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

Appropriation. Division. ao coID Section. Main Line. OB &0 a 33 Total. _ > co Under j Under Forma- PlateState of Line. Opened. tion. laying. Date. |l910-ll 1911-12 1912-13|1913-u|l914-15 1915-16 Total. 1 lorth Island Main Trunk Railway * 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Marton-Te Awamutu M. ch. 209 69 Marton JunctionMangaweka Mangaweka-Taihape Taihape-Mataroa .. Mataroa Waiouru .. Waiouru-Erua Erua-Taumarunui .. Taumarunui-Te Awamutu Raetihi Section M. ch. 31 67 M. ch. 4 61 M. ch. 36 48 M. ch. II. ch. i M. ch. j M. ch. M. ch. .. |10 Sep., 1904 1 June, 1907' .. 30 June, 1908 .. 13 Feb., 1909 .. i 9 Nov., 1908 M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. I 13 1 5 70 18 10 30 63 35 65 74 33 1 61 0 61 14 62 6 51 I 50 St 112 50 97 28 !:: Y 84 51 Ohakune - Raetihi I Branch Central Route Deviation Surveys 8 53 Ohakune to MokauRetaruke Divide Makatote Gorge-Ma-rae-Kowhai Marae-Kowhai-Ohura Valley Ngaire Section Tangarakau Section Heao Section Ohura Section Waitara Section Urenui to Tangitu River Hastings-Te Awamutu 8 53 6 20 1 7 80 53 9 60 30 0 8 53 30 0 3 56 j Prelim. 4 ": - 74 3i 30 0 30 0 34 0 34 0 ! 34 0 34 0 Prelim. Ngaire-Ongarue 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 Explor. Waitara-Tangarakau Urenui Route 103 58 38 73 26 0 10 70 27 75 46 75 12 0 38 73 26 0 10 70 27 75 46 75 12 0 38 73 26 0 10 70 27 75 46 75 12 0 -■ " " __ - 46 75 12 0 Prelim. Prelim. 102 52 93 24 .. 1144 53 14 54 .. •• Hastings-Te Awamutu 170 0 170 0 170 0 170 0 26S9 46: ! 2689 48; 198 13 1255 6! Totals .. 2887 59 1251 17 102 52 23 68 25 35 39 75 7 20 •• Note. —Taonui and Lichfield Branches not mentioned above, as the rails have been taken up.