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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.

d o 55 55 £ S o e Name of Work according to Item on Appropriations. 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 SZT S" »nsu-uct g edoveiroad. track. 30 ft. Span. Boads constructed. Dray- Bridleroad, track. Improved. Maintained. Area of j Grown Lan ii: rendered 1 Dray- Bridle- more road, i track. accessible. Remarks. Brought forward Settlement Roads, Bridges, etc. — continued. Westland —continued. 665 i Whitcombe Valley Track (Kokatahi) 666 ! Kanieri Forks-Kanieri Lake 667 Woodstock-Mahinapua 668 Dawson's Road 669 Turnbull River Road 670 Block 112, Kokatahi (Cropp's Road) 671 Cook's River (Upper) 672 Waitaha River bridges and approaches 673 ! Lake Wahapo-Waitangi River (widening) 674 . Hungerford's Bridge (repairs) 675 I Hunt's Beach-Makawhio 676 Otira River, wire footbridge .. 677 Cook's Valley-Karangarua 678 j Hokitika-Christchurch £ 5,916 £ s. d. 3,413 19 11 M. ch. M. ch. 1 16 M.ch. 4 77 No. Length. Ft. M. ch. 31 0 M. ch. 3 40 M.ch. 31 0 M. ch. 40 0 Acres. 8,500 91 1,293 90 1,000 156 250 393 250 200 964 5 10 34 9 0 799 13 9 104 12 6 70 16 5 229 6 9 106 0 7 1 44 0 78 10 40 i o 5,000 1,000 2,000 1,000 500 1,000 Benching. Protective works done by Westland County. Also drained and metalled from Kokatahi Road to Raft Creek. Work being done by Westland County. Ditto. 6' 5 l " 1 I 6* 0 300 150 150 150 500 3,625 679 Miscellaneous and Engineering 100 2,585 5 1 76 13 0 42* 0 See also same Item under Canterbury, and Vote 92, Item 187. Travelling-expenses, inspection, &c. •• " Total, Westland 14,523 8,385 2 10 3 63 15 37 19,000 •■ 32 0 9 46 73 0 40 0 678 680 . Canterbury. 678 Hokitika-Christchurch '.'. 680 Oxford Bush Road extension 300 1,295 19 6 50 0 I I See also same Item under Westland, and Vote 92, Item 187. Protective works to, and redecking abridge. 7 miles 41 chains of main branch waterrace constructed, and four miles distribut-ing-channels. •• I •• •• •• •• I • 681 Ashley Bridge (to account) 681 1,000 1,000 0 0 682 Waimakariri-Ashley irrigation 683 Ashley Gorge Drain 684 Ashley Bridge protective works 685 Waipara-Cheviot 686 Selwyn Bridge (construction), £1 for £1 687 Reserve 1496, Ashburton.. 688 Ruapuna water-supply 689 Te Moana Gorge .. .. 690 Aiowhenua Native Board 691 Orari Bridge (to account) 692 Opihi Bridge (to account) 693 Pukaki-Omarama 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 691 692 693 2,200 50 150 100 500 55 100 120 50 300 300 100 1,011 5 2 I I 120 0 0 2*20 506' 0 0 i 336 98* 2 6 057 Carried forward 5,325 l 336 2 77 4,025 7 2 •• •• •• 50 0 • •