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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 107
COST of CONSTRUCTION of all LINES up to 31st March, 1883.
Section. Division. State of Miles Cost. Total.
Line. Open. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Kawakawa .. Main Line .. .. Opened .. .. 26,603 6 1 63,552 4 0
.. .. .. Unopened .. .. 36,948 17 11
Whangarei-Kamo .. " .. .. Opened .. 7 54,153 0 5 54,153 0 5
Auckland .. .. " .. .. Unopened 139 1,112,719 14 11 1,177,311 17 7
Napier .. Te Aroha-Thames .. Unopened .. 64,592 2 8
.. .. Main Line .. Opened 70 419,298 14 11 451,301 14 11
Wellington .. .. " .. .. Unopened .. 32,003 0 0
Wanganui .. .. " .. .. Opened 69 764,860 12 6 767,877 16 6
New Plymouth .. .. " .. .. Unopened .. 3,017 4 0
.. .. .. Opened 115 804,588 10 2 825,140 10 2
Private Line .. Wellington-Foxton .. Unopened .. 20,552 0 0
Stock .. .. .. .. .. 292,457 13 6 344,619 13 6
Surveys .. .. .. .. .. 52,162 0 0
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 40,237 8 9 40,237 8 9
Christchurch .. Main Line .. Opened 162 1,697,301 5 2 103,729 19 5
.. .. .. Unopened .. 9,768 0 0 3,890 12 3
Oamaru .. Oxford, Rangiora, and Eyreton Opened 43 150,133 0 0 2,506 19 6
.. .. Branch .. .. 42 103,542 3 11 2,104,677 1
.. .. Southbridge .. .. 43 41,536 10 8
.. .. Springfield-Whitecliffs .. Unopened .. 954,196 18 2
.. .. Canterbury Interior .. Opened 108 118,484 15 5
.. .. Main Line .. .. 26 37,826 4 3
.. .. Albury Branch .. Unopened .. 79,581 7 1
.. .. Duntroon Branch .. Opened 22 90,622 15 4 1,318,706 2
.. .. Ngapara Branch .. .. 15 37,994 2 1
.. .. .. Unopened ..
Dunedin .. Main Line .. Opened 115 1,438,681 11 5 1,862,402 7 10
.. .. Walton Park Branch .. .. 3 19,694 6 8
.. .. Outram Branch .. .. 9 55,883 3 7
.. .. Lawrence Branch .. .. 22 168,700 7 3
.. .. Palmerston-Waihemo .. Unopened .. 15,366 18 11
.. .. Main Line, Catlin's River .. .. 13,869 11 5
.. .. Otago Central .. .. .. 150,206 8 7
Invercargill .. Main Line .. Opened 175 1,017,816 16 4 1,339,552 14 2
.. .. .. Unopened .. 6,400 0 0
.. .. Tapanui .. Opened 15 84,227 16 3
.. .. .. Unopened .. 3,070 0 0
.. .. Riverton .. Opened 48 218,040 7 10
.. .. .. Unopened .. 9,558 0 0
.. .. Seaward Bush .. .. .. 89 13 9 287,793 19 3
.. .. Riversdale-Switzer's .. .. .. 350 0 0
Greymouth .. Main Line .. Opened 8 163,096 14 2 199,891 3 7
.. .. .. Unopened .. 15,500 0 0
.. .. Greymouth-Hokitika .. .. 28,395 4 9 155,223 13 4
.. .. Harbour Works .. .. 80,802 0 4
Westport .. Main Line .. Opened 10 199,891 3 7 202,368 18 6
Nelson .. .. " .. .. 23 153,223 13 4
Picton .. .. " .. Unopened .. 2,000 0 0
.. .. .. Opened 18 188,801 15 6
Stock .. .. .. .. .. 13,567 3 0 81,249 6 11
Surveys .. .. .. .. .. 81,249 6 11 20,785 1 6
Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 20,785 1 6 2,506 19 7
Total .. .. .. .. 1,358 11,409,479 5 2 11,409,479 5 2
Railway Department, 16th October, 1883,
J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
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