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Table of Lengths of Government Lines Authorized, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1921— continued. NORTH ISLAND— continued.

I State of Line I Appropriation. Division. © Section. Main Line. a •3 33 Total. t3 © >i © s at Under Under Forma- Plate- . tion. laying. Date. Opened. 1917-18. 1918-19. 1919-20. 1920-21. Total. Opened. I I 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 North Island Mam Trunk Railway Marton-Te Awamutu M. ch. 209 69 Marton JunctionMangaweka Mangaweka-Taihape Taihape Mataroa .. Mataroa- Waiouru .. Waiouru-Erua Erua-Taumarunui .. Taumarunui-Te Awamutu Otorohanga M. ch. 31 67 13 1 5 70 18 10 30 63 35 65 74 33 M. ch 4 61 1 61 i 0 61 [l2 50 M. ch. 36 48 14 62 6 51 M. ch. •• :1 = M. ch. M. ch. 10 Sep., 1904 1 June, 1907 30 June, 1908 13 Feb., 1909 9 Nov., 1908 M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. il. eh. 50 5t Waipa Gravel Access Branch Raetihi Branch Central Route Deviation Surveys 97 28 [ 84 51 6 20 80 53 74 3i 7 40 7 40 7 40 8 50 30 0 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 8 50 30 0 1 7 9 57 30 0 30* 0 Prelim. 18 Dec, 1917 8 50 8 51 34 0 34 0 34 0 34 0 Prelim. Ngaire-Ongarue 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 Explor. Waitara-Tangarakau Urenui Route 103 58 46 75 12 0 38 73 26 0 10 70 27 75 46 75 12 0 38 73 26 0 10 70 27 75 46 75 12 0 38 73 26 0 10 70 27 75 46 75 12 0 :: :: Prelim. ., ., Hastings-Te Awamutu 170 0 170 0 170 0 170 0 Prelim. Totals 2754 55 2754 55 ' 210 25 2965 0 : 1 1150 41 - 142 13 113 33 1255 65 22 41 11 53 1289 7! •• Note. —Taonui and Lichfield Branches not men tioned ,bove, as the rails have been taken up.