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Table of Lengths of Government Lines Authorized, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1919— continued. NORTH ISLAND— continued.

Appropriation. Division. I i ffl 1 I Section. Main Line. CO j? Total. is 3 State of Line. Under Under Opened. Forma- Platei > CO tion. laying. Date. 1915-16! 1916-17 1917-181918-19 Total. I I I 1 H orchis land Mam Trunk Railway 2 Marton-Te Awamutu 3 M. ch. 209 69 4 Marton Junction - Mangaweka Manga weka-Taihape Taihape-Mataroa Mataroa Waiouru .. Waiouru-Erua Erua-Taumarunui .. Taumarunui-Te Awamutu Raetihi Section Ohakune to MokauRetaruke Divide Makatote Gorge - Marae - Kowhai Marae-Kowhai-Ohura Valley Ngaire Section Tangarakau Section Heao Section Ohura Section Waitara Section Urenui to, Tangitu River Hastings-Te Awamutu 5 ] M. ch. 31 67 13 1 5 70 18 10 30 63 35 65 74 33 6 M. ch. 4 61 1 61 0 61 7 M. ch. 36 48 14 62 6 51 8 M. ch. I •• - 9 10 M. ch. M. ch. 11 10 Sep., 1904 1 June, 1907 30 June, 1908 13 Feb., 1909 9 Nov., 1908 12 M. ch. I 13 M. ch. 14 15 16 17 M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. ■50 56 - 84 5S .. 74 3; 8 50 .. 8 5( Raetihi Branch Central Route Deviation Surveys ■12 50 97 28; !:: - I 80 53 | 6 20 8 50 30 0 8 50 1 30 o; 1 7 9 57 30 0 30' 0 Prelim.! 18 Dec, 1917 34 0 34 0: 34 0 34 0 Prelim. Ngaire-Ongarue 20 0 j 20 o; 20 0 20 0 Explor. 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 i 38 731 26 o; 10 70| 27 75 46 75' 12 0 .. .. .. Waitara-Tangarakau Urenui Route ' 46 75 12 0 - .. .. " Prelim.; Hastings-Te Awamutu 170 0 170 0 170 0. 170 0 Prelim. 106 77 82 72 • • 2708 14 2708 14 : ! 208 65 2916 79: 1187 44 1248 45 7 20 Totals .. 22 41 1278 2( Note. —Taonui and Lichfield Branches not mentioned above, as the rails have been taken uj