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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 hS a o S Name of Work according to Item on Appropriations. Hi Expenditure from lst April, 1897, to 31st March, 1898, charged to Authorities issued out of the Item named. from lst April, 1897, to 31st March, 1898. Engineering Surveys made roads com itructed. Imprc ived. Mainti ,ined. Area of Crown Land rendered Bridle- more track. accessible. Bemarks. Drayroad. Bridletrack. Bridges constructed over 30 ft. Span. Drayroad. Bridletrack. Drayroad. Brought forward Settlement Roads, Bridges, etc. — continued. Wellington —continued. Kaiwhata Run (near Brancepeth) Ruamahanga Bridge (Masterton-Gladstone Road), £1 for £1 Ruamahanga Bridge (Taratahi-Carterton), flooddamages £ 82,045 £ s. d. 55,534 14 10 M. ch. 134 54 M. ch. 16 324 M. ch. 82 15 No. 15 Length. Ft. 1,531 M. ch. 38 18 M. ch. 0 76 M. ch. 319 53 M. ch. 299 31 Acres. 1,238,325 91 549 550 100 500 99 8 0 Vide 91/502. Authority issued. 551 200 200 0 0 Work done in previous year, and paid for this year. Bushfelling, culverts, and slips, Waiohine, Waingawa, and Mangaturiri Roads. Works in crogress. Grant to Taratahi-Car-terton Road Board. Grant to Taratahi-Car-terton Road Board. 32 chains drains cut by Hutt County. *Also, 162 chains felling, 2 miles 40 chains drains, and 44ft. culverts done by Horowhenua County. 320 chains felling and two concrete culverts by Hutt County. 14 ft. wood and 154 ft. pipe culverts. Work done by Hutt County. Work done by Hutt County. * Karewarewa V. S., t Pongaroa V. S., J Mangaramarama V. S., § Makohine, Rakaunui V.S., bushfelling; also, bridges, culverts, slips, drains, clearing, &c. Work authorised. 552 Kaitangata 500 432 4 0 4,800 Waiohine .. .. .. Flat Point Road 0 34 0 34 553 554 100 250 " " 555 Driscoll's Road 100 '" 556 Paekakariki-Waikanae-Hadfield 994 493 13 7 2 32* 30 0* 8 40* Akatarawa-Waikanae 150 0 0 557 150 42 558 Whiteman's Valley-Otaki 100 100 0 0 0 62 0 12 550 Moonshine .. .. 100 100 0 0 0 12 0 68 560 Village Settlements 1,205 307 13 6 0 76* 1 9t 2 40} 0 60§ 561 Chatham Island roads 100 - " Carried forward 18 764 83 58 86,444 57,417 13 11 136 4 17 1,573 69 68 0 76 330 65 300 11 1,243,125