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

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Note. —Column 11 : For detail information as to dates of openings of such portions of lines as are not given in this table see tables of lengths of lines in Public Works Statements, 1904-1930. State of Line. Appropriation. Division. Mileage. Section. Main Line. Sidings. Total. Under tinder Opened for Traffic. Surveyed. Eormation . relaying. ~ Length.) Total. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 IS M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. eta. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. cli. M. ch. Nelson-Roundell .. Nelson-Belgrove .. .. 22 73 Nelson-Belgrove .. .. 22 73 2 52 25 45 .. .. .. .. .. 22 73 Midland Railway .. Stillwater-Belgrove (via Tad- 145 75 Stillwater-Landing .. 52 58 7 20 59 78 .. .. .. .. .. 52 58 mor) Landing-Inangahua .. 6 0 0 10 6 10 .. 1 26 .. .. .. 4 54 f 3 0 Perm. Inangahua-Murchison .. 23 53 .. 23 53 ■{ 16 53 Prelim. L 7 0 Trial .. Murchison-Kawatiri .. 21 70 0 38 22 28 22 28 18 5 5 23 Kawatiri-Belgrove .. 41 54 3 24 44 78 .. .. .. .. .. 41 54 Brunner-Springfield .. 92 68 Brunner-Springfield .. 92 68 10 41 103 29 .. .. .. .. .. 92 68 Blackball Railway .. Ngahere-Blackball .. 3 40 Ngahere-Blackball .. 3 40 1 20 4 60 .. .. .. .. .. 3 40 Greymouth - Nelson Creek Greymouth - Nelson Creek .. 7 51 Greymouth-Brunnerton-Still- 7 51 6 18 13 69 .. .. .. .. .. 7 51 water Westport-Ngakawau .. Westport-Ngakawau .. 19 56 Westport-Ngakawau .. 19 56 8 12 27 68 .. .. .. .. .. 19 56 Westport - Ngakawau Ex- Ngakawau-Mokihinui .. 7 12 Ngakawau-Mokihinui .. 7 12 1 18 8 30 • • .. .. .. .. 7 12 tension Mokihinui Colliery Line .. 3 69 Mokihinui-Seddonville .. 3 69 0 25 4 14 .. .. .. .. .. 3 69 Westport - Cape Foulwind Westport - Cape Foulwind .. 7 0 Westport - Cape Foulwind .. 7 0 0 60 7 60 • • . ■ .. .. • • 7 0 Westport-Inangahua .. Westport-Inangahua Junction 26 0 Westport - Te Kuha .. 5 74 0 10 6 4 .. .. .. .. .. 5 74 Te Kuha - Inangahua Junction 20 6 0 39 20 45 • ■ 16 6 4 0 State Colliery, or Coal Greymouth - Point Elizabeth 5 1 Greymouth - Runanga Colliery 5 1 2 10 7 11 .. .. .. .. .. 5 1 Creek Railway Collieries Extension .. .. 3 69 Runanga Colliery- Point Eliza- 3 69 2 20 6 9 .. .. .. .. .. 3 69 beth Collieries 2 44 Runanga to Seven-mile .. 2 44 1 40 4 4 .. .. .. .. .. 2 44 Greymouth-Hokitika .. Greymouth-Hokitika .. 24 37 Greymouth-Hokitika .. 24 37 2 10 26 47 ■ • .. .. .. .. 24 37 Kumara Branch .. Kumara Branch .. .. 4 10 Kumara Branch .. .. 4 10 .. 4 10 4 10 Hokitika-Ross .. .. Hokitika-Ross .. .. 15 75 Hokitika-Ross .. ... 14 31 1 50 16 1 • • • • • • .. ■ • 14 31 Survey to Ross Township .. 1 44 .. 1 44 1 44 New Survey .. .. Ross-Waitaha .. .. 10 0 Ross-Waitaha .. .. 10 0 10 0 2 54 Picton-Waipara .. Picton - Hapuka River .. 92 38 Picton-Wharanui .. ... 56 6 6 26 62 32 • • • • • • .. • • 56 6 Wharanui-Kekerangu .. 70 .. 70 •• 70 3 20 f 27 0 18 0 Kekerangu - Hapuka River.. 29 32 .. 29 32 < 2 32 Trial Hapuka River - Conway River 18 0 Hapuka River - Kahautara 11 0 .. H 0 ( ».« S-, m " River L 9 48 IMal Kahautara River - Oaro .. 7 0 .. 7 0 7 0 Prelim. Oaro-Conway .. .. 9 0 .. 9 0 { » ° ;; V ;;. " Conway River - Parnassus .. 22 0 Conway-Parnassus .. 13 0 .. 13 0 13 0 13 0 Parnassus-Waipara .. 44 14 Parnassus-Waipara .. 44 14 4 43 48 57 .. .. .. ., .. 44 14