Feb., 1886 9 50 " 9 Feb., 1886 ..... " " ' 1 14 " " :28 Oct., 1884 ...... 8 40 " " " " 17 April, 1882 .. .. " " " 9' 10 60ct., 1880 .. .. " " 6*77 9 Feb., 1876 .... 3 68 " 3 Nov., 1875 ... 7 64 " 17 April, 1875 .... i 71 5 Nov., 1872 1 68 2 Sept., 1872 ..51 " .... .. .. -. 1 April, 1872 1168".. ' 2 Oct., 18G7 22 4. - 15 Feb., 1873 ..177 '." " " " 29 May, 1873 .. 10 66 .. .. " 4 Aug., 1874 .. 17 7l ..... 31 May, 1875 1929 " 'X '.'. '.'. .. .. '.'. '.'. .. V. ' '.'. "'.'. I'. '.'. " '.'. 24Aii fi .,187fi 259 " ' . .. " .. ' 4Feb.,1876 13 65 " .. „ .. .. ' ■ * .. .. .. *; 22 Oct., 1875 .... 11 15 1 July, 1876 .. iA'or 1 Sept., 1876 .... ' . 66 " 300ot., 1876 ...."" ■( G i " 1 Feb., 1877 .... 3 36 " 1 Feb., 1877 .. .. ' ,,: ,4 ■. 17 April, 1876 {' iQ m \ \\ „ \\ [\ \\ " \\ ,. .. .. " .. „ " I 1 Dec, 1874 .. .. n 77 6 April, 1875 5 53 " " " " ". I -21 June, 1875 .. 4 26 ( 27Dec.,1875 .. .. .. „ " " " " " " ;; " \\ '' " " '[ " " " " \\ " \ ( lFeb.,1878 562 ! 9 Dec.,1867 6 26 \ " 10 12 1 14 8 54 6 77 3 68 7 64 1 71 17* 7 " '.'. '.A .... '.'. 19 29 2 59 .. 13 65 .. : .. .... 11 15 .. .. 10 28 .. .... 3 66 3 61 3 36 .. .. .. 16 14 1 40 11 77 .. 5 58 4 26 14 25 ' .. 9 10 '.'. 9 50 1 14 8 40 14 59 " 14 HurunuiWaitaki, with Branches 206 .'< -64 68 270 75 1 63 5 1 i 77 10 66 :: :: ■ -206 7 . • ' 7 " ll -206 7 tt.-dlK.A-.,— Rangiora-Oxford 2 86 24 82 21 76 Eyreton (from Main Line) 1 61 21 68 ■ ■ 20 7 Lyttelton 6 26 5 62 14 62 10 49 " - " 1 6 26 Southbridge .. 3 17 28 48 [ 26 April, 1875 .. 14 g 2 1 30 July, 1875 " " " " " " " " " \\ ,\ " " \\ " \\ \\ " " \\ mm 25 31 Little RiverAkaroa 24 51 (1 June, 1882 17 8 .. 17 8 .. 22 46 "\ 16 Mar., 1886 .. .. ' ■ mm 5 38 5 ; Springfield 19 44 19 44 Prelim. I 1 Dec, 1874 .... 24 4 ' " .. \ 8 Jan., 1880 5 59 " ( 10 Feb., 1880 . 0 77 " I 3Nov.,1875 .. .. " n'33 " " " '■ 1 27 June, 1886 '/ _ _. \\ \\ \[ \\ .. " 0 5 " |" _ '/ \\ 1 April, 1885« .. .. )" ,. \\ " " " " '[ \ '\ \\ 2220 .. .. .. .. .. .. '.'. i8 April, 1880 . 10 47 7 Oct., 1882 .. . '' '' " " '' 8 - 39 " " 1 Mar., 1884 A'47 " " " 4 Oct., 1886 " " i'48 " 9Sept.,1889 .. " *' " 4' q " 2 17 .......... . i 24 Dec, 1875 8*67 19 44 Prelim. 24 4 5 59 .. 0 77 .. 11 83 11 83 6 :', 7 33 67 55. 0 71 80 60 Whitecliffs 1 53 2 65 13 11 25 5 Rakaia-Ash-burton Forks Ashburton 22 : 11 88 22 20 WaitakiBluff and Bcancbes Opawa and Albury to Fairlie C reek and Burke's Pass Waimate Waimate Gorge Main Line burton J_ orks Ashburton .. 29 46 TiuwiLld-W<_ teriivld 10 .7 Westerfield-Anama.. 8 89 Anama-Cavendish .. 2 47 ■ 1 52 29 1 Cavendish-Mt. Somers 1 48 Mt. Somers-Springburn 4 8. Extension .. 2 17 .. 2 17 2 17 Opawa and Al- 55 8 Washdyke - Pleasant 8 67' bury to Fairlie Point Creekand Pleasant Point-Albury 16 61 2 45 38 50 Burke's Pass Albury-Winscombe-.. 7 7 Winscombe-Eversley 3 30 Preliminary survey.. 19 3 -- 19 8 19 3 Waimate .. 4 42 Studholrne-Waimate 4 42 1 3 5 45 Waimate Gorge 8 21 Waimate-Waihao 8 21 0 54 8 75 Downs \ Main Line .. 246 69 South Waitaki - 18 8 ' Oamaru Oaniaru-Hillgrove .. 24 52 HillgL-ove-1'almerston 12 OS Pafiherston - Walk cm - 9 3 Waikouaiti-Waitati 14 33 Waitati-Glendcrmid 9 77 Glehdeiniid-Duiudin 7 6 Dune din-Abbotsford 5 7 Abbotsford - Clutha 46 36 _ 5 g 2 Clutha River - Bal- 0 60 clutha Balclutha-Clinton .. 20 76 Clinton-Waipahi .. 9 62 Waipalii-Gore .. 16 11 Goi'e-Mataura .. 7 40 Mataura-Woodlands 20 68 Woodlands - Invercar- 11 21 gill In verc arg ill-Bluff .: 17 1 Duntroon .. 21 75 Pukemi-Marawlienua 21 29 I. , 05 9 « qn Marawhenua - Dun- 0 46 J W troon Duntroon-Haka- 15 38 Duntroon-Hakatera- 15 38 15 16 43 teramea mea Ngapara .. 14 76 Waiareka-Ngapara - - 14 76 1 31 16 27 Livingstone .. 16 40 Windsor-Livingstone 12 0 0 50 12 50 Survey (trial) .. 4 40l .. 4 40 4 40 Palmerston-Wai- 9 40 J _li.i_-ston-llnnl.ack 1 58 1 . hemo (pa«) - M- 0 54 9 29 Palmerston-Hunbaek 6 77 I (part) Surveyed .. 0 65! .. 0 65 0 65 Inch Valley Rail- 2 29 Inch Valley - Lime 2 29 0 23 2 52 wav Quarry Port'Chalmors.. 1 9 Glendermid - Port 19; 3 40 4 49 Chalmers Green Island .. 244 l_.rn.'<l.- -Wulum Park 1 74: t n «, „ 1ft Walton Park - Saddle 0 50 f 3 lb Hill Green Island to 4 65 Surveyed .. .. 4 65 •■ 4 65 4 65 Brighton Fernhill Colliery 160 Abbotsford to Fern- 160 0 24 2 4 Line bi" Colliery Kaikorai Valley 2 60 Surveyed .. .. 260 .. 260 260 Railway Outram .. 8 7S Moagiel-Outeani .. 8 78 0 68 9 66 1 awr. nee .. 21 76 Clark. villo-Waitaliuna 15 4 I n 9 0 _ 7ft \\ aitahuna-Lawrence 6 72 J ° Lawrence-Rox- 38 25 Preliminary survey.. 88 25 .. 38 25 38 25 burgh Catlin's River .. 19 20 Balfclutha-Roraabapa 7 G2\ ■■ I .. Romabapa-Glenomaru 6 18 1 -■ Catlin's Tunnel Sec. 0 46 \ 1 63 21 3 J .. Hunt'sRoadSec.(part) 3 48i Hunt'sRoadSec.(part) 1 06l. " { .. Waipahi - Heriot 20 3 Waipalii-Kelso .. 15 271) 2 o fi Burn KelSo-Heriot .. 4 36i f *" " Heriot Railway 6 20 Henot-Eadie's .. 6 20J .. 6 20 Extension Extension to Rox- 28 10 Surveyed .. 28 10 .. 28 10 28 10 burgh, via Rao's Junction and Ettrick r.rt Spylaw .. 25 70 Surveyed .. 25 70 .. 25 70 25 70 Waimea Plains 36 39 (.ore-Lumsden .. 36 39 1 34 37 73 District Ry. Kelso-Gore .. 24 0 Surveyed .. 9 58 .. 9 58 9 58 Preliminary survey.. 14 22 .. 14 22 14 22 Riversdale-Swit- 13 70 Riversdale Section .. 7 0 .. 7 0 4 50 aers Survi-vcd .. 6 70 .. 6 70 6 70 Edendale-Toitois 19 30 Edendale-Wyndham 4 0 1 n 70 m o« Wyndham-Glenbam 5 36 [ ° ,,! 1U JB Surveyed .. 9 74 .. 9 74 9 74 Seaward Bush.. 24 52 Appleby-Waimatua 5 40 \ / W1u11iLiUiii.-M-.k01m- .. oS I Wai.unaSec.(portion) 6 62 . „ 2G „ | Waituna Sec. (portion) 1 40 [' A w ° .. Titiroa and Waima- 5 12 .. haka Sections* / I. Catlin's-Seaward 57 60 (Wka Catlin's River 4 0 .. 4 0 0 42 Bush Bridge Reconnaissance .. 40 32 .. 40 32 40 32 Tokanui-Waimahaka 13 28 .. 13 28 13 28 Oxford-Temuka .. 83 0 Oxford-Sheffield .. 11 44 0 27 11 71 Surveyed .. 21 7 .. 21 7 21 7 Reconnaissance .. 50 29 .. 50 29 50 29 Waitaki Bluff 182 56 Wingatui Jct.Hindon 16 67 , .. Main Line to Hindon Section (part) 2 48] Lake Hawea I _cp Stream Section 4 22 I Nenthorn Section .. 9 0[ Middlemarch Section 7 31 » 4 60 90 54 •_iddlemarch-H.de 16 12 [ Hyde-Kokonga 10 0 I .. Kokonga-Ranfurly 11 25 .. lUnfurlv-Wedderbuni 8 29' .. Weddeibum-IdaValley 12 24 1 02 13 26 Ida Vall.y-Poolbi.rn 4 30 0 12 4 42 Pool burn - Manuhe- 3 0 .. 3 0 cikia Munuherikia-Ophir.. 5 70 1 04 6 74 .. 2 60 .. 2 60 Suottis-Cbatto Cretk 7 b .. 7 0 Surveyed .. 61 38 .. 61 38 61 88 Inverearfiill-King- 87 4 Invercargill-Win ton J8 58 . aton Win ton-Caroline .. 22 10 J Caroline-Elbow .. 8 27 ' Elbow-Lowther .. 5 76 I - ,- Q0 1Q Lowther-Atbol .. 13 18 f ° y y Athol-Fairlight .. 10 10 Fairlight- Kingston .. 8 35 Kingston Wharf .. 0 10 ' Lumsden-Mararos 30 0 l.unisdi-nCastle Rock 2 21*) Castle Rock - Murray 4 9 ! . n .. , n Creek [* X U 1X 4U 1.1 urray Creek-Moss- 4 10 ) Surveyed .. .. 8 20 .. 8 20 8 20 Reconnaissance .. 11 20 .. 11 20 11 20 Winton to Hedge- 12 40 Winton - Hcdgebope "12 40 0 65 13 25 hope Station Wallacetown 17 53 Makarewa Junction- 17 53, Branch Riverton Otautau Branch 11 40 Thornbury (Aparima 11 40 June.) to Otautau I fi o 7 M ,,, Otautau-Nightcaps 10 55 Otautau-Wairio .. 10 55 Orepuki Branch 17 OS Riverton-Oraki .. 6 3 Oraki-Colac .. 1 30 Colac-Orepuki .. 10 35 ' Orepuki-Waiau .. 13 30 O .put.i-Waihoaka .. 4 48 0 58 5 26 Waihoaka - Camp j 5 52 .. 5 52 Creek CampCreek-Waiau.. ! 3 10 ; .. 3 10 3 10 Totals .. 2203 0j .. 220:! 0 224 9 J2427 9 688 37 4 42 8 21 246 69 55 -59 13 306 2 1 55 2 45 l' 3 0 54 29 1 2 17 2 17 38 50 19 8 19 8 5 45 8 75 j Uan.,1877 16 6 1 * 22 Aug., 1883 . 77 \ 30 Jan., 1884 ..... 3 30 '" 19 3 Prelim. .... 19 Mar., 1877 . j '._ " 1 April, 1885* ;; " " ;; " " ;; ;; ;. 8 "2i '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. ■•" '.'. '.'. " '.'. ' 25 Sept., 1875! 13 s 4Nov.,1876 24 52 ±2 Mav, 1S7S 12 g8 ■■ .. 6Sept., 1878 ,. .. " .. " " .. 9' 3 \\ " \\ \\ " " " " " " \\ " \\ 7 May, 1878 1433 20 Dec,1877 9 77 9 April, 1873 ..76. 1 July, 1874 "57" 1 Sept., 1875 46*36 " '.': '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. .'. 22 Jan., 1878 . 0 60 22 Jan., 1879 .. 20 76 .. .. 1 Nov., 1877 .... i} (]•> 21June,1877 ., ,. ., " 30 Aug., 1875 7 - 40 " " .. ['. "'* \\ " ." 7 June, 1875 20 68 ... ..... 11 Feb., 1874 ., .. n 21 .. .. .. .. " \\ \\ " " \\ 5 Feb., 1867 17 1 f lDec, 1875 21 29 1 11 July, 1881 " 0 "46 .. ,, ,. .. .. " _ #p " " " " " lAprii, 1885- 15 38 .. 2Apnl,1877 .. 14 76 0 5 .. 12 Aug., 1887 ' .. ., " " ii'75 4 40 Prelim. .... C so July, ;•■ ;; i' 58 ;; " ;; " ■■;; " y ;; ;; " " ij 1 Oct.,'1885 .. .. e 77 0 65 0 65 lu une, 1900 .. .. „•■ ;; ;; ;; .. .; .. ;; ;; ;; ■;; ;; ■; ;; ;; ;; 9 April 1878 .. 19 I 1 July, 1874! 174 II 4Sept.,1879j .*. .. \\ " .. 0 50 '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. \\ '.'. .', \\ '.'. \\ \[ 4 65 .. .. , .. 19 Dec, 1895* .. '■ .. 1 60 2 60 .. .. .. .. '.. .. .. ■• 10o_, 1877 " .. 8 78 .. .. .. .. * " i 22 Jan., 1877 15 i ' ,. - .. ""I 2April,187T 6 72 " .. ' ' .. 38 25 Prelim. .. .. .. .. .. ■■" [' " " " 15 Dec, 1885 .... 7 62 9July. 1891 6 ' 18 •• ;; ■■ j ;; 4M 4 r.,1895 . 0 J 16 Dec, 1895 . " i'ao -- 22Jui.e,1896 . " 8 " J" f 1 Dec, 1880 ." 15 27 ' " . " "■ { 1 April,1884 ' ..■ . .. 4 56 5 so 0 70 .. .. .. "" "; ;; ;; ;; ;; " 28 10 Prelitn, .. .. 4 40 0 65 4 65 2 60 38 25 i_ Prelim. 5 30 Prelim. 0 "5 Prelim. :: 1 0 70 7" 6 1 ii 21 I 74 10 47 .. 867 '.'. V. '.'. '.'. '.'. 16 61 .. 442 13 8 24 52 12 68 9 3 .. 14 33 9 77 5' 7 '.'. " '.'. V. '.'. '.'. 46 36 .. .; 20 1 ft'67 13 . 46 - 36 21 : 7*4< 16 61 4'42 24 52 12*i 14 : 9 ' 9 6 50 .! !! 15'27 04. 2 47 i 2 47 ?' 7 3 .0 821 15 38 6 77 i'4l ii 75 .. i' 8 611 • ■.. J- 60 ... 0 46 .. .'. 3 48 6 41 2 29 '.'. '.'. { 21 75 15 38 14 76 11 75 I 8 55 !. '2 29 1 9 '.'. \ 2 4i 1 60 8 78 '.'. '.'. } 2I 7619 20- ... .. 20 3 :: :: , -246 69 27 29 36 5 4 42 8 21 28 10 25 70 Prelim. .. .. ........... 1 April, 1886 * .. .. .. 36 39 \\ ','. '.'. '.', ,', " 9 58 1 .. 14 22 Prelim. .... " 4 50 .. 2 80 .. .... 6 70 .. ........ " .... .... .-..•■.. j 9 Oct., 1882 4 0.. I 1 May, 1890 .. .. 5 36 9 74 .. .. 1 ( 9 July, 1886 5 40 ,.,... _. ... J 16 Jan., 1888 .. .... 5 58 ( 6 Mar., 1895 ," \\ " " g' 62 _\ ) ■ ■ - ' ■ ■ j 8 June, 1899 j • ■ ■ ■■ 0 42 .. 3 38 j .. „ *—'..' .. .. .. ..- 40 32 Prelim. .. ' .. 13 28 .. .. .. .. ." .. 7 Aug., 1884 ..1144 " ' ' '■'■ 21 7 .... 50 29 Prelim. .. .. ' , I .. .. .. 24 Oct., 1889 16 67 '.'. '.'. '.'. 9April. 1891 ;; ;; ;; ■■ ■■ •• ■■ ■• ■• ■• •• -■ ■■ ■■ I 28 21 J ) 12juiy, 1894 ;; ;; " j ;; :: :: :: ;; ;; ;: ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; .. ';; ;; ;; 1 Oct., 1897 14 Dec, 1898 .. ... \ 1 June, 1900 2 Dec, 1901 .... 4 30 .. .... 3 0, .. ;; ;; ;. .. ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; 2 60 .. ..._.]"" 70 .. .. .. " " :: 61 88 ...... f 22 Feb., 1871 18 58 20 Oct., 18751 22 10 ' 7 Feb., 1876 8 27 15 Jan., 1877 0 lti\ "" 28 Jan., 1878 ! 13 18 ' " ! 29 April, 1878 10 IC 10 July, 1878 8 35 | 14 Dec, 1878 r 0 10 . .. 1 April, 1881 .. ' 2 21 " 13 Mar., 1886 49 I .. .. \\ " '' " \\ 22Jan.,_887 .. 410 .. .. I 8 20 .. .. .. II 20 Prelim, .... 17 Juiy, 1899 ., " \\ " \\ \ \\ " 1 9 June, 1879 17 53 15 Dec, 1879 .-. .. 11 40 .. ..I " "[ 3 Mar., 1882 10 55 25 July. 1881 6 3 24 Sept., 1883 | 1 30 \ r, May, 1885 10 35 1 Out., 1903 5 52 .. .. •• « i '■'. '■'■ '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. 3 10 j .. .. .. "| ■ 688 37 I 58 8 86 8 j .. 76 36; 27 62 11 21126 78 247 72152 .9 94 58 56 46 18 66 35 2 22 45 40 35 14 34 24 60 till 51 S47 62 17 53 ., 21 ._! 5 30 2'.) 3. .. 34 12||27 29 t5 28 1 Prelim. 36 3* I'l-.livo. i 6*62 '.'. '.'. .. 1 ' Z' 1 40 '.'. .. 5 12 .. '.'. '.'. } 9 86 5 i ■• I 24 52 1 40 5 12 Catlin'sS e award Bush Canterbury Interior Main Line Otago Central Prelim. Prelim. ii 16 12 '.'. 10 0 .. 11 25 8 29 .. .. 12 24 12 24 11 44. '.'. '.'. l. 98 18 :: :: J 61 88 2 60 7 0 i .. '.'. r 87 * " I 10 gill-King-ston and Branch, LumsdenMararoa Inverearfiill-King-Lumsden-Mararos :: :. :. I Forest Hill Railway Western Railways Winton to HedgeWall ace town Branch Otautau Branch 8 20 11 20 Prelim. 12 40 '.'. '.'. 12 40 '.'. '.'. '.'. :: :: 17 53 - 6 37 64 13 0 58 5 26 5 52 11 40 Orep ukiWaiau River O t au tau Nightcaps Orepuki Branch 10 55 I 17 68 4 48 4 48 Orepuki-Waiau .. 5 - 52 3 10 224a 9 2427 9 3 10 j 688 37 58 8 !|]27 29! f6 28' 1 6 10 0 10 0 11 25 19 12*10436 12 24 12 24 I 27 62 4 48 1421 32 " In these cases tl t This comprises i I This coni[i)-is_s ■ !• This comprises ' || This comprises : "* 9 miles 70 i-iiiii tt In tliese cases : * This compri ._ i_i In- daius given are the date, on wliicli tin. railways became the property of wie Government. :!m. 4_ch, of railways constnieted by tli. Governi_ii.nt, and lit*. 60ch. of lines constructed by private company and afterwards purchased by the Government. ' 45m. 55ch. of railways constructed by the Government, and 45m. 79ch. of lines constructed by private companies under the District Railways Act and afterwards purchased by the Government. 11m. 23cb. of railways constructed by the Government, and 36m. 39ch. of lines constructed by private companies under the District Railways Act and afterwards purchased by the Government. 23m 40ch. of railways constructed by the Government, and 3m. 09ch. of lines constructed by private company and afterwards purchased by the Government. ins formerly returned as opened tramway. the dates given are the dales on which the title to the railway was actually vested in the Government Possession was taken of the railway by Government on 25th May, 1895. Om. 70ch. constructed by Government, and 74m. 2eh, constructed by New Zealand Midland Railway Company and 9m. 44ch. partly constructed by New Zealand Midland Railway Company and finished -by Government