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Table of Lengths of Government Lines Authorized, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1918— continued. NORTH ISLAND— con tinued.

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Appropriation. Division. to rr Section. Main Line. tr. 33 Total. ; ID > 02 Under : L T nder Forma- Plate- — tion. laying.; Date. State of Line. Opened. _ . . . 1910-11! 1911-12 1912-131913-14 1914-15[1915-161916-17:1917-18 Total. State of Line. Opened. 1 2 North Isl and; Marton-Te Awamutu Mam Trunk' Railway 3 4 3 M. ch. 209 69 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 M. eh.: M. eh M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. - If. ch. ] M. ch. 31 67 1 4 61 36 48 .. 14 15 16 17 18 19 If. ch. M. ch. ' M. ch. 20 M. ch. 21 If. ch. 21 il. ch. M. ch. 209 69 Marton JunctionMangaweka : Mangaweka-Taihape Taihape-Mataroa .. Mataroa-Waiouru .. Waiouru-Erua Erua-Taumarunui .. Taumarunui-Te Awamutu 8 50| Raetihi Section 30 0; Ohakune to MokauRetaruke Divide 34 0 Makatote Gorge-Ma-rae-Kowhai 20 0 Marae-Kowhai- Ohura Valley 103 58 Ngaire Section Tangarakau Section Heao Section Ohura Section 46 75 Waitara Section 12 0 Urenui to Tangitu River 170 0 Hastings-Te Awamutu M. ch. j M. ch. ! M. ch. 13 1 1 61 14 62 .. .. .. llOSep., 1904i 5 70 0 61 6 51 .. .. .. 1 June, 1907 18 MM) I .. .. .. .30 June, 1908: 30 63J-12 50 97 28-; .. .. .. 13 Feb., 1909; 35 65 i ( .. .. .. | 9 Nov., 1908, 74 33 6 20 80 53 50 58 [• 50 58 ! .. • 84 58 ) / 74 33 1 8 50 I 8 50 Raetihi Branch Central Route Deviation Surveys 8 50! 1 7 9 57 .. -- .. 18 Deo.,1917 30 0. .. 30 0 30 0 Prelim. 34 o| .. 34 0 34 0; Prelim. 20 0 .. 20 0 20 OExplor. .. ■ .. I i Ngaire-Ongarue I I Waitara-Tangarakau Urenui Route 38 73i .. 38 73 38 73 26 0! .. 26 0 26 0 10 70J .. 10 70 10 70 27 75 27 75 27 751 .. 46 75 .. 46 75 46 75; 12 0 .. 12 0 12 0. Prelim. 170 0 .. 170 0 170 0; Prelim.: 2689 17 204 39 2893 561187 47 ! 92 33 80 14 ' .. 1144 53 14 54 .. .. I , ' Hastings-Te Awamutu .. Totals .. : 2689 17 23 68 ': 25 35 39 75 7 20 22 41 1278 26 I I I Note. —Taonui and Lichfield Branches not mentioned above, as the rails have been taken up.