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

State of Line. Appropriation. Division. Mileage. Section. Main Line. Sidings. Total. Under Under ■ Opened. veyed. *or- ] ri&te- ;■ mation. laying. \_ 1915-16. 1916-17. 1917-18. 1916-19. Total. Date. 1 2 3 M. ch. 4 5 M. ch. 6 M. ch. 2 36 1 61 7 M. ch. 8 H. ch. 9 M. ch.! 10 M. ch. 11 12 ! 13 M. ch.! M. ch. M. ch ! 15 I 16 17 M. ch.j M. ch. M. ch. HurunuiWai taki — contd Branches, — Rangiora-Oxford Eyreton (from Main Line) Lyttelton Southbridge Little RiverAkaroa 21 76 20 7 6 26 25 31 42 10 Rangiora-Oxford West Main Line - West Eyreton-Bennett's Lyttelton - Christchurch Hornby-Southbridge Lincoln- Little River 21 76 20 7 6 26 25 31 ! 22 46 3 17 2 5 24 32 21 68 6 26 28 48 24 51 .. i • 21 76 20 7 6 26 i 25 31 22 46 .. Springfield Whitecliffs 30 60 11 38 Reconnaissance Rolleston-Springfield Springfield-Coal-mine Darfield-Whiteclifis Whitecliffs to Bridge Rakaia-Methven 19 44 29 63 0 77 11 33 0 5 22 20 I | 3 7 } 1 53 19 44 33 67 19 44 Prelim. .. ! .. 30 60 13 11 11 38 Canterbury Interior Main Line Rakaia-As faburton Forks Ashburton 22 20 2 65 25 5 22 20 29 46 Tinwald-Springburn Extension Washdyke-Eversley 27 29 2 17 36 5 1 52 29 1 2 17 38 50 2 17 .. .. 27 29 Opawa and Albury to Fairlie Creek and Burke's Pass Waimate 55 8 Preliminary survey .. Studholme- Waimate Waimate- Waihao Downs Waihao Downs -Serpentine Sepentrne-Kelcher's Oxford-Sheffield Surveyed Reconnaissance 19 3 4 42 8 21 2 45 19 3 5 45 8 75 19 3 Prelim. .. 36 5 '.'. - 12 63 17 43 i" 3 0 54 - 2 65 2 65 2 65 •■ Oxford-Temuka .. 83 0 1 75 11 44 21 7 50 29 0 27 1 75 11 71 21 7 50 29 21 7 50 29 1 75 11 44 .. Prelim. Main Line [Branches, — Duntroon-Haka-teramea 246 69 " W ai taki- i Bluff and Branches I South Waitaki-Blufi 246 69 59 13 I 306 2 .. .. 246 69 37 33 I Pukeuri-Duntroon .. Duntroon - Hakateramea Waiareka-Ngapara .. Windsor-Tokorahi .. Survey (trial) Palmerston-Dunback Surveyed 21 75 15 38 I 1 35 1 5 23 30 16 43 I 21 75 .. >■ .. 15 38 Ngapara Livingstone 14 76 16 40 14 76 12 0 4 40 • 8 55 0 65 1 31 0 50 j 16 27 12 50 4 40 9 29 0 65 | 0 5 Prelim. 14 76 11 75 4 40 Palmerston-Wai-hemo 8 55 0 65 054 o't35 i 8 55 -• i