224

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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.

flrdExpenditure from lst April, 1897, to Engineering surveys made roads cons itructed. Improved. Mainti .ined. Area of Crown Land rendered more accessible. d 55 O d 55 o i-H Name ol Work according to Item on Appropriations. O-H charged to Authorities issued out of the Item named. from 1st April, 1897, to 31st March, 1898. Drayroad. Bridletrack. Bridges constructed over 30 ft. Span. Dray- Bridleroad, track. Bemarks. Drayroad. Bridletrack. Land for Settlements — continued. Southland — Merrivale Settlement £ £ s. d. M.ch. M.ch. M.ch. No. Length. Ft. M. ch. M.ch. M.ch. M.ch. Acres. 121 14 2 0 6 Also balance [of work from previous year. 181 chains channel cutting. Otahu Settlement 221 7 2 Total, Southland 0 6 343 1 4 • • •• •• - District Totals — Hawke's Bay Wellington Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 825 6 2 528 2 8 71 10 6 175 16 2 789 12 5 3,441 15 5 343 1 4 2*58 3 544 1 60 0 52 0 54 13 21 11 63 0 6 9,700 5 j 000 913 6*41 •• .. • • •• .. Total, Land for Settlements 6,175 4 8 11 71 31 704 0 41 14,700 Survey expenditureiincluded. Cheviot — Cheviot roads and surveys 5 16 3,274 5 2 •• •• 20 33 •• Total, Cheviot 1 I 3,274 5 2 5 16 •• 20 33 92 1 65 Work done for the Mines Department — Roads, etc., on Goldfields— Nelson — Prospecting-track, Lyell-Larrys Wangapeka Track, from Rolling River to Kiwi Creek Tableland Horse-track Wangapeka- Wanganui •■ 85 0 0 146 9 6 •■ •• - 16' 0 67 80 177 15 5 776 4 1 6 0 6*50 5 10 1 54 16* 0 98 99 100 101 102 112 Bridge, Landing Creek Bridge, Walker's Creek Improving Ford, Granity Creek.. Bridge, Dee Creek .. Mangles Bridge .. .. Belgrove-Westport-Reefton Also ten miles track constructed. Work authorised. 248* 0 8 1,714 1 8 Works in progress. See also Vote 91, Item 587. Works in progress. Work authorised. 146 147 Greenstone-Teremakau Bell Hill Road 118 12 6 •• Total, Nelson 0 50 : 6 64 10 0 .. 3,266 3 10 6 0 - 16 0 •• • •