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Table No. 45.—Statement showing the Expenditure and Work done on Roads, &c., under the Control of the Department of Lands and Survey, for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1897— continued.

E lTABrU re i8M°W Engineering Boads constructed. ist April. ioyo. to «iirvpviiiTifl(ifl SB fc I Name of Work according to Item on Appropriations. t o A uth£ '"Sl A P vi1 -' n „ . „ Bridges i i I I 1 ! I i T,.noth Boads constructed. Dray- Bridle- Dray- ; Bridleroad, track. road. track. Improved. r Maintained. rendered more accessible. Area of Remarks. Length. & s. d. M. oh. M. ch. M. eh. No. Ft. Land fob Settlements. M. oh. M. eh. M. oh. Length. No. Ft. M. oh. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. Acres. Land fob Settlements. Auckland — Opouriao Settlement .. .. .. 450 6 11 .. 6 0 Auckland — Opouriao Settlement .. 6 0 Hawke's Bay — Raureka Settlement Blsthorpe Settlement 175 19 4 321 17 7 1 26 1 46 .. " •• I Total, Hawke's Bay .. 497 16 11 2 72 •• I Marlborough — Blind River Settlement Omaka Settlement 30 16 6 29 6 1 0 30 [&o. Flood-damage repairs, Timber and ironwork. 1 20 •• Total, Marlborough 60 2 7 0 30 I 1 20 1 •• Westland— Poerua Settlement Total, Westland 254 16 4 254 16 4 0 12 0 12 .. .. i .. 1 m. 51 ch. heavy bush "felled and cleared ; 66 ft. wide ; 12 ch. fascines laid, and four culverts made, 18 ft. x 12 ft. Inspection costs. Canterbury — Patoa Settlement Otaio Settlement Roimata Settlement Highbank Settlement j 156 16 0 0 16 1 330 4 4 75 13 6 0 66 •• •• Total, Canterbury 563 9 11 Constructing 470 oh. water-races, &o. 0 66 .. Otago — Ardgowan Settlement Tokarahi Settlement Puketapu Settlement Maerewhenua Settlement 2,034 17 11 10 0 11 8 15 0 4 1 5 8 48 8 42 ■' i 40 chains felling and stumping, 84 chains metalling, &c. Land all taken up. •■ I I Total, Otago .. I 2,057 15 3 8 48 8 42 ■■ Southland — Merrivale Settlement ! Bridge, six 25 ft. spans. 1 50 1 150 i 300 : Total, Southland 1,523 17 8 1,523 17 8 1 50 1 150 ; 300 1 50 1 50 .. Total, Land for Settlements 5,408 5 7 2 170 0 30 i 300 10 18 20 2 I .. * "48| chains metalling and gravelling footpaths.