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

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... ... . j Division. Mileage. Section. Main sidings . TotaL j ,.." r :, For- PlateState of Line. Opened. State of Line. Appropriation, c ,,„ Under Under I veveil For " Plate " — •■ u - niation. laying, j Date. Opened. I 1 W ai takiBluff and Branches — contd. veved cor " ' rla ceve>eu - niation. i laying. | Date 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 M. ch. M. ch.! M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. Branches —contd. Inch Valley Rail- 2 29 Inch Valley-Lime Kiln 2 29 0 23 2 52 way Port Chalmers.. 1 9 Glendermid - Port 19 3 40 4 49 Chalmers Green Island .. 2 44 Burnside-Saddle Hill 2 44 0 52 3 16 Green Island to 4 65 Surveyed .. .. 4 65 .. 4 65 4 65 Brighton Fernhill Colliery 1 60 Abbotsford to Fern- 1 60 0 24 2 4 Line hill Colliery Kaikorai Valley 2 60 Surveyed .. .. 2 60! .. 2 60 2 60 Railway Outram .. 8 78 Mosgiel-Outram .. 8 78; 0 68 9 66 Lawrence .. 21 76 Clarksville-Lawrence 21 76] 2 2 23 78 Lawrenoe-Rox- 37 10: Lawrence-Big Hill .. 7 33] 0 44 7 77, .. .. .. 1 Aug., 1910 burgh Big Hill-Beaumont.. 5 36i 0 45! 6 li .. .. .. 15 Dec M 1914 Beaumont-Roxburgh 24 21 .. 24 21 24 21 Lovell's Flat - 23 20: Surveyed .. .. 23 20! .. 23 20 ! 23 20 Tuapeka Mouth Balclutha - Tua- 22 / Surveyed .. .. 7 0;.. 70 peka Mouth I Trial Survev 15 0! 15 0 Crichton-Tua- 11 60 1 Surveyed .. .. 11 60J .. 1160 1160 peka Mouth Balclutha-Apple- 105 49 j Balclutha-Owaka .. 19 20 1 631 21 3 by Junction, or Owaka-Catlin's .. 3 38 0 30 : 3 68 .. .. .. 1 Aug., 1904 Catlin's - Sea- t Catlin's-Houipapa .. 2 30 0 9 2 39 .. .. ..17 Dec, 1909 ward Bush Houipapa-Puketiro.. ! 7 11 0 43 7 54 .. .. .. 1 Feb., 1915 Puketiro-McLennan 5 29 0 59 6 8 .. .. .. 1 Feb.] 1915 McLennan-Tahakopa j 5 19 0 38 5 57, .. .. .. 1 Feb. \ 1915 Tahakopa-Marinui .. ! 23 63 .. 23 63' 23 63 Prelim. Marinui-Tokanui .. 60 .. 6060 Tokanui-Waimahaka 8 27 0 64 9 11 .. .. .. 20 Sept. 1911 Waimahaka-Appleby 24 52 1 50, 26 22 Waipahi-Heriot 26 23! Waipahi-Heriot .. 20 3 2 3J 22 6 Burn Heriot-Edievale .. 6 20 0 45] 6 65 .. .. .. 15 Feb., 1905 Extension to 28 10 Surveyed .. 28 10 .. 28 10 28 10 Prelim. Roxburgh, via Rae'sJunotion and Ettrick Via Spylaw .. 25 70 Surveyed .. 25 70 .. I 25 70: 25 70 Prelim.; I — 1910-11. 1911-12. 1912-13.11913-14. [1914-15. 1915-16. 1916-17. 1917-18.J Total. 12 13 ; 14 15 ; 16 17 18 19 20 ' 21 M. ch. M. ch.: M. ch. M. ch,[ M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. cb. M. ch. 2 29 2 44 1 60 8 78 7 33 '.'. [ 34 65 5 36 j :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ' 7 11 \\ * 267 5 29 5 19 | :: :: 8 ' h :: :: :: :: :: :: } 32ra - 26 23