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County Boundary --Taumarunui : 75 eh. of formation work on the Opetea and Aorangi Roads has been completed. Ongarue Bridge : This bridge, of reinforced concrete, consisting of four 50 ft. spans on concrete piers, has been completed. Auckland-Wellington, via Taranaki (No. 7 District). —Mokau River Bridge: This bridge and its approaches were completed during the year. Mokau-Tongaporutu : A further length of 3 m. 27 eh. of bituminous macadam has been constructed south of the Mokau River. Clifton County Section : A large reinforced-concrete bridge of three spans, together with a deviation of 36 eh. in length, is in course of construction at the Waiau Stream. Inglewood County Section : A length of 2 m. 30 eh. of bituminous macadam was completed during the year 1| m. north of Inglewood, and 70 eh. between Tariki and Waipuku. Eltham County Section : 95 eh. of sealed road has been widened, and strengthened with shoulders of bituminous macadam. Hawera County Section: Over a length of 180 eh. of this section the sealed surface has been widened, and strengthened by the addition of bituminous macadam shoulders 2 ft. in width on each side of the road. Lepperton Junction - Hawera, via Opunake. —Taranaki County Section : 51 eh. of this section has been regraded, metalled, and surfaced with bitumen. An additional length of 150 eh. of macadam road was surface-treated with bitumen. Egmont County Section : 4m. 48 eh. of bituminous macadam has been laid. A concrete bridge and. deviation at the Rautini Stream, north of Rahotu, are under way. The Pungareere Stream Bridge has been completed and the Heimama Stream Bridge is almost completed. New Plymouth - Kairnata, via Inglewood. —lnglewood County Section : 99 eh. of regrading-work and 23 eh. of deviation are in hand ; 70 eh. of bituminous-macadam pavement is also in hand between Maketawa <and Mangamr. EUham-Opunake. —1 m. 70 oh. of bituminous macadam was completed near Awatuna. There is now a bituminous surface the whole way from Eltham to Opunake. Ohura Road. —3 m. 56 eh. of this road has been formed or widened and 54 eh. metalled during the year. Stratford County Section : 2m. 29 eh. of this section between Toko and Gordon Road was surface-treated with bitumen. Rawhitiroa Road. —l m. of this road, has been widened with bituminous-macadam shoulders. Stratford-Opunake. —The surface-sealing of several sections of this highway in Stratford County, totalling 232 eh. in length, is in hand. Auckland-AN ellington, via Taranaki (No. 8 District). —Patea County Section: 28 eh. of road has been reconstructed and metalled. \n addition, a length of 1 ra. 46 eh. was constructed in bituminous macadam. Waitotara County Section : 5 m. 51 eh. of sealing-work was carried out on this section. Wanganui County Section : 3| m. of this section was surface-treated with bitumen. Turakina Railway-crossing : The overhead bridge and deviation for the purpose of eliminating this railway-crossing were completed and opened to traffic. Turakina River Bridge : A contract has been let for the construction of a new steel and concrete bridge of two 100 ft. spans, and work has been commenced. Te Kuiti-Bulls, via Taumarunui (No. 8 District). —Rangitikei County Section: A length of 3 m. 40 eh. of new metalling was carried out south of Waiouru. Waimarino County Section: 1(1 eh. of new metalling was completed near Waitangi. Ranrjilatau East and Watershed Roads. —I m. 18 eh. of re-formation and 35 eh. of new metalling were completed on this highway between Bruce Road and Kauarapaoa Road. Wanganui-Horopito. —2 m. 42 eh. of widening was completed during the year together with a 40 ft. rolled-steel-joist bridge. Im. 20 eh. of metalling was completed south of the Mangawhero River. Auckland-Wellington, via Taranaki (No. 9 District). —Ngahauranga Gorge: Im. 23 eh. of this section was widened to a minimum of 24 ft., and Im. 65 eh. remetalled. Three large reinforced culverts were also constructed. Johnsonville - Tawa Flat: The widening and remetalling of a length of 3m. 9 eh. of this section were completed. Tawa Flat - Porirua : The widening and remetalling of this section, 2 m. in length, were completed. Porirua-Paremata : 53 eh. of this section was sealed during the year. Paremata-Waikanae : On this section a total length of 3 in. 57 eh. of surface-sealing was completed. Waikanae-Otaki: A length of 4m. 60 eh. of bituminous macadam has been carried out. Otaki-Manakau :1 m. of bituminous macadam was completed. Three deviations have been formed and partially metalled. Sanson-Bulls : 2 m. 14 eh. of reconstruction work and 3 m. of surface-sealing have been carried out. Levin - Palmerston North, via Shannon. —2 m. 25 eh. of reconstruction and metalling was carried out between Tokomaru Bridge and Tokomaru . Foxton-Shannon. —Manawatu River Bridge and Deviation: This bridge, consisting of twelve 60 ft. plate-girder spans, was well advanced at the end of the year under review. The formation of the road approach at the Shannon end of the bridge was completed, and the formation work at the Foxton end is under way. Himitangi-Ashhurst, via Palmerston North. —Burkes Drain Bridge : The concrete-work on this bridge was completed. Kairanga County Section : 78 eh. of bituminous surface treatment was carried out.

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