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Blenheim-Hope Junction (Waimea County Section). —Formation and culverting of deviation 2m. 52 ch. was completed. A 6 ft. by 6 ft. reinforced-concrete culvert 70 ft. long at Cedar Creek was completed and numerous smaller culverts placed. Clarence Valley Track (Aivatere County).—3 m. 8 cli. of 4 ft. track completed. Little Wanganui to Kongahu (Buller County).-—> 6 m. 24 ch. of formation 14 ft. wide was constructed and 63 ch. metalled 12 ft. wide. Little Wanganui to Wangapeka (Buller County).—64 ch. of track was widened to dray-road width and Im. metalled as a relief work. Plans for an 80-ft. span truss bridge have been prepared, and when this is erected the access required by settlers will be completed. This road is a section of the ultimate Little Wanganui - Tadmore Road. Oparara River to Simpson's (Buller County).—l m. 5 ch. of road 14 ft. wide has been formed and 40 ch. metalled. This road connects with a probable future coast road to Heaphy. Westport to Greymouth Coast Road (Buller County).—During the year 2 m. 50 ch. of road 14 ft. wide was constructed, 3 m. metalled, 673 lin. ft. of culverts placed, and one 18 ft. platform bridge erected. 40 ch. of light formation and widening and Im. of metal still requires to be done. This practically completes the formation of the Westport-Greymouth coast road, with the exception of the bridges at Punakaiki, Pororari, and Fox's Rivers. Materials for the first two bridges have been delivered on the site and contracts for erection (labour only) have been let. Plans for the lastmentioned bridge have been completed and materials will be ordered in the near future. Brunner to Blackball Road (Grey County).—This road forms a section of the Grey Valley Road, and was put in hand as a relief work. 74 ch. of formation and 31 ch. of metalling was done during the year, together with the erection of one 27 ft. platform bridge and the placing of 427 lin. ft. of culverts. Crooked River Bridge (Grey County).—This bridge, on the Grey Valley - Taramakau Road, has been completed. Four traffic-bridges are still required on this road. Moonlight Creek Bridge (Grey County).—The construction of this bridge, 302 ft. long, has been completed, and spans the previous bad crossing on the Grey Valley Road. Matakitaki - Springlands Junction Road (Inangahua County).—l m. 6 ch. of road was formed and 2 m. 38 ch. metalled. Creighton's Bridge (Manila), (Inangahua County).—A suspension bridge 340 ft. long for foot traffic was erected. Springlands Junction to Hot Springs Road (Inangahua County).—7 m. 15 ch. of road was formed, 2m. 29 ch. metalled, and culverts placed. Two bridges, totalling 54 lin. ft., have been completed during the year. This work is being pushed through to completion. Two small bridges are still required to enable traffic to cross the creeks when in flood. Waiau to Maruia via Lewis Saddle (Inangahua County). —This road is a continuation of .the Springlands Junction to Hot Springs Road via Glenwye and Culverden to Canterbury District. The work has been commenced at the Hot Springs as a relief work. 40 ch. have been formed and 10 ch. metalled during the period. Dorothy Falls Track (Westland County).—This work is being carried out as a relief work, and will give access, when completed, to Dorothy Falls, Lake Kanieri, via Lake Kanieri Road. 60 ch. were formed and metalled. Main South Road (Waiho to Cook's), (Westland County).—32 ch. of 9 ft. road were widened to 16 ft: and metalled. This section has been improved, and when the Docherty and Omoeroa Rivers are bridged tourist traffic will have ready access as far as the Cook's River. Materials are coming to hand for both these bridges, and construction work will be put in hand shortly. The former bridge will consist of four rolled-steel-joist spans on ironbark piles. Waikukupa River Bridge (Westland County).—The portion of bridge damaged by flood has been restored by the construction of three 42 ft. rolled-steel-joist spans and one 25 ft. ironbark span on pile piers. Summit Road (Halswell County). —3 m. of this road have been formed 16 ft. wide. The work was done by co-operative contracts as a relief work. Conway River Bridge to Claverly (Kailcoura County).—3 m. of access road have been formed and metalled. Ram-paddock Road (Kowai County). —Plans have been approved for forming two deviations for a total length of 100 ch. to improve grades and alignment. This was also a relief work. Tengawai River Bridge (Cave), (Levels County). —-A light-traffic bridge 310 ft. long has been erected and approaches formed. Pareora Bush Road (Mackenzie County).—During the period 54 ch. of heavy side-cutting have been completed by the unemployed. A road has been formed to a width of 22 ft. for 36 ch., and 18 ft. for 18 ch. The formation has now been completed, and tenders are being called for metalling. Lake Sumner Pastoral Runs (Waipara County).—l£ m. formed and 3f m. metalling have been completed. Parnassus - Waiau Road (Amuri County).—B m. of road-deviation and widening existing road has been completed. The metalling is in progress. Pareora Bush Road (Levels County).—7s ch. of road-deviation has been formed to 16 ft. wide on heavy side-cutting, partly rock formation. Upper Rangitata Road Deviation (Geraldine County). —65 ch. of road have been widened, and grades improved by making deviations, lowering cuttings, and making up banks. Catlin's Valley to Table Hill (Clutha County).—l m. 68 ch. formed and 41 ch. metalled. Karoro Creek Road (Clutha County).—The Department has completed 1 m. 30 ch. formation and 37 ch. of metalling.