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Waitangi Harbour, Chatham Islands. —Extensive harbour surveys were carried out, plans prepared, and a very full examination made of the above harbour to determine the possibilities of erecting a wharf there, and. of the economic position generally. Karaka Point Wharf. —Practically all timber for the above wharf has been received, and a contract is being arranged for the erection. Half-moon Bay Wharf —Amended plans were prepared for this wharf, all material was ordered, and the work is well in hand. Matakana Wharf. —The erection of a wharf, shed, and approach was completed during the year. The work was carried out by the Rodney County Council and subsidized by the Department. Marlborough Sounds. —The wharf at Manaroa has been repaired and extended, and the whole position regarding wharves in the Sounds has been investigated and reported on. A number of minor works have been carried, out among which were : Nugget Bay fishing-station —repairs to breakwater ; Tahakopa Bay —improvement, surveys, and reports ; Waikawa Harbour — fishermen's wharf ; Raupo Ferry slip —plans, &c. ; Rawene car and launch landing—plans, &c. General. A large number of applications have been received from local bodies and private individuals for the approval of works involving nrnrine interests. Among the various applications were the foflowing : — Wharves. —Jetties : Bob's Cove, Lake Wakatipu ; Devonport, Auckland ; Kawarau Rapids, Frankton Avon, Lake Wakatipu ; Victoria Wharf, Otago Harbour ; Rangitoto Island, Auckland Harbour; No. 3 Jetty, Lyttelton Harbour; Naumai, Kaipara Harbour; Oyster Wharf, Bluff Harbour ; Horeke, Hokianga, River ; Kaiti Wharf, Gisborne Harbour ; Kawakawa Bay ; Mechanics Bay, Auckland Harbour; Moturoa Wharf, New Plymouth; Polloc Wharf, Manakau Harbour; Cornwallis Wharf, Manakau Harbour ; Thorndon Breastwork, Wellington. Miscellaneous Works. —Sewage-outfall, St. Leonard's, Takapuna. Boat Sheds and Landings. —Rat Island, Avon River ; Railway Wharf, Tauranga. Transmission-line. —Tauranga Harbour. Foreshore Licenses and Buildings. —Happy Valley, Cook Straits ; Horeke, Hokianga Harbour ; Whangarei Harbour ; Riverhead, Auckland ; Bob's Cove, Lake Wakatipu ; Rangaunu ; Rawene, Hokianga Harbour; Wharekawa; Horeke, Hokianga; Point Chevalier, Auckland; Tewharanui Peninsula ; Tawa Tawe, Whangaroa Harbour; Awakino ; Kawarau Rapids, Lake Wakatipu; Rawene ; Rangitoto Island, Auckland Harbour; Admiralty Bay; Horeke, Hokianga River; Mahurangi River ; Kawerua, Hokianga ; Picton ; Half-moon Bay, Stewart Island ; Totara North, Whangaroa Harbour ; Wh.au Creek, Auckland Harbour ; Wairoa River, Kaipara ; Oparau River ; Kaitawa, Awanui River. Harbour-works. —New Plymouth; Nelson; Greymouth; Wanganui; Gisborne; Wellington; Auckland. Boat Slips and Sheds. —Karaka, Bay, Wellington ; Freeman's Bay, Auckland. Reclamations. —Devonport, Auckland Harbour. Bridges, &c. —Aparima River, Riverton ; St. Heliers Bay ; railway-bridges, Otago Harbour, Avon River, New Brighton. DEFENCE WORKS. Admiralty Naval Base and Fuel-oil Depot, Devonport. The fuel-oil installation, with associated pumping plant and fire-fighting plant, was maintained in satisfactory service and then handed over to the control of the Naval authorities. Maintenance painting of the fuel-oil. tanks has been done. New Zealand Air Force Base, Auckland. Preliminary work has been carried out on the Hobsonville site for the Now Zealand Air Force base. Engineering surveys of the grounds have been made ; proposals prepared for approach road, drainage, slipway, apron, and airplane-hangar. Clearing has been done and earthwork commenced. Repairs have been carried out to two cottages. Waikato Camp, Ngaruawahia. Steady progress has again been made in the past year with the buildings required to complete the Waikato Camp establishment. The works that were in hand, at the end of last year, including Nos. 6 and 7 Magazines, three cottages, the Ordnance Offices, and the Ordnance Depot are all complete. This latter building, 320 ft. by 100 ft., is in reinforced concrete, and has been provided with extensive fittings for the housing of stores. The Ordnance Workshops, 60 ft. by 48 ft., in concrete, are practically complete ; the Magazines Nos. 8, 9, and 10 are in hand ; and the Small-arms-ammunition Magazine, 74 ft. by 30 ft., is almost complete. A vehicle-shed, 100 ft. by 26 ft. ; forage-store, 60 ft. by 40 ft. ; and other smaller buildings have been built. Permanent latrines and sewage system have been installed, a roading-system laid down, loading-bank provided, and considerable work has been done clearing grounds of blackberries and laying down in grass. The whole of the buildings and other works that are being provided at this establishment are of a permanent and up-to-date character, so that as soon as works now authorized and in hand are complete the training-camp and Ordnance Depot should be very well provided and complete.