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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. ~ VnāeI Under Opened for Traffic^ Surveyed. j. ormatlon pi a telaying. ~ ~ _ _ Date. Length. Total. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Stratford. Main Trunk .. Stratford - Main Trunk .. 8*9 °0 Stratford-Tahora .. .. 47 40 63 52 23 " " *.* .. "-.f «^ Tahora-Raekohua.. 3 20 3 20 3 20 Raekohua-Heao .. .. 4 63 .. 4 63 4 63 Heao-Tokirima .. .. 3 47 0 15 3 62 .. 3 47 Tokirima-Ohura .. .. 10 60 0 25 11 5 .. 3 20 740 '.'. Ohura-Matiere .. .. 8 67 1 21 10 8 .. .. 8 67 Matiere-Okahukura 10 23 1 10 11 33 .. 10 23 Stratford - Ongarue —Devia- 33 40 Mangaroa-Puketutu .. 33 40 .. 33 40 33 40 PreHm. tions 14 0 Aramatai-Hangatiki .. 14 0 .. 14 0 14 0 Puketutu-Mangaroa Deviation 30 0 30 0 30 0 Opunake - Mountain Road .. 23 10 Opunake-Eltham .. .. 23 10 .. 23 10 23 10 Te Roti - Moturoa .. 56 18 Te Roti - Opunake 22 63 3 2 25 65 .. .. '.'. 22 63 Opunake - Stony River 18 70 .. 18 70 18 70 .. .. Stony River - Moturoa .. 14 45 .. 14 45 14 45 Te Roti - Moturoa Deviation .. Oakura-Breakwater .. .. .. .. 2 30 • Manaia Branch .. .. 5 50 Manaia-Kapuni .. .. 5 50 0 78 6 48 .. 4 25 1.25* Mount Egmont Branch .. 8 77 Manganui Section .. 5 74 2 3 7 77 .. 6 0 „.,.,,.,,,.■„. , Quarry Section .. .. 3 3 0 60 3 63 '.'. i*58 i*25 Worth Island Mam Trunk Marton - Te Awamutu .. 209 69 Marton Junction-Te Awamutu 209 69 26 13 236 2 " onq «q Railway Waipa Gravel Access Branch 7 40 Otorohanga .... 7 40 .. 7 40 Raetihi Branch .. .. 8 50 Raetihi Section .. 8 50 1 7 9 57 ' k nn Central Route Deviation Sur- 30 0 Ohakune to Mokau-Retaruke 30 0 .. 30 0 30 0 Prehm veys Divide 34 0 Makatote Gorge-Marae Kowhai 34 0 .. 34 0 34 0 20 0 Marae-Kowhai - Ohura Valley 20 0 .. 20 0 20 0 Explor Ngaire-Ongarue .. .. 103 58 Ngaire Section ... .. 38 73 .. 38 73 38 73 Tangarakau Section ... 26 0 .. " 26 0 26 0 .. .. Heao Section .. .. 10 70 .. 10 70 10 70 Ohura Section .. 27 75 27 75 27 75 Waitara-Tangarakau .. 46 75 Waitara Section .. 46 75 .. 46 75 46 75 Urenui Route .. .. 12 0 Urenui to Tangitu River .. 12 0 .. 12 0 12 0 Prelim Hastings - Te Awamutu .. 170 0 Hastings - Te Awamutu 170 0 .. 170 0 170 0 „ '.'. Totals •• •• 2 > 792 14 2,792 14 j 252 52 3,044 66 1,052 15 82 51 115 61 .. 3 6 57 1,545 49 • Bails taken up. Note. —Taonui and Lichfield Branches not mentioned above, as the rails have been taken up.