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Enclosure in No. 2. RETURN OF ROAD WORK PERFORMED BY CAPTAIN PREECE'S NATIVE CONTINGENT FROM 1st JANUARY TO 31st MAY, 1872.

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Name of Road. Locality. Nature of country. Description of work. No. of chain** Length. Breadth Depth. No of cubicj yards. Estimated value of work performed Remarks. I reTi-koand 'Sort Galatn wahme it Pumice •iiile cuttiug 2 132 10 6 223 £ s. d. 3 14 4 Bridge, 25 x 13, four stringers, totara timber a it (i (i 9 1 1 594 CG 105 6G 16 16 16 3 6 3 13 528 2.34 146 50S 8 1G 0 5 17 0 2 8 8 25 8 0 u tt Pokairoa Otaj Blo.?k rutting Side cutting Block cuttiug Bridge, 26x13, with four stringers, totara timber ii ii ■i tt it Rock «( ii ii " Side cutting 1 2 6 6 CG 429 132 132 39G 39G 10 16 16 16 16 1G 4 7 3 7 4 5 78 127 111 260 409 586 a is o 2 2 4 1 17 0 4 6 8 7 16 4 9 15 4 tt tt IC . 'lay tt »* II II ii M c* Bridge, 21 x 12, three stringers, totars timber (i si ci <( it ti Pahekeheke ... || (t »i ■I It ci <| II " (( C 7 14 12 34 40 5 2 396 4G2 99 924 792 231 10 16 16 16 16 16 20 16 20 13 8 18 12 in 3 1,525 1,095 528 3,285 2,346 205 25 8 4 18 5 0 26 8 0 54 15 0 39 2 0 3 8 4 20 0 0 4 18 6 48 17 0 • I it ■i it f* ii ft f ( (I Rock b'iay If " it ii rikitu •■ Bridge, 26 x 14, four stringers, totari timber ii ii II CI <• cc t. -Vaikowhewlie Fern ... Hay Stone Formation Side cutting ICmbaukment 330 132 3 ID 293 977 CC II " if Clay Rock Clay Light bush Ulay Fern, clay Pun and manuka scrub Deep swamp ... Side cutting 5 1 7 480 40 40 39 330 G6 462 •20 20 a 6 6 20 M 14 3 1,711 342 513 28 10 4 8 11 0 8 11 0 24 0 0 19 11 0 14 13 4 19 10 0 II II <( II IC Vhikereru andFortOalatf ol ic ic ii Vhikeie-u tt Formation Side cutting Bush only cleared rarawera and Te Teko .. Pe Teko and Otekiri it tt ParaweraLake Te Teko 2640 2640 4 3 1,173 S80 Bridge, 17x14 ii it CI CI ii t* Swamp 6 feet deep ( Swamp 9 feet deep j ile.ivy bush ... Light bu»h Kern and clay ... Formation Embankment and layere fascines Embankment fascincd with manuka Block cutting Formation Side cutting 3 30 19 3 17 16 198 1980 1254 198 20 14 14 8 S G 4 4 6 5 586 4,100 3,901 293 9 0 0 307 19 0 292 11 6 7 6 G 4 5 0 5 17 4 " 13x12 11x12 " 9x12 Pe l'eko and Fort Galatea •c ii )hui ii tt i< 1056 3 352 igatamawahine 'okairoa ... 'ahekeheke itinaroa '... bridge culverts Value i of Bridges. ■ " 25 0 0 30 0 0 25 0 0 30 0 0 20 0 0 30 0 0 ... 830 27,381 £1,227 7 10 George Preece, Ca] itain Commanding Native Contingent.