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Port Awanui. —Renovations and repair of damage caused by earthquake were carried out. Waipiro Bay. —Repair of earthquake damage was carried out. Tokomaru Bay. —The erection of station and residence by day labour was completed. Raurimu. —A residence, with office, was erected under contract. Kaponga. —A contract was let for the erection of station and lock-up. Martinborough. —A. wooden building was completed under contract. Police Headquarters, Wellington. —The foundations were put in by day labour, and a contract let for the erection of a four-story brick building with steel framing. Wellington (Taranaki Street). —The erection of a station in brick is being carried out by day labour. The work is well advanced. Ahaura. —A new station (of wood) was erected. Charleston. —A residence and lock-up were erected under contract. Darfield. —A contract was let for the erection of a new station. Coalgate. —A new residence has been erected. Ashburton. —A new lock-up is being built under contract. Geraldine. —A contract was let for the erection of a sergeant's residence. North Dunedin. —A sergeant's residence was completed under contract. Kaitangata. —A residence, office, and lock-up were completed under contract. ■ Prisons. Auckland.—The erection by prison labour of a now wing in stone has been in progress throughout the year. Electric lighting is feeing installed. An. additional warder's cottage was erected. Waikeria. —The main wing, kitchen, power-house, and one cottage are being built under the direction of the Gaoler. One cottage and official quarters are finished. Gisborne. —A store was built, repairs effected, and grounds set out. Picton. —The erection of a police-gaol, also a lock-up, was completed under contract in March last. Addington. —A warder's cottage was erected. Invercargill. —The main building (in three stories) is being extended by 132 ft., a boundary-wall in concrete blocks constructed, and a warder's cottage erected. Mental Hospitals. Avondale. —The contract for the erection of female auxiliary No. 2 was completed in September. No. 3 male auxiliary was completed under contract in February. Tokanui. —The erection of No. 1 unit was completed by day labour in March last. No. 2 unit is just being started. Porirua. —The erection of additional day-rooms has been completed under contract. A receivingward is being built in brick by day labour, good progress being made. Sunnyside. —The portion of the female wing destroyed by fire has been restored, and a large receiving-block is being erected. Additions have been made to the dining-hall. Seacliff. —A cottage for men is being erected. Military Buildings. Devonport. —Huts, cookhouse, and offices are being built by day labour at the Maori Military Camp at Narrow Neck. Thames. —A drill-hall, with orderly-rooms and outbuildings, is approaching completion. Morrinsville. —A drill-hall of wood and iron is being erected by contract. Cambridge. —A drill-hall was erected under contract. Hamilton. —Defence offices, with strong-room, are being built under contract. Opotiki. —A drill-hall was erected, and lighting installed. Gisborne. —Outhouses were provided, and drainage carried out. Waitara. —Additions and alterations to the drill-hall were carried out. Featherston. —A drill-hall is being erected under contract. Trentham Camp. —At the time of writing fifty hutments for men and fourteen for officers have been completed, besides five cookhouses, latrines, and ablution-stands. Electric lighting and drainageworks on a large scale have also been attended to. Trentham Hospital. —A contract was let for the erection of a building in wood and plaster, which is approaching completion. Somes Island. —Considerable repair works to old buildings to accommodate prisoners of war were carried out. A caretaker's cottage was erected. King Edward Barracks, Christchurch. — Signal Corps' rooms damaged by fire were restored, orderly-rooms rebuilt, and alterations to quarters carried out. St. Kilda Artillery Depot. —Drainage and other minor works were completed. Besides the works mentioned in the foregoing report, a large number of minor works, consisting of small buildings, additions, alterations, installation of lighting, water, and drainage services, have been carried out by petty contract, day labour, or by the Department's artisans. Renovations, maintenance-work, painting, and repairs to buildings throughout the Dominion, owned by the Government have been attended to as required, and fittings and furniture have been supplied mostly from the Department's workshops in the principal centres. I have, &c, John Campbell, The Hon. the Minister of Public Works. Government Architect.