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Christchurch. —3 eh. of line for a trailer-siding on the Opawa line, 67 eh. of double line between Bealey Avenue and Leicester Road, and 48 eh. of double line on the Exford Terrace were built by the tramway authorities. The plans were examined and approved, and the work inspected and passed when finally completed. A siding was also laid at Moorhouse Avenue near the workshops. One new car was completed and passed for traffic during the year. Dunedin.— -24 eh. of duplication and sch. of extension from the former terminus were laid on the Anderson's Bay line ; 44 eh. of duplication from Calder's Crossing to the terminus on the Northeast Valley line were completed, and both works were inspected and passed for traffic. Invercargill. —During the year four of the regular cars were converted to one-man operation, and the usual inspection carried out. PUBLIC BUILDINGS.—MAINTENANCE. The maintenance of public buildings has been carried out by the District Engineers and their staffs in accordance with proposals and reports prepared in District Offices. Maintenance-work is, for more ready reference, included with public-building work reported on by the Government Architect. PUBLIC-BUILDING WORKS AND ELECTRICAL OPERATIONS. For details of the public-building works and of the operations of hydro-electric enterprises please see separate reports by the Government Architect and the Chief Electrical Engineer. F. W. FURKERT, C.M.G., M.lnst.C.E., A.M.I.Mech.E., Engineer-in-Chief.