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Table of Lengths of Government Lines Authorized, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1915— continued. NORTH ISLAND— continued.

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Appropriation. Division. 60 1 Section. Main Line. OO 33 Total. ID r^ aj > U2 Under Under Forma-! Plate- — tion. laying. Date. State of Line. Opened. 11910-11 1911-12 1912-13 1913-14;1914-15 Total. 1 2 Stratford- Stratford - Ongarue — Main Trunk Deviations — ctd. Puketutu - Mangaroa Deviation Opunake-Mountain Rd. Te Roti-Moturoa 3 4 5 M. ch. M. ch. 33 40 Mangaroa-Puketutu 33 40 14 0 Aramatai-Hangatiki 14 0 30 0 .. 30 0 23 10 i Opunake-Eltham .. 23 10 58 74 Te Roti-Kapuni .. 6 70 Kapuni-Auroa .. 5 8 Auroa-Pihama .. 4 42 Pihama Opunake .. 6 30 Opunake-Stony River 21 10 Stony River-Moturoa j 14 74 8 77 Manganui Section .. 5 74 Quarry Section .. 3 3 209 69 Marton Junction- 31 67 Mangaweka Mangaweka-Taihape 13 1 Taihape-Mataroa .. 5 70 Mataroa-Waiouru .. 18 10 Waiouru-Erua .. 30 63 Erua Taumarunui .. 35 65 Taumarunui-Te Awa- 74 33 mutu 8 53 Raetihi Section .. 8 53 30 0 Ohakune to Mokau- 30 0 Retaruke Divide 34 0 Makatote Gorge-Ma- 34 0 rae Kowhai 20 0 Marae-Kowhai-Ohura 20 0 Valley 103 58 Ngaire Section .. 38 73 Tangarakau Section 26 0 Heao Section .. 10 70 Ohura Section .. 27 75 46 75 Waitara Section .. 46 75 12 0 Urenui to Tangitu 12 0 River 170 0 Hastings-Te Awamutu 170 0 2627 2 .. 2627 2 1 6 7 8 9 M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. 33 40 33 40 Prelim. 14 0 14 0 Prelim. 30 0 30 0 Prelim. 23 10 23 10 6 70 3 70 3 0 5 8 5 8 4 42 4 42 6 30 6 30 21 10 21 10 14 74 14 74 Prelim. 2 3 7 77 0 60 3 63 .. 1 58 4 61 36 48 1 61 14 62 0 61 6 51 112 50 97 28 - 6 20 80 58 P " '.'■ 17 9 60 .. 8 23 30 0 30 0 Prelim. 34 0 34 0 Prelim. 20 0 j 20 0 Explor. 38 73 38 73 26 0 ! 26 0 10 70 ] 10 70 27 75 27 75 46 75 ! 46 75 12 0 12 0 Prelim. .. 170 0 170 0 Prelim. 194 70 2821 72 1192 72 113 45 10 M. ch. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 M. ch. M. ch. I M. eh. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. eh. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. •• Mount Egmont Branch Northlsland Marton-Te Awamutu Main Trunk Railway - 1 25 .. 1 0 30 1 April, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 0 10 Sep., 1904 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 58 1 June, 1907 30 June, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ) 13 Feb., 1909 j t 84 58 9 Nov., 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j 74 33 Ohakune - Raetihi Branch Central Route Deviation Surveys Ngaire-Ongarue Waitara-Tangarakau Urenui Route - Hastings-Te Awamutu 57 70 1144 53 14 54 23 68 25 35 .. 39 75 .. .. .. 1248 45 Totals 57 70 ' [1248 4: 194 70 i2821 72 1192 72113 45 Note. —Taonui and Lichfield Branches not mentio: ,ed above, as the rails have been taken up.