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Beaumont-Rankleburn Road. —This road has been formed for a distance of 77 chains, including 20 chains ditching, 20 chains bush-clearing, and the building of 38 lineal yards of stone culverts, and was carried out by the Tuapeka County Council. A further vote will be necessary to complete this road, which, when finished, will open through traffic from Beaumont to Clydevale. Taieri Beach Village-settlement Roads. —This road has been formed for a distance of 39 chains, including 22 chains of bush-clearing, and gives better access to several sections in Block V., Clarendon District. The work was carried out by the Bruce County Council. Catlin's, Block IV. —This work, which consisted of 29 chains of metalling, was carried out by the Clutha County Council. Water of Leiih Protective Works. — The work done by the Maori Hill Borough Council was building a solid masonry wall 3 chains in length, and removing boulders from the bed of the creek for several chains in the most dangerous places. Ophir District Water-supply. —This work is completed, and is successful in every way. Some 2,700 ft. of mains and 1,900 ft. of service-pipes have been laid, a concrete tank to contain 68,000 gallons has been built, and a windmill erected. Gimmerburn Blocks. —This work consists of the formation and gravelling of 3 miles 40 chains of road, includes the building of a 15 ft. bridge (piles and beams are of ironbark) which spans the Gimmerburn Creek. Lower Wanaka Block. —This road has been formed for a distance of 40 chains by the Vincent County Council, and included the building of two culverts. Dunback Bridge. —This is a foot suspension-bridge over the Shag Eiver, and leading to the Makareao Estate. The work was carried out by the Waihemo County Council. The structure consists of three spans, one of 176 ft. and two of 25 ft. each. Catlin's-Waikawa Main Road. —This road has been further improved during the year on several of the worst sections, covering a distance of 240 chains. The work done consisted of a short deviation, re-forming, and metalling. These improvements were effected over the thirty miles of road between Owaka and Chasland's, and will benefit greatly the rapidly increasing number who use this road, especially during the winter months. There is still a good deal of metalling wanted; but if the present progress in metalling is maintained for a season or two the gaps will disappear. With the exception of 65 chains which was done by contract, all the rest of the work was carried out by day-labour, embracing 3 miles 28 chains metalling ; four culverts, 75 ft. long; logging-up 7 chains, and 3 chains fascining. Waipati Improved-farm Settlement Road. —The roads through the block have been continued, and are now drawing to completion. A bridge is required to span the Waipati Stream, and, with this exception, all the roadwork in this block will be about finished in another month, which will leave only the section bushfelling to do. The roads in this block have been widened and formed an additional 74 chains ; and 191f acres of bush felled on sections, burnt, and grassed. Heathfield Improved-farm Settlement Road. —The road leading to Sections 27, 28, and 29 in this block has been widened and repaired for a length of 60 chains, which, with 113 acres of section bushfelling, are the only works done on this block. Many of the settlers were employed on the main road metalling, &c. Tautuku Village Settlement, Block IV. —This road, which gives access to Sections 8, 9, and 10, has been stumped and levelled down for 42 chains. Tahakopa Valley Road. —This road has been metalled for 55 chains and repaired for 160 chains in length, which work has made it fairly passable for present requirements. Rimu, Block XIII. —The centre road, being the principal road through this block, has been gravelled, in places when the formation was of a soily nature, a distance of 80 chains. A pile bridge, 95 ft. long, is now being built, by ordinary contract, over the Tahakopa Eiver, which, when finished, will be of considerable benefit to the settlers on this and adjoining block. Rimu, Block XIV.- —Bushfelling was done for a distance of 2 miles 49 chains along main road leading through the district. Rimu Improved-farm Settlement Road. —Bushfelling and logging and formation has been done on this block for a distance of 105 chains of 10 ft. wide, and 122f acres of bush felled on sections, burnt, and grassed. There are about three miles of formation and culverting still to do before access is effected to' all sections on the block. Newton Road, Block V., Woodland. —This road has been formed 14 chains along the eastern bank of the McLennan Eiver, to open up sections. Gordon Road, Block X., Woodland. —This road has been widened from a 6 ft. track for a distance of 24 chains, and a further extension of 12 chains is still wanted to give an outlet to Sections 22 and 24. Purakauiti Stream Road. —Bushfelling and logging has been done in an extension of the road for a distance of 59 chains, but the vote was not sufficient to continue the formation. Woodland, Block IX. (Purakuiti and Puaho Improved - farm Settlement). —Formation and culverting of 103f chains of 10 ft. road, and 45 chains of bushfelling and logging done, besides repairing 210 chains of road, and 27 acres of bush felled on sections, burnt, and grassed. Maitland Road, Block VIII., Woodland. —ln extending this road towards the coast, bushfelling, logging, culverting, and formation 10 ft. wide has been done for 36 chains in length. Warnock's Road. —This road was surfaced and improved for a distance of some 50 odd chains. Ratanui-Whitehead Road. —Bushfelling and logging has been done on the road for 64 chains, and formation, 10 ft. wide, 40 chains in length, and further formation is in progress. Wingfield Road, Block 1., Woodlands. —This road has been formed an additional length of 30 chains, 10 ft. wide. Scadden's Road, Block VIII, Catlin's. —The formation, 10ft. wide, has been extended 70 chains on the road. The vote being exhausted, the work was brought to a standstill. There are 20 chains of formation required to finish this road to the Catlin's Eiver, when the ford will answer for some time.