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Mangahume Stream Bridge : This reinforced-concrete bridge, 60 ft. long, has been completed. Opunake Town District: 91 chains of this section has been surfaced with bituminous macadam. Te Kuiti-Bull's, via Taumarunui. —Kurakura Road Deviation: 1 mile 11 chains of the formation has been completed. Ohura Road Section : 3 miles 25 chains of this section has been formed, and a further 20 chains of formation has been completed on the Hiwi Road. Taumarunui-Raurimu : 1 mile 20 chains of formation has been completed near Raurimu, and one rolled-steel joist bridge, 53 ft. long, has been erected. Raurimu - Kaitieke County Boundary : 1 mile 60 chains of formation has been completed. Waimarino County Section : 45 chains of metalling has been carried out between Rangataua and Karioi. District: 44 chains of this section has been reformed and metalled, and one culvert 10 ft. by 9 ft. has been lengthened. Piopio-Tatu. —Waitomo County Boundary to Harvey Road Junction : 3 chains of formation and 40 chains of metalling have been completed on this section. Stratford-Taumarunui. —Paparata Saddle to Ohura County Boundary : 1 mile 2 chains of formation and 54 chains of metalling have been completed. Ongarue River Bridge : The erection of the piers of this bridge is in hand. Stratford County Section : 1J miles of metalling has been carried out near Toko. Whangamomona County Section : 2| miles of metalling has been completed on the south side of the Whangamomona Saddle, thus completing the metalling of the saddle. The unmetalled gap between Te Wera and Whangamomona has been reduced to 8 miles. Waingarara Stream Bridge : This reinforced-concrete bridge, 30 ft. long, has been completed. Stratford-Junction Manaia-Mount Egmont. —Stratford County Section: A deviation 12J,- chains long has been completed to ease the grades and curves near Cardiff. Eangitatau East and Watershed. —67 chains of new metalling has been carried out on this highway during the year, thus completing the metalling up to Bruce Road —approximately 17 miles from the Kai Iwi Railway-station. Wanganui-Horopito.—Upokongaro Stream Bridge, which consists of one 61 ft. truss span and two 10 ft. spans, has been erected in hardwood. 2 miles 37 chains of widening and metalling has been carried out during the year. The unmetalled section has been reduced to 12 miles 7 chains. Ore Ore Stream Bridge : The erection of this 40 ft. rolled-steel-joist bridge on concrete abutments is in hand. 1 mile 29 chains of new metalling has been carried out from Mangawhero southwards, and a further 29 chains of metalling has been carried out on the southern end of the section. Wellington-Auckland, via Taranaki. —Ngahauranga Gorge Section : Good progress is being made with the widening of this section. 60 chains has already been widened and 40 chains metalled. Seven old wooden bridges have been replaced by concrete culverts. Johnsonville - Tawa Flat Section : 2 miles of this section has been widened and 1 mile metalled. Porirua-Paremata Section : A second seal-coat of bitumen has been applied over a length of 60 chains. Paremata-Waikanae : miles of this section has been widened to 24 ft., and 8 miles metalled. A portion of the metalled section has received the first seal-coat. Waikanae-Levin : 9 miles 55 chains of this section has been widened, and a length of 4 miles 70 chains has been surfaced with bituminous macadam (penetration). Sanson-Bulls Section : 66 chains of this section has been widened and metalled. Palmerston North - Levin, via Shannon. —6 miles of this section has been widened, and a length of 3 miles has been surfaced with bituminous macadam (penetration). Wellington-Napier, via Wairarapa. —Lower Hutt - Taita Section : 1 mile 60 chains of this section has been paved with bituminous concrete. Silverstream Section : 53 chains of this section has been paved with bituminous concrete. Upper Hutt Borough Section : 2 miles of this section has been paved with bituminous concrete. Summit Mangaroa Hill to Foot Rimutaka Hill : 1 mile 15 chains of this section has been widened and metalled. Greytown-Waiohine Bridge : A further 17 chains of bituminous macadam has been carried out, thus completing the surfacing of this section. Waiohine-Waingawa Bridge : 2 miles 40 chains of this section has been metalled, and 1 mile 32 chains of bituminous macadam completed. A small concrete bridge, 11 ft. span, has been erected. Waingawa Bridge - Masterton: A further 16 chains of this section has been surfaced with bituminous macadam. Eketahuna Deviation : 38 chains of new formation, 24 ft. wide, has been completed. Konini Bridge : This reinforced-concrete bridge, consisting of four 40 ft. spans, lias been completed. Warren's Bridge : This reinforced-concrete bridge, consisting of one 40 ft. span, has been completed. Masterton-Martinborough, via Gladstone. —Waipopo Creek Bridge : This reinforced-concrete bridge consisting of one 20 ft. span, has been completed. Carterton - Longbush Junction to Gladstone. —Booth's Creek Bridge : This bridge, consisting of one 40 ft. span, has been completed. Featherston-Martinborough. —74 chains of this section has been widened and metalled. 1 mile 21 chains of bituminous-macadam work has been carried out. 2 miles 66 chains of surface-sealing has also been completed. Weber-Masterton, via Alfredton. —Barton's Line - Mauriceville County Boundary: A further 84 chains of clay road has been metalled.

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