In the construction of railways, for example, three of the provinces had constructed railways (as was the case in Australia) to different track gauges, with Canterbury Provincial Railways being built to "broad" gauge, Southland's railways being built to "standard" gauge.
Por exemplo, na construción de ferrocarrís, tres das provincias construíran con diferente ancho de vía (tal e como sucedeu en Australia): os Ferrocarrís Provinciais de Canterbury construíran vía ancha, mentres que en Southland utilizouse a estándar.