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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. o co i Section. Main Line. a 53 Appropriation. Division. Total. <0 IB Opened. Under Under — -si tion. laying. Date. •n°1929 1920-21.1921-22.1922-23.1923-24. Total. 1 Wai t aki - Bluff and Branches — contd. 2 Branches —contd. Waimea Plains District Ry. Kelso-Gore 3 M. ch.| 4 5 6 7 8 M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. 36 39 1 34 37 73 9 M. ch. 10 M. ch. 11 12 13 M. ch. M. ch. 14 M. ch. 15 M. ch. 16 M. ch. 17 M. ch. 36 39 Gore-Lumsden .. .. 36 3< Gore-Waikaka Riversdale- Switzers 24 0 12 65 13 70 Surveyed Preliminary survey.. Waikaka Section Riversdale-Waikaia 9 58! .. 9 58 9 58 14 22 .. 14 22. 14 22 12 65 1 51 14 36 13 70! 1 40 15 30 Prelim. 26 Nov., 1908 1 Oct., 1909 *- I 12 6i 13 7( I - •■ •• Otago Central Edendale-Toitois .. Waitaki Bluff Main Line to Lake Hawea 19 30 182 45 Edendale-Glenham Surveyed Wingatui-Ida Valley Ida Valley - Omakau Omakau-Chatto Creek Chatto Ck.-Alexandra Alexandra-Clyde Clyde-Cromwell Surveyed Invercargill-Kingston Wharf Lumsden- Mossburu 9 36 0 72 10 28 9 74 .. 9 74 9 74 98 18! 5 62 104 Ol 13 20i 1 16 14 36 7 36| 0 34 7 70 10 39: 16 11 45 5 45| 0 77 6 42 12 29 0 69 13 18 35 18 .. 35 18 87 4 5 15 92 19 10 40 1 10 11 40 • 1 Sept., 1904 14 July, 1906 15 Dec, 1906 27 Mar., 1907 10 July, 1921 -- , -- .. .. .. 9 3( •• [-147 2\ Inverc argill - Kingston and Branch, LumsdenMararoa 12*29 Invercargill-Kingston •■ 87 4 87 4 Lumsden-Mararoa .. 30 9 10 4( Winton - Heddon Bush Winton to Hedgehope Orepuki-Waiau 11 0 Surveyed Reconnaissance Surveyed .. 8 20i .. 8 20: 8 20 11 20i .. 11 20 11 20 11 0 .. 11 0 11 0 I I Prelim. .. .. Forest Hill Railway Western Railways, OrepukiWaiau River 12 40 60 64 1 Winton-Hedgehope Makarewa-Orepuki.. 12 40 0 65 13 25 35 41 6 37 41 78 4 48 0 58 5 26 8 7 1 10 9 17 8 8.. 8 8 1 .. 4 40 .. 4 40 4 40 22 15 .. 22 15 11 0 .. 11 0 11 0 2351 25 265 12 2616 27 476 50 12 4( - 48 le Otautau Branch Orawia Branch Orepuki-Waihoaka .. W T aihoaka-Tuatapere Tuatapere-Orawia .. Orawia-Clifden Thornbury-Wairio .. Surveyed .. 2 36 5 52 1 Oct., 1909 .. .. - *• 22 15. 11 0 .. .. 22|lf *• 1 .. .. 1727 57 Totals 2351 25 26 5 30 60 12 29 2 44 ! 1742*51