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Table of Lengths of Government Lines Authorized, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 192 4— continued. NORTH ISLAND— continued.

State of Line. Appropriation. Division. no Section. Main Line. 5 3 Total. > Opened. Under Under Forma- Platetion. laying. Date. To Mar. 31, 1920. 1920-21. 1921-22. 1922-23. 1923-24. Total. ! j 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 M. ch. 4 61 M. ch. 36 48 M. eh. M. ch. M. cb. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. eh. M. eh. I 50 58 [ 84 58 13 1 5 70 18 10 30 63 35 65 74 33 1 61 0 61 14 62' 6 51 10 Sep., 1904 1 June, 1907 30 June, 1908 13 Feb., 1909 9 Nov., 1908 I - Waipa Gravel Access Branch Raetihi Branch Central Route Deviation Surveys 112 50 97 28 (:: .. 80 53 .. .. 6 20 74 33 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 .. " 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 .. .. .. I - - Prelim. .. i .. Hastings-Te Awamutu 170 0 170 0 170 0 170 0 Prelim. Totals 1 2751 22 2751 22 218 3 2969 25 1122 30 88 47 171 30 1279 10 11 53 7 65 I 24 60 1323 35 I .1 ote. —Taonui and Lichfield B: anches r not mentioned above, as the rails have been take en up.