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Makotuku Valley Boad. —The work done on this road consists of 260 chains of scrubbing and clearing. A contract for stumping and clearing is now in progress. Total expenditure, £105 ss. lOd. Waipuna Bidge Boad. —All the work on this road has been done by settlers, except one contract, and consists of 256 chains bushwork, 254 chains bridle-track formation. Two miles of engineering survey have been executed ahead, and two more contracts are being let, which when done will give access to all the sections already disposed of in this block. Total expenditure to date, £533 2s. sd. Bangataua Boad. —This road leads from the Pipiriki-Karioi Eoad to the Eangataua clearing in the Clifton No. 1 Special Settlement Association. 151 chains bushwork —33ft. to 41ft. width of clearing —have been finished, and two small contracts for ditches and culverts are in progress. Total expenditure, £265 16s. 3d. Middle Boad. —One contract for 80 chains of scrubbing and clearing has been completed. Two miles of engineering survey has been executed, and contracts for stumping and clearing that distance are being let. Expenditure, £56 16s. Huikumu Boad. —Besides the dray-road to metal-pit, 24 chains in length, mentioned under heading " Pipiriki-Karioi Eoad," and which forms part of this road, providing access to Huikumu Small Eun and,lands beyond, 20 chains of bushwork and 20 chains of bridle-track formation has been completed, and 20 chains more are ready to let. Expenditure, £40. Taumaranui-Ohakune Boad. —No work has been done on this road during the year, except removing a few fallen trees and putting fresh slabs on bridges; but it is proposed to fell the bush along the road-line where it abuts on Crown or association land. Expenditure, £1,854 19s. 2d. Kaitieke Boad. —Work in connection with this road was started by Mr. C. Field in January last. In order to have a road over which supplies could be packed at a reasonable cost, about fourteen miles of rough horse-track has been made across the open plains from Mangatipopo to the Taumaranui Bush. There are now two contracts in hand for bridle-track formation in the bush. Two patakas have been erected, and sufficient supplies stored to enable about a dozen men to keep working during the winter months in that remote district. Total expenditure, £26 12s. Momohaki Village Boads. —The work done comprises 200 chains engineering survey and plans, 69 chains bushwork, 143 chains dray-road formation, and 150 lineal feet culverts. All work is now stopped pending decision as to continuation of road through Messrs. Howie's land. Total expenditure, £859 16s. Bd. Mangawharariki Boad. —The engineering survey of the road for 95 chains, as far as the Bangitikei Biver, has been done, as well as the following roadwork : 95 chains bushwork, 90 chains formation (about 10 chains of which was heavy papa cliff, and has been constructed with a substantial parapet wall on outside), 30 running feet of bridges, 110 lineal feet of culverts, and 15 chains metalling. Also, to temporarily serve settlers, a track two miles long was constructed to the Eangitikei Eiver, across which a wire rope and cage of 330 ft. span was thrown. About 5 chains of lightf ormation still remains to be done at bridge site. In order to utilise the very costly approaches already done, and to provide access to the extensive areas of land still open or recently occupied which lies beyond, this bridge should be put in hand at an early date. It will probably consist of two 120 ft. spans, with two land-spans of 20ft. each. Total expenditure on roads and contingent works, £1,866 3s. sd. Mangaweka Township. —Prior to sale the bush was felled over an area of 60 acres in this township. This, on being fired in February, resulted in a good burn. Te Kapua Block. —During last autumn, the late Mr. A. W. Brooking completed six miles and a half of traverse surveys and plans of deviations on the Watershed Boad. On this road there were also done 141 chains bushwork and formation (10ft. wide), and 120 lineal feet of culverts. The dray-road now reaches the Te Kapua Block. On Murray's Track 867 chains bushwork and 141 chains bridle-track formation had been done. On Bongoiti Eoad 227 chains of bushwork has been completed. The various branch roads in the block are now being felled and cleared for bridletracks. Two contracts, of 60 chains each, are at present in progress on the Quarry Eoad, and two others, for 80 chains each, on the Pukemapou Eoad. It- is proposed to complete these branch roads, and then form the road through Patukite clearing. Total expenditure on the block, £2,042 16s. 6d. Turakina Valley Boad. —During the year the following work has been done : Maintenance, 3-|- miles old formation ; 200 chains bushwork ; 210 chains formation (12ft. wide) ; creek diversions, 2 chains; 120 lineal feet of culverts ; large papa culvert, 6ft. by 4ft. The dray-road now extends almost to the mouth of the Mangapapa ; it is being continued on towards the Mangamahoe Eoad, on which a contract for 50 chains bushwork is at present in progress. It is proposed to form the road 12ft. wide to the Mangamahoe Junction, but beyond that through the block only 6ft. wide. Total expenditure, £1,100. Otaihape-Paengaroa Boad (Boss's Track). —The above settlers are now employed on this work. 40 chains bushwork, felled 2 chains wide, has been done; 110 chains bushwork is in progress ; and 20 chains dray-road formation started. Expenditure, £109 12s. Mangaweka-Makohine Boad. —Two miles and a half engineering survey has been executed on this road, and two contracts for bridle-track formation are in progress, extending over 62 chains. Two more contracts, of 30 chains each, are ready for letting. Six Masterton Improved-farm settlers are employed on this work. Expenditure, £79 14s. sd. Patea Biver. —An inspection of the lower fifty miles of this river was made during March, with a view to forming estimates of cost of improvement of same by snagging, &c, sufficient for canoe traffic, and a report has been furnished.* Hales's, Pohonuicttane. —This track leads into Hunterville Small-farm Association No. 2, and the Upper Wangaehu Eoad Board is subsidised for it to the extent of £500. Five miles of bridle-track has been either improved or formed, and several rough bridges erected. The track is only fit for a stock-driving route. Expenditure, £618 9s.

*See Appendix, " Beport on Patea River."