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Lyttelton. —The fencing has been repaired and painted. The lock-up has been repaired and painted. The offices, bathroom, kitchen, and bedrooms have been renovated. The exterior woodwork has been painted. PJiillipstown. —Some minor repairs have been done to the constable's house and to the lock-up. Southbridge. —An office and additional room and a scullery have been added to the constable's house, which has also been repaired and painted. An out-building, with washhouse, has been built. Temuha, —Two rooms have been added to the sergeant's house, which has been put in repair and painted. A proper system of drainage has been provided, and the down-pipes from the sergeant's and constables' houses connected to it. The fencing has been extended and improved. Timaru. —Various minor repairs have been done. The police-station will benefit by the drainage-works done in the adjacent grounds of the courthouse. Waimate. —Extensive additions, alterations, and renovations have been done to the constable's quarters during the year. Burnham Industrial School. —A high-pressure boiler and range have been fitted in the main building. Two new windows have been put in the schoolroom. The windmill well and the schoolmaster's well have been cleaned out, and the pumps repaired. Sunnyside Lunatic Asylum. —The electric-alarm system has been completed, sixty keys have been fitted to the gas-taps, and the baker's ovens repaired. Quail Island Quarantine Station. —A large retaining-wall has been built at the back of the hospital and outbuildings, the dam enlarged, and general repairs to the roads and buildings have been done, all chiefly by prison labour. Otago and Southland Districts. Courthouses. Macraes. —A contract for the erection of a new Courthouse was completed during the year. Clyde. —A contract for additions to the Courthouse has been completed, and also a petty contract for renovations. Dunedin. —The renovation of the ushers' quarters at the Supreme Court was done by petty contract. Cromwell. —A petty contract for renovations was carried out during the year. Alexandra. —A petty contract for renovating the Courthouse was done during the year. Balchitha. —Eepairs and renovation of the Courthouse were done by petty contract. Post and Telegraph Offices. Dunedin. —The Chief Post-office had new posting-boxes put in ; alterations were done to the money-order office ; also other alterations and some renovations were done. Arrowtown. —A contract for additions to the post-office has been completed. Queenstoiun. —The renovation and painting of the post-office was done by petty contract. Owaha Post-office. —A contract for removing, re-erecting, and renovating this building has been carried out. Palmerston South. —A petty contract for repairs and renovation of the post-office has been completed. Port Chalmers. —The repairing and renovating of the post-office has been done by petty contract. Mataura. —Additions and renovations to the Postmaster's quarters have been done by petty contract. Miller's Flat. —A contract for the erection of a new post-office has been completed. Milton. —Eepairs and renovations to the post-office have been done by petty contract. Mosgiel. —A contract for the erection of a new post- and telegraph-office is well advanced. Police-stations. Dunedin. —The work of forming dormitories and store-room in the attic of the central policestation was completed in April last, and a petty contract for certain renovations was completed in February. Clyde. —Eepairs to the sergeant's quarters have been done by petty contract. A contract for the erection of a gaoler's residence was completed in March last. MatoAira. —A petty contract for renovating the police-quarters was completed in January last. Caversham. —The police-buildings were repaired and renovated by day-labour. The work was completed in March last. Cromwell. —The police-station has been put in repair by petty contract. (jtautau.- —A petty contract for repairs and renovations to the police-station was completed in April. Bluff. —A petty contract for repairs and renovations to the police-station was completed in May. Alexandra. —The police-station was repaired and renovated by petty contract. Caversham Industrial School. —The main building (girls' portion) with the necessary storerooms, bathrooms, lavatories, &c, has been rebuilt in brick. It was completed in August last. The erection of'a dining-room and kitchen was begun in April, and the brickwork is now completed and ready to receive the roof. An office has been erected for the manager. Caversham Barracks. —A new fence has been erected on the new boundary in front of the building. 15—D. 1.