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Enclosure 2 in Appendix I. ROADS.— Statement of Work Done on each Road under Public Works Acts to 31st March, 1882.

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Bf to* ■si Position. •a g 2 «J Is Principal Bridge-works Executed on each. State of Roads for Traffic. Remarks. M. ch. M.ch. o 19 M. oh. M. eh. o 19 Ft. '7 Ft. In. Westpoet-Reefton Road. 1 bridge, 200 ft. long, consisting of 3 60-ft. spans, trussed, and 1 18-ft. span, trussed 1 bridge, 33 ft. long, consisting of 2 15-ft. spans, plain 1 bridge, 123 ft. long, consisting of 4 30-ft. spans, plain 1 bridge, 93 ft. long, consisting of 3 30-ft. spans, plain o 24 o 19 At Ohika River 12 12 Good Very difficult river to bridge; rise of water in floods, 39 ft1 small bridge only; rapid and deep creek. Bridge across overflow of Bullcr River; easy to bridge. Rapid mountain torrent. o 8 o 34 o 13 o'"6 I O 1 o 5 o At Coal Creek At Orawaiti orerflow At Nine-Mile Creek 17 17 17 12 12 12 12 12 12 Good Good Good 5 o o 79 o 25 11 19 11 19 Wesport to Reefton 17 12 12 4 bridges, 449 ft. total length Passable ... Road along steep rocky sidings; narrow and difficult to keep in repair. o 20 o 50 o 39 o 15 ° 39 o '5 ° 39 At Inangahua Eiver At Grey River Junction At Ahaura '7 '7 12 12 12 12 12 12 Greymotjtii-Reeeton Road. 1 bridge, 365 ft. long, consisting of 5 60-ft. spans, 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 27 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 ... Good Good Good River carrying heavy [timber; not otherwise "very difficult to bridge. . River very undefined ;°bad site for bridge. o 41 o 29 o 29 o 29 i7 Difficult river to bridge'; mountain torrent; hard' reef close below river-bed. ;;~ 5 ..: '^ "-. ewioei^ Traffic went across open'plains'before road was madef' Easy stream t to ; formation of approaches moderate. ■ On Ahaura Plains ... At Nelson Creek ■■ 12 Good Good 2 18 3 9 ... 3 9 2 18 3 9 2 18 3 9 •7 12 12 ! 6 58 I I I 1 6 30 6 30 Greymouth to Eeefton ... 17 12 3 bridges, 2,170 ft. total length ... Good. 3 77 12 I i r -in 5 7 1 6 i5 6 IS Stillwaieb to Maoei Gully 9i 5 8 4 bridges, 79 ft. total length, and 187 lin. ft. culvert covering Just passable. 211 3 78 ° 34 2 11 3 78 ° 34 2 11 3 78 ° 34 211 3 78 Greymouth to Oraotuinotu ... Omotumotu to Brunnerton ... Omotumota to Bmcnerton (deviation at AYalkend) 17 »7 17 12 12 12 I 12 12 12 Geeymouth-Aenold Road. 124 lin. ft. culvert covering, retaining walls, and 20,400 cub. yds. rocky cutting 8 bridges, 206 ft. total length, and 233 lin. ft. culvert covering ; also 10,000 cub. yds. rocky cutting 13 lin. ft. culvert covering Good. Good Good About ij miles very heavy work; remainder about average. Very heavy timber; steep siding cuttings, partly rock, 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. o 34 1 22 1 22 Brunnerton to Still water J7 12 12 93 lin. ft. culvert covering Good o 68 o 68 o 68 0 68 Still water to Arnold i? 12 12 1 bridge, 25 ft. long, and 50 lin. ft. culvert covering... Good i 1 ! ! Greymouth to Arnold River 1 9 bridges, 231 ft. total length ; 513 lin. ft. culvert covering, and 30,400 cub. yds. rocky cutting Good 8 53 7 31 i 7 31 . 8 53 '7 12 I 12 ! 7 m. 31 ch. of new road along very difficult 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.