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Works iuohformed during the Year. Drains, By piecework contract : — M . o)l M Cleaning drains ... ... ... ... ... IQI (j Widening and deepening ... ... ... ... .., 47 34 Constructing new drains ... ... ... ... 59 0 207 40 By day labour : — Cleaning drains ... ... ... ... ... ... 104 20 Widening and deepening ... ... ... ... ... 56 32 Constructing now drains ... ... ... ... 20 25 |,S1 3 lioads. By piecework contract and day labour : — Carting spoil and forming roads (33,954 cubic yards) ... ... 4 10 New roads formed (graded) ... ... ... ... ... 5 8 Grading roads ... ... ... ... ... ... 11 60 Gravelling roads ... ... ... ... .... ... 0 16 Regravelling roads ... ... ... ... ... ... 110 Metalling roads ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 18 Disking roads ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 20 Erecting fences ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 1 35 63 Stop-banks. New stop-banks ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 74 Repairs to stop-banks ... ... ... ... ... 2 55 4 49 Total distance covered ... ... ... 428 75 Fascines procured, 7,440 bundles; sleepers, 3,700. Metal-supply. ™™ Metal procured by Department's plant from Kauaeranga ... ... ... ... 2,449 Metal supplied by scows ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5,229 Total ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7,678 Cubic Dredges. Yards. Spoil excavated by No. I dredge... ... ... ... ... ... .. 33,251 No. 2 ~ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 71,915 No. 6 ~ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 30,11 1 Total ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 138,310 lieiuforced-concrete Flood-gates and ('n/et/ts. flood-gates. Size. Number. Length. sft. by 4ft. 6in. .. .. .. .. •• •• 1 Gate and wing walls. 4ft. 6in. by 4ft. Gin... .. .. .. .. ..2 32ft, 4 ft. 6 in. by Ift. .. .. .. .. .. .-. 1 30 ft. 3 ft. diameter (Monier pipes) .. .. .. .. 5 204 ft, 1 ft. 6in. diameter (Monier pipes) .. .. .. ..1 24ft. 10 290 ft. UUAD-CULVEHTS. 9ft. by 7 ft. 6 in. .. .. .. •• •• •• 1 27 ft. (iff, by 1 ft, 6 in. .. .. .. .. •• ..1 26 ft. sft. by 4ft, .. .. .. .. .. .. ..3 94ft. 4 ft. 6'in. by 4 ft, .. ... .. .. .. ... 2 58 ft. 4 ft. square . . . . .. .. .. • . . . I 25 ft. 3 ft. diameter (Monier pipes) . . . . . . . . . . 12 311 ft, 2 ft. 6 in. diameter (Monier pipes) .. .. .. ..8 230 ft. 2 ft. „ „ 9 288 ft, lft. 6b. „ „ 2 124 ft. 39 1,216 ft. EARTHENWARE CULVERTS, I It, 3 in. diameter .. .. .. . . .. . . I 10ft. 9 in. diameter .. .. • • .. • • .. I 50ft. 2 60 ft. Grand total .. .. .. .. ~51 1,566 ft. All of the above work was carried out by day labour. The total number of concrete floodgates is now eighteen, and road-culverts sixty-six, the total length being 2,722 lineal feet.

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