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Eketahuna County Section : A reinforced-concrete bridge, consisting of one 58 ft. span and two 22 ft. spans, situated in the Alfredton Township, has been erected. Greatford-Woodville, via Feilding and Ashhurst. —Lower Gorge Bridge to Manawatu Gorge : 55 chains of widening and metalling has been carried out. Nelson-Blenheim. —Pike's Stream Bridge : This bridge has been completed and opened to traffic. A deviation, 8 chains long, has been carried out at McDowell's corner. Ruapeka Stream Bridge : A reinforced-concrete bridge, 18 ft. span, is being erected. Rai Hill Section : The widening of several dangerous corners on this section is in hand. N elson-W eslport. —Annesbrook Overhead Bridge : The erection of this overbridge and approaches has been completed. Doctor's Creek Bridge : of this reinforced-concrete bridge, consisting of one 20 ft. span, has been completed, and the approaches are in hand. Dellow's Bluff Widening : The widening and metalling of a dangerous section of this highway, 16J chains long, has been completed. Four River Plain Deviation : This deviation, 90 chains long, has been completed. Richmond-Pakawau. —Motueka River Bridge : The construction of a further section of this bridge is in hand. Washaway Creek Bridge : This bridge has been completed and opened to traffic. Small's Creek Bridge : The erection of this 40 ft. concrete bridge is in hand. Stoney Creek Bridge : The erection of this 48 ft. concrete bridge has been completed, and the approaches are in hand. Parapara Bridge Protection : The gabions for the protection of this bridge have been completed. Westport-Kwramea.—Lake Creek Bridge : This bridge, 80 ft. in length, has been completed. Renewal of bridges : Bridges Nos. 25, 27, 29, 31, 32, and 35 have been replaced by concrete pipes. Bridge No. 9 : This bridge has been completed. McMaster's Creek Bridge : This bridge, consisting of two 25 ft. hardwood spans has been completed. Nelson-Westport. —Ohikanui River Bridge : This bridge, 272 ft. long, consisting of hardwood trusses on cylinders and concrete piers with hardwood pile abutments, has been erected. Frenchman's Creek Culvert: This work has been completed. Inangahua Junction Combined Bridge : This bridge, consisting of nine 60 ft. steel-plate girder spans on reinforced-concrete cylinder piers has been completed. The northern approach is complete and the southern approach is in hand. Bens Creek Bridge : This bridge, consisting of one 80 ft. hardwood truss on concrete abutments, lias been completed. Inangahua Junction- Waiho. —Little Grey River Bridge at Mai Mai: This bridge, consisting of three 61 ft. truss spans, has been completed. Little Grey River Erosion at Marsden's : 17 chains of protective work has been erected. Bridge near Kokatahi Track: This bridge, consisting of one 30ft. rolled-steel-joist span on concrete abutments, has been completed. Totara River Bridge : This bridge, consisting of two 60 ft. hardwood truss spans, has been completed. Cowhide Creek Bridge : This bridge and protective work have been completed. Dry Creek Bridge : The protective works for this bridge are almost completed. Wataroa Deviation : This deviation, 63-55 chains long, has been formed. Parker's Creek Bridge : This bridge, consisting of three 25 ft. spans, has been completed. Christchurch-Blenheim, via Parnassus.—Clarence River Protective Works : 30 chains of wing groynes have been completed on the left bank of the Clarence River. Clarence to Dashwood Section : 2 miles 47 chains of this section has been widened and a number of sharp bends improved. Elterwater Bridges : These two hardwood bridges on concrete abutments have been completed. Parikawa Stream Bridge : This bridge, consisting of four 25 ft. spans, has been completed, together with approach banks and protective work. Hapuka River Bridge : The approach bank and the protective groynes for this bridge have been completed. Hurunui Cutting : 13 chains of this section has been widened to 20 ft. Boundary Gully Bridge : The erection of this 28 ft. span hardwood bridge, together with the approach banks and metalling, has been completed. Double Ford Bridge : The erection of this 25 ft. span hardwood bridge has been completed. Northcote Road - Styx River Bridge : A bituminous-concrete pavement 18 ft. wide has been laid on 95 chains of this section. Waipara-Kaihoura, via Culverden. — Charwell River Bridge: The erection of this hardwood bridge, 138 ft. long, consisting of one 51 ft. truss, three 25 ft. and one 12 ft. spans, together with the approach banks, has been completed. Dry Creek Bridge : The erection of this hardwood bridge, 60 ft. long, together with the approach banks, has been completed. Hurunui Overflow Protection : The erection of four protective groynes and breastwork of gabions has been completed. Approaches, School Creek Bridge : The approach banks and metalling have been completed. Peaches' Cutting Deviation : This deviation, 10 chains in length, has been completed. Whalesback Section : Metalling of this section has been completed. Weka Creek Deviation : The road-deviation for this bridge, 15 chains in length, has been completed.