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Bridges. £ Clyde Bridge ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8,000 Bannockburn Bridge ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,000 Tinkers... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 Thompson's footbridge ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 Nevis ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 70 Eraser's ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 45 Rocky Point Bridge, approaches ... ... ... ... ... 200 Cromwell Bridge, abutments ... ... ... ... ... 250 Total damage to bridges ... ... ... ...£10,690 Punts. £ Alexandra punt ... .. ... ... ... ... ... 150 Bendigo „ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 150 Alberton „ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 150 Total damage to punts ... ... ... ... £450 Miscellaneous. £ Removing and re-erecting Clyde Hospital ... ... ... ... 300 Total damage to public works in Vincent County ... ... £19,990 The damage to roads consists chiefly in slips that have buried or carried away the roads in the steep sidlings along which they are made. The smaller bridges have been almost entirely carried away, but the abutments of the Clyde Bridge remain. The original structure of the Cromwell Bridge is uninjured, the damage done being to the anchorage for the suspension ropes built a few years ago. The river at the Rocky Point Bridge seems to have a tendency to make a new channel for itself clear of the bridge. If this takes place it will entail an extra expenditure of £2,000 or £3,000 in lengthening the bridge or constructing protective works. Lake County. An approximate estimate of the damage done to public works in the Lake County is as follows: — Roads and Tracks, including Bridges. £ Kirtleburn to Morven Perry ... ... ... .r. ... 7,000 Morven Perry to Arrowtown, with bridge over Arrow River ... ... 1,570 Arrow to Lower Shotover, with bridge ... ... ... ... 2,000 Shotover Hill Road ... ... ... ... ... ... 500 Erankton to Q.ueenstown ... ... ... ... ~. ... 600 Queenstown to Arrow via Arthur's Point ... ... ... ... 1,450 Queenstown to Shotover Bridge ... ... ... ... ... 3,500 Queenstown to Moke Creek and Moonlight ... ... ... ... 800 Queenstown to Head of Lake ... ... ... ... ... 500 Frankton to Kingston ... ... ... ... ... ... 550 Road to Arrowtown Reefs... ... ... ... ... ... 3,000 Arrow Valley tracks ... ... ... ... ... ... 400 Arrow to Cardrona and Pembroke ... ... ... ... ... 950 Pembroke to head of Lake Wanaka... ... ... ... ... 550 Arrow to Matatapu ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 Greenstone to Kinlock ... ... ... ... ... ... 70 Greenstone to Hollyford ... ... ... ... ... ... 500 Holly ford to Jamestown ... ... ... ... ... ... 900 Kingston to Athol ... ... ... ... ... ... 500 Dart Valley Road and Tracks ... ... ... ... ... 500 Streets in Queenstown ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,000 Total damage to public works in Lake County ... 26,940 The damage above estimated consists chiefly of slips in sidling ground, as in Vincent County, the most serious one being at the Nevis Bluff, where an immense quantity of rock has come down. This will completely close up the road between Queenstown and Cromwell for dray-traffic for a long time. At present it is scarcely passable for foot passengers. Summary and Recommendations. The following is an abstract of damage done to public works in the various counties: — £ £ Bruce—Roads ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,250 Bridges ... ... ... ... ... ... 6,100 Various ... ... ... ... ... ... 400 Total in Bruce County ... ... ... 8,750