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Enclosure 2 in Appendix E. ROADS in the Westland District.— Statement of Work Done on each Road under Public Works Acts to 31st March, 1881.

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r] GQ P (3 53 aj Position. 5 o 3 5 a'* •S3 HO Principal Bridge Works Executed on each. State of Roads for Traffic. Remarks. U. ch. 0 24 M. ch. 0 19 M. ch. 0 19 M. ch. 0 19 Ft. 17 Ft. 12 In. 12 Westpoet-Reeptos- Road. 1 bridge, total length 200 ft., consisting of 3 60-ft, spans, trussed, and 1 18-ft. span, trussed At Ohika River Gooa Very difficult river to bridge; rise of water in floods, 39 ft. I 0 15 ! ! 0 15 At Inangahua River 17 12 I ! 12 I Geemouth-Reefton Road. 1 bridge, 365 ft. long, consisting of 5 60-ft. Bpans, trussed, and 4 15-ft. spans, plain 1 bridge, 785 ft. long, consisting of 6 55-ft. spans, trussed, 1 47-ft. span, trussed, and 2/ 15-ft. spans, plain 1 bridge, 760 ft. long, consisting of 11 55-ft. spans, trussed, and 10 15-ft. spans, plain 30 lin. ft. culvert covering; no bridges 1 bridge, 260 ft. long, over Nelson Creek ... Not quite finished Gooa River carrying heavy timber; not otherwise very difficult to bridge. River very undefined; bad site for bridge. 0 20 0 50 0 39 0 39 0 39 At Grey River Junction 17 12 12 0 41 0 29 0 29 0 29 At Ahaura 17 12 12 Gooa ... ! Difficult river to bridge; mountain torrent; hard reef close below river-bed. Traffic went across open plains before road was made. Easy stream to bridge; formation of approaches moderate. 2 18 3 9 3***9 2 18 ! 3 9 ! 2 18 , 3 9 On Ahaura Plains ... At Nelson Creek ... 17 17 12 12 12 12 Gooa Gooa 3 77 6 30 6 30 Greymouth to Reef ton ... 17 3 bridges, total length 2,170 ft. ... Gooa 6 58 12 12 I i i 6 15 5 71 6 15 6 15 Stillwatek~to Maoei Gully 9i 5 8 4 bridge;?, total length 79 ft.; and 187 lin. ft. culvert covering Just passable I I I 2 11 2 11 2 11 2 11 Greymouth to Omotumotu ... 17 12 12 Geeyhouth-Aenold Road. 124 lin. ft. culvert covering, retaining walls, and 20,400 cub. yds. rocky cutting 8 bridges, total length, 206 ft.; and 233 lin. ft. culvert covering; also 10,000 cub. yds. rocky cutting 13 lin. ft. culvert covering Gooa 3 78 j 3 78 3 78 3 78 Omotumotu to Brunnerton ... 17 12 12 Gooa About 1J- miles very heavy work; remainder about average. Very heavy timber ; steep sidling cuttings, partly root, and high embankments in places at crossings of deep ravines. Work consisted of reconstructing and widening old road, with new culverts. Heavy embankment approaching Arnold River. 0 34 0 34 0 34 0 34 Omotumotu to Brunnerton (deviation at Wallsend) 17 12 12 Good 1 22 ... | 1 22 Brunnerton to Stillwater 17 12 12 93 lin. ft. culvert covering Good 0 68 0 68 0 68 0 68 Stillwater to Arnold 17 12 12 1 bridge, 25 ft. long, and 50 lin. ft. culvert covering Gooa 8 53 7 31 j j 7 31 j . 8 53 I Greymouth to Arnoki River 17 | i I 12 I 12 I 9 bridge?, total length 231 ft.; 513 lin. ft. culvert covering, and 30,400 cub. yds. rocky cutting As above ... 7 ni. 31 ch. of new roaa along very aiffieult country, and reconstructing and widening old road for 1 m. 22 ch.; all new formed, 17 ft. wide, with 12 ft. width of metal, 12 in. thick. ! I i i ! f i 9 41 | 7 17 ! Greymouth to Marsaen Marsden to Hohonu Geeyjsiouth-Okaeito Road. 13 bridges, total length 848 ft.; and 560 lin. ft. culvert covering 6 bridges, total length 441 ft., four of them being lattice trusses, with spans 50 ft. and over ; and 246 lin. ft. culvert covering Fair Good Average bush-felling. Average bush-clearing; very steep sidling ground throughout, necessitating heavy earthwork. 10 2 7 17 10 2 7 17 10 2 7 17 17 17 12 12 12 12