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Queen Victoria Street - Motueka Wharf Highway : The whole of this road, comprising a distance of 1 mile 33 chains, was declared a main highway. Central Takaka Highway : A length of 66 chains was declared a main highway. No. 12 Highway District. —Mokihinui Bridge - Seddonville : This road, a distance of 1 mile 60 chains, was declared a main highway. Ngahere - Haupiri Junction : This road, a length of 13 miles 32 chains, was declared a main highway. Kumara - Haupiri Junction : The section of this road from Kumara to Mitchell, a length of 14 miles 48 chains, was declared a main highway. Inangahua Junction - Weheka : The route of this highway in the township of Reefton was altered by the declaration of Church and Bridge Streets, a distance of 60 chains, and the revocation of Potter, Victory, and Sinna.mon Streets, a distance 0f.26 chains. One mile 40 chains in the Westland County were revoked. Forks-Okarito : This road, a length of 5 miles, was declared a main highway. Ahaura-Haupiri : The whole of this highway, a length of 23 miles 38 chains, was revoked. No. 13 Highway District. —Domett - Hurunui Mouth : This road, a length of 4 miles 60 chains, was declared a main highway. Hawarden - Waitohi Gorge : This road, a length of 9 miles, was declared a main highway. No. 14 Highway District. —Christchurch - New Brighton via Page's Road : To conform with an alteration to the Heathcote County Boundary, 26 chains of this road were declared a main highway. Teddington - Port Levy : This road, a distance of 8 miles 26 chains, was declared a main highway. Leeston - Lake Ellesmere : This road, a distance of 3 miles 45 chains, was declared a main highway. Waimakariri Bridge - Bennetts via Mandeville : The whole of this road, a length of 8 miles 45 chains, was declared a main highway. Christchurch-Motukarara via Sumner and Lyttelton : This highway was extended by 1 mile 36 chains. Woodend Pound Highway : The whole of this road, a distance of 55 chains, was declared a main highway. Papanui-Harewood : This road, a length of 2 miles 30 chains, was declared a main highway. No. 15 Highway District. —Chertsey-Kyle : This road, a distance of 11 miles 60 chains, was declared a main highway. Gapes Valley - Pleasant Point: This road, a distance of 10 miles 67 chains, was declared a main highway. Albury-Burke : A length of 12 miles was declared a main highway. Otaio-Hunters : This road, a distance of 10 miles 20 chains, was declared a main highway. No. 16 Highway District. —Kyeburn-Middlemarch : 21 miles 10 chains of this road in the Maniototo County were declared a main highway. No. 17 Highway District. —Kyeburn-Middlemarch : 10 miles 20 chains of this road in the Taieri County were declared a main highway. Balclutha-Wangaloa : A length of 4 miles 35 chains was declared, thus extending the BalcluthaKaitangata Highway to Wangaloa. Balclutha-Lawrence : A length of 15 miles was declared, thus extending the Balclutha-Tuapeka Mouth Highway to Lawrence. No. 18 Highway District. —Tuatapere-Clifden-Orawia : The Tuatapere-Clifden Highway was extended by a distance of 6 miles 16 chains to Orawia. Waikawa-Papatowai : This road, a length of 8 miles 50 chains, was declared a main highway. North Invercargill - Waikiwi: This road, a distance of 1 mile 62 chains, was declared a main highway. West Plains Highway : This road, a length of 4 miles 58 chains, was declared a main highway. Otama Highway : This road, a distance of 4 miles 36 chains, was declared a main highway. Mokotua Highway : This road, a length of 2 miles 44 chains, was declared a main highway. In March, 1934, the boundaries of the No. 2 District were altered to include the Ostend Road district, thus enabling two highways in that district to be declared. The boundaries of the Nos. 11 and 13 Districts were also altered by the transferring of Awatere County from No. 13 District to No. 11 District. The total declarations of main highways between the Ist April, 1934, and the 31st March, 1935, amounted to 1,167 miles 46 chains, and the total length of highways revoked during that period was 515 miles 34 chains. These figures include adjustments and corrections to the highways system which were more or less of a formal nature. Milford Sound Main Highway: The Government decided, without any recommendation from the Main Highways Board, to declare as a main highway the road which is being constructed to Milford Sound. Financial provision for the current year's working programme, as from the date of declaration, 21st May, 1935, has been included in the Highways Estimates. Appreciable assistance is being received from the Unemployment Board, and it is estimated that the amount required from highways funds to complete formation of the highway portion will be in the vicinity of £120,000. It is anticipated that construction will be finished towards the end of 1937.

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