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

State of Line. Appropriation. Division, ■ Mileage. Section. Main Line. Sidings. Total. Surveyed. Under Formation Under Opened. laying. Date. 1910-11. 1911-12. 1 1912-13. 1913-14.J19H-15. 1915-16. — Total. 1 2 3 M. ch. 4 5 M. ch. 6 M. ch. 7 M. ch. 8 M. ch. 9 M. ch. 10 M. ch. 11 12 M. ch. 13 M. ch. 14 M. ch. 15 M. ch. 16 M. ch. 17 M. cl 17 II. ch. 18 M. ch. 1 19 M. i 19 M. ch. 20 M. ch. 21 M. ch. HurunuiW a i taki — contd. Branvkes, — Rangiora-Oxford Eyreton (from Main Line) Lyttelton 21 76 20 7 Rangiora-Oxford West Main Line - West Eyre ton-Bennett's Lyttelton - Christchurch Hornby-Southbridge Lincoln- Little River 21 76J 20 7: 2 36 1 61 24 32 21 68 " 21 76 20 7 "" .. 6 26 6 26 6 26 6 26 i Southbridge Little RiverAkaroa i 25 31 42 10 25 3l! 22 46j 3 17 2 5 28 48 24 51 - •• I 25 31 22 46 Springfield Whitecliffs 30 60 11 38 Reconnaissance Rolleston-Springfield Springfield-Coal-mine Darfield-Whiteoliffs Whitecliffs to Bridge Rakaia-Methven 19 44l 29 63 0 77' 11 33 0 5 22 20 j 3 7 j 1 53 19 44 33 67 13 11 19 44 Prelim. 30 60 11 38 Rakaia-Ash-burton Forks Ashburton 22 20 2 65 25 5 22 20 Opawa and Albury to Fairlie Creek and Burke's Pass Waimate Waimate Gorge 29 46 55 8 Tinwald-Springburn Extension Washdyke-Eversley 27 29 : 2 171 36 5! 1 52 245 29 1 2 17 38 50 217 27 29 36 5 •• .. 4 42 8 21 Preliminary survey .. Studholme-Waimate Waimate- Waihao Downs Waihao Downs - Serpentine Sepentine-Kelcher's Oxford^Sheffield Surveyed Reconnaissance 19 3 4 42 8 21 i" 3, 0 54 19 3 5 45 8 75 19 3 Prelim. 4 42 8 21 W e ima' e Branch Extension 4 60 2 65 2 65 2 65 83 0 1 75 11 44 21 7 50 29 027 1 75 11 71 21 7 50 29 1 75 ii 44 Canterbury Interior Main Line Oxford-Temuka .. 2l"7 50 29 Prelira. - WaitakiBluff and Branches Main Line Duntroon Duntroon-Haka-teramea Ngapara Livingstone 246 69 21 75 15 38 South Waitaki-Bluff Pukeuri-Duntroon .. Duntroon - Hakatera246 69 21 75 15 38 59 13 1 1 35 1 5 306 2 23 30 16 43 1 i i •• - 246 69 21 75 15 38 14 76 16 40 mea Waiareka-Ngapara.. Windsor-Tokorahi .. Survey (trial) Palmerston-Dunback Surveyed 14 76i 12 Oi 4 40| 8 55 0 65 1 31 0 50 16 27 12 50 4 40 9 29 0 65 4 40 o"5 Prelim. . •• 14 76 11 75 8 55 Palmers ton-Wai-hemo 8 55 0 65 054 065 .. •• ■- -- •• I