D.—l.

Table of Lengths of Government Lines Authorized, Constructed, and Surveyed up to 31st March, 1931— continued. NORTH ISLAND— continued.

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State of Line. Appropriation. Division. Mileage. Section. Main Line. Sidings. Total. Under Under Opened for Traffic. Surveyed. Formation platelaying -— j Total . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. eh. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. New survey .. .. Rotorua-Taupo .. .. 53 30 Rotorua-Taupo .. .. 53 30 .. 53 30 53 30* Gisborne-Rotorua .. Gisborne-Opotiki .. .. 92 44 Gisborne Wharf - Motuhora 49 32 6 27 55 59 .. .. .. .. .. 49 32 Motuhora-Motu .. .. 2 10 .. 2 10 2 10 Motu-Opotiki .. .. 41 2 .. 41 2 41 2 Estim. Gisborne-Napier .. Napier-Wairoa .. .. 72 14 Napier-Eskdale .. .. 1173 131 13 24 .. .. .. .. I .'. 1173 Eskdale-Putorino .. .. 26 69 1 49 28 38 .. .. .. 6 Oct., 1930 26 69 26 69 Putorino-Wairoa .. .. 33 32 3 4 36 36 .. 10 45 22 67 Gisborne - Wairoa (Inland 72 42 Gisborne Station - Makaraka 3 5 .. 3 5 .. ., .. .. Route) Makaraka-Ngatapa .. 11 51 1 29 13 0 .. .. .. .. j .. 11 51 f •• 3 0 1 Ngatapa-Wairoa .. .. 57 66 .. 57 66 ■{ 14 65 Perm. J- 1 50f .. I .. I 38 31 Prelim. J Wairoa-Gisborne (Waikokopu 59 75 Wairoa-Nuhaka .. .. 18 24 1 18 19 42 .. .. 18 24 .. .. Route) Nuhaka- Waikokopu .. 6 11 0 49 6 60 .. .. 6 11 .. .. Waikokopu-Kopuawhara .. 10 72 .. 10 72 .. 10 72 Kopuawhara-Wharerata .. 9 18 0 34 9 52 5 18 8 0 Wharerata-Gisborne .. 15 30 .. 15 30 6 30 13 30 .. .. .. Wairoa-Freezing-works Siding .. 0 34 0 34 .. .. 0 34 .. Napier-Woodville and Pal- Napier-Woodville .. .. 96 65 Napier Spit - Woodville .. 96 65 15 5 111 70 .. .. .. .. .. 96f65 merston North Woodville - Palmerston North 17 21 Woodville - Palmerston North 17 21 0 51 17 72 .. .. .. .. .. 17 21 Wellington-Woodville .. Woodville-Wellington .. 115 79 ! Woodville-Wellington [Te Aro] 115 79 21 73 137 72 .. .. .. .. .. 115 79 Greytown Branch .. .. 3 7 j Woodside-Greytown .. 3 7 0 64 3 71 .. .. .. .. .. 3 7 Featherston-Martinborough 11 50 [ Featherston-Martinborough 11 50 .. 11 50 11 50 .. .. .. \ .. Greytown-Martinborough .. 4 62 j Greytown-Martinborough .. 4 62 .. 4 62 4 62 Trial .. .. .. Lower Hutt - Silverstream .. 9 34 | Lower Hutt - Waterloo Road 9 34 162 1116 6 50 .. .. .. .. J2 64 Rimutaka Incline Devia- Coach-road Route .. 9 0 Kaitoke-Featherston .. 9 0 .. 9 0 9 0 Prelim, tion Surveys Tauherenikau Route .. 21 30 Upper Hutt - Woodside .. 21 30 .. 21 30 , 21 30 Wainui-o-mata Route .. 31 40 Petone - Pigeon Bush .. 31 40 .. 31 40 31 40 .. .. .. Coast Route .. .. 52 0 Petone - Pigeon Bush .. 52 0 .. 52 0 I 52 0 Coast Route .. .. 70 0 Petone-Carterton, via Martin- , 70 0 .. 70 0 70 0 borough Wellington-New Plymouth Wellington-Manawatu .. 83 37 Wellington-Longburn .. 83 37 15 76. 99 33 .. .. .. 7 Dec, 1908§ .. 83 37 7 71 Tawa Flat Deviation ... 7 71 0 45 7 52 77 77 6 78|'| Palmerston North Deviation 6 78|'| 16 1] 23 9 .. 6 78 Foxton - New Plymouth Foxton-Patea .. .. 120 44 Foxton-Patea .. 120 44 14 75 135 39 .. .. .. .. .. 120 44 Route Improvement Surveys 26 7 Turakina-Matarawa .. 11 67 .. 11 67 11 67 Aramoho - Goat Valley Tunnel 7 40 .. 7 40 7 40 Kai Iwi - Okehu .. .. 3 60 .. 3 60 3 60 ! Nukumaru-Waitotara .. 3 0 .. 3 0 3 0 Prelim. Patea-Waitara and New Ply- 72 29 ! Patea-New Plymouth Break- 72 29 11 52 84 1 .. .. .. .. .. 72 29 mouth water Bulls Branch .. .. 3 79 Bulls Branch .. .. 3 79 .. 3 79 3 79 Prelim. Wanganui Branch .. 3 29 Aranioho-Wanganui .. 3 29 2 23 5 52 .. .. .. .. .. 3 29 * Trial survey. t Rails taken up. % Double track. § Date of purchase. || Works closed down.