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Table of Lengths of Government Lines Authorized, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1924 -continued. SOUTH ISLAND— continued.

State of Line. Appropriation. Division. 1 Section. Main Line. bo fl S Total. •0 Opened. Under Under "* tion. ±*latelaying. Date. 81° 1920 192 °-21.| 1921-22. 1922-23. 1923-24. Total. I I 10 11 M. ch. 12 13 14 15 16 17 M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch 1 2 3 M ch 3 M. ch. 4 5 6 M. ch. M. ch. 7 i M. ch. 8 M. ch.l 9 M. ch. 12 M. ch. 13 M. ch. 14 M. ch. 15 M. ch. 16 17 M. ch. M. ch. Hurunui - Wai taki — contd. M. ch. Branches, — Rangiora - Oxford 21 76 Eyreton (from 20 7 Main Line) Lyttelton .. 6 26 I 21 76 20 7 Rangiora-Oxford West Main Line - West Eyreton-Bennett's Lyttelton - Christchurch Hornby-Southbridge Lincoln - Little River : 21 76 : 2 36 20 7 j 1 61 24 32 21 68 21 71 .. 20 ', .. 21 76 20 7 6 26 6 26 I .. 6 26 i i .. 6 21 I f i I 6 26 25 31 22 46 30 60 Southbridge .. 25 31 Little River- 42 10 Akaroa 25 31 42 10 25 31 ! 3 17 22 46 | 2 5 I 28 48 24 51 .. 25 3: 22 41 Springfield .. 30 60 Wbitecliffs .. t 11 38 30 60 11 38 Reconnaissance Rolleston-Springfield Springfield-Coal-mine Darfield-Whiteclifis Whitecliffs to Bridge Rakaia-Methven 19 44 29 63 1 „ „ 0 77 } d 7 22 20 2 65 19 44 33 67 13 11 19 44 Prelim. .. 30 6( .. 11 3! 11 38 22 20 27 29 .. 36 5 .. j- 12 63 11 44 Rakaia- Ash- 22 20 burton Forks Ashburton .. 29 46 22 20 29 46 Tinwald-Springburn Extension Washdyke-Eversley 27 29 1 52 2 17 36 5 2 45 25 5 29 1 2 17 38 50 .. 22 21 2 17 27 2! Opawa and Albury 55 8 to Fairlie Creek and Burke's Pass 55 8 ni? i .. 36 i Preliminary survey .. Studholme- Waimate Waimate- Waihao Downs Waibao Downs - Serpentine Serpentine-Kelcher's Oxford-Sheffield Surveyed Reconnaissance 19 3 4 42 13 8 21 0 54 19 3 5 45 8 75 19 3 Prelim. Waimate .. ; 17 43 • ■ .. 'r 12 61 2 65 2 65 2 65 I Canterbury Inter io r Main Line Oxford-Temuka .. 83 0 83 0 1 75 11 44 0 27 21 7 50 29 1 75 11 71 21 7 50 29 21 7 50 29 1 75 Prelim. I Wai ta ki - Blufi and Branches Main Line .. 246 69 Branches, — Duntroon - Haka- 37 33 teramea 246 69 37 33 South Waitaki - Bluff Pukeuri-Duntroon .. Duntroon - Hakateramea Waiareka-Ngapara.. Windsor-Tokorahi .. Survey (trial) Palmerston-Dunback Surveyed 246 69 59 13 21 75 1 35 15 38 15 306 2 23 30 16 43 .. 246 6! I 246 69 21 75 15 38 i I i .. 21 7! .. 15 31 Ngapara .. 14 76 Livingstone .. 16 40 14 76 16 40 14 76 1 31 12 0 0 50 4 40 .. 8 55 0 54 0 65 i .. 16 27 12 50 4 40 9 29 0 65 o"*5 Prelim. .. 14 71 14 76 11 75 4 40 .. 117i Palmerston - Wai- 8 55 hemo 0 65 8 55 0 65 8 55 0 65 .. I .. I I .. !