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Table 49.—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, 1898— continued.

6 6 Vh * s a Name of Work according to Item on Appropriations. li Expenditure from w-,"-*.*:. ;„« 1st April, 1897, to s^ey^fe 31st March, 1898, f ,™ e Z! charged to '^S, 1 ?* £?J *"" rities issued out of Sc£im the Item named. *"«*..", ..ww. roads constructed. Bridle- Bridges ti;„v constructed over track. 30 ft. Span. Dray- Bridleroad, track. Improved. Maintained. Area of „ __ Grown Land rendered Dray- Bridle- more road. track. accessible. Bemarks. Drayroad. Brought forward Settlement Roads, Bridges, etc. — continued. Wellington —continued. Mangatainoka River Bridge (Newman-Stirling), to account Taueru Bridge (Masterton-East Coast), £1 for £1 (to account) Masterton-Tenui Improved-farm Settlement .. Mangatiti Improved-farm Settlement £ 71,143 £ s. d. 46,666 19 3 M. ch. 133 26 M. ch. 16 74 M. ch. 79 5 No. 12 Length. Ft. 1,419 M. ch. 34 34 M. ch. 0 76 M.ch. 292 33 M. ch. 285 61 Acres. 1,228,325 91 535 200 Work authorised. 536 300 Authority issued. 537 538 400| 550i 227 9 6 694 2 3 Bushfelling, grassseed, &c. Work authorised. 539 540 541 Rakaunui-Makuri Pongaroa Junction Road to Native land, K No. 2 Akitio Improved-farm Settlement 400 150 1,540 1,36416 1 310 11 40 Vide 91/514. Bushfelling, culverts, slips, advances, &c. ; two large bridges in construction ; and flooddamages to Mount Arthur, AkitioWaihi, Waihoru, Waipatukaka, Waihi Valley, and Akitio Roads. Widening (3 miles 7 chains), metalling (57 chains), bushfelling, &c. 1,500 cubic yards slips removed. Work done by Wairarapa North County. Grant to Taratahi-Car-terton Road Board. Work done in previous year, and paid for last year. Works in progress. Work done in previous year, and paid for this year, Ditto. •• •• Alfredton-Weber 5,350 0 10 542 5,525 1 28 0 25 112 3 64 27 20 2 10 10,000 543 Pori 150 150 0 0 544' Kaiwhata Valley 500 i i 545 Waiohine Bridge (Matarawa) 587 581 6 11 546 547 Turner's Road-Wainuioru Gladstone-East Coast (restoring) 250 100 150 0 0 100 0 0 548 Rocky Hill-Wainuioru 250 250 0 0 " Carried forward 55,534 14 10 1 15 [ 1,531 38 18 0 76 319 53 299 31 1,238,325 82,045 134 54 16 324 82 15