▁£ 1 , 7 7 8 . ▁ ▁This ▁contract ▁also ▁possibly ▁included ▁the ▁ere ction ▁of ▁the ▁goods ▁shed ▁on ▁a ▁s iding ▁ 1 2 ▁ch ains ▁( 2 4 0 ▁metres ) ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁station ▁( the ▁goods ▁shed ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 ). ▁ ▁A ▁separate ▁contract ▁for ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁£ 1 , 5 1 4 ▁was ▁let ▁to ▁Mess rs . ▁F ras er ▁and ▁Lyon ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁an ▁access ▁road ▁to ▁the ▁station ▁and ▁the ▁lev elling ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁for ▁the ▁station ▁and ▁house . ▁ ▁By ▁early ▁December ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁the ▁Public ▁Works ▁Department ▁had ▁advanced ▁pl atel ay ing ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Pak ur ata hi ▁Station , ▁by ▁this ▁time ▁renamed ▁K ait oki , ▁later ▁( pro bably ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ) ▁to ▁become ▁K ait oke . ▁ ▁As ▁K ait oke ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁rail head ▁for ▁two ▁years , ▁there ▁was ▁some ▁const ern ation ▁over ▁the ▁sit ing ▁of ▁the ▁station , ▁with ▁compla ints ▁particularly ▁from ▁the ▁W air ar apa ▁that ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁un su itable ▁for ▁the ▁trans - ship ment ▁of ▁goods ▁between ▁road ▁and ▁rail . ▁ ▁The ▁Government ▁stood ▁firm ▁and ▁the ▁station ▁stayed ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁be . ▁ ▁The ▁line ▁up ▁to ▁K ait oke ▁Station ▁was ▁officially ▁opened ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁December ▁