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Table of Lengths of Government Lines Authorized, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1916— continued. SOUTH ISLAND— continued.

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Appropriation. Division. Mileage. i Main Line. .Sidings., Total. UQder Under ° u l- For. Plateveyea. matron laying. State of Line. Section. Opened Date. 1910-11. j 1911-12. 1912-13. 1913-14. 1914-15. 1915-16.1 — Total. 1 2 Waitaki- Branches —contd. Bluff and Waimea Plains Branches District Ry. — contd. Kelso-Gore 3 M. ch. 36 39 * Gore-Lumsden 5 I M. ch.| 36 39 > M. ch. 1 34 M. ch. 37 73 8 M. ch. 9 M. ch. 10 ! M. ch. 11 12 13 14 15 16 II. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. 26 Nov., 1908 '.'. 1 Oct., 1909 17 M. ch. 18 M. ch. 19 20 M. ch. M. ch. : 21 M. ch. 36 39 24 0 Surveyed Preliminary survey.. Waikaka Section Riversdale-Waikaia 9 58 14 22 12 65 13 70 9-58 14 22 14 36 15 30 9 58 14 22 Prelim. Gore-Waikaka .. Riversdale- Swit12 65 13 70 151 1 40 I •• '" •• -■ 12 65 13 70 - zers Edendale-Toitois 19 30 Edendale-Glenham Surveyed Wingatui-Ida Valley Ida Valley-Omakau Omakau-Chatto Creek Chatto Ck.-Alexandra Alexandra-Clyde Clyde-Cromwell Surveyed Invercargill-Kingston Wharf Lumsden- Mossburn 9 36 9 74 98 18 13 20 7 36 10 39 5 45 12 35 35 18 87 4 0 72 5 62 ! 1 16 0 34 1 6 0 77 0 79 i 10 28 9 74 ■ 104 0 14 36 7 70 11 45 6 42 13 34 35 18 92 19 9 74 9 36 Otago Cen- Waitaki Bluff tral Main Line to Lake Hawea 182 51 I 1 Sept., 1904 14uly, 6 15 Dec, 1906 27 Mar., 1907 " I " r 134 78 .. 6*25 6 10 '.' I - 5 15 ■ Invercar- Invercargill-King-gill-King- ; ston ston and Lumsden-Mararoa Branch, LumsdenMararoa Winton - Heddon Bush Forest Hili Winton to HedgeRailway hope Western Orepuki Branch Railways Otautau Branch Orawia Branch .. 87 4 •• 87 4 30 0 10 40 1 0 11 40 10 40 11 0 Surveyed Reconnaissance Surveyed 8 20 11 20 11 0 8 20 11 20 11 0 8 20 11 20 11 0 Prelim. •• I 12 40 Winton - Hedgehope 12 40 0 65 13 25 ! •• •• •■ .. 12 40 35 41 22 15 11 0 Makarewa-Orepuki.. Thornbury-Wairio .. Surveyed 35 41 22 15 11 0 I | 6 37 64 13 11 0 " .. i .. 35 41 22 15 " 11 0 •• .. I .. .. I I I 25 32 Orepuki-Waiboaka .. Waihoaka-Tuatapere 4 48 8 7' 8 17! 4 40: 0 58 1 10 I I I Orepuki- Orepuki-Waiau .. Waiau River i Tuatapere-Orawia Orawia-Clifden .. 5 26 9 17 8 17 4 40 1 Oct." 1909 .. !!. '.'. .. '.'. 4 48 8 7 - 3 40 4 40 4 57 •• __ •• " .. 1,571 54 29 78 22 72 27 16 3 69 51 16 .. " Totals 2304 11 2304 11 257 64 2561 75 461 28 40 54 19 41 7 76 I 1714 61 .. ..