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Table 2.—Lengths of Main Highways at 31st March, 1935.

Table 3.—Construction Work completed during Year, 1934-35.

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Type of Surface. Number and Name of Highway , Total District. Dustless. | Maoadam. Cla y or Pumioe " M. oh. M. ch. M. oh. M. ch. 1. Auckland North . . . . 50 39 897 63 .. 948 22 2. Auckland South .. .. 306 49 808 12 12 62 1,127 43 3. Tauranga .. . . 47 16 324 66 329 43 701 45 4. Gisborne .. .. 57 24 303 48 1 56 362 48 5. Napier .. .. .. 143 0 572 2 6 0 721 2 6. King-country . .. 27 19 610 0 26 3 663 22 7. Taranaki .. .. 315 72 137 62 11 56 465 30 8. Wanganui .. .. 93 0 402 57 9 40 505 17 9. Wellington West .. 187 0 290 3 .. 477 3 10. Wellington East .. .. 90 40 402 33 .. 492 73 Totals, North Island .. 1,318 19 4,749 26 397 20 6,464 65 11. Nelson .. .. .. 19 5 626 30 .. 645 35 12. West Coast .. .. 13 54 518 27 .. 532 1 13. Canterbury North . . 24 29 309 35 .. 333 64 14. Canterbury Central .. 113 41 579 50 .. 693 11 15. Canterbury South .. 73 77 678 43 .. 752 40 16. Otago Central .. .. 40 54 730 14 .. 770 68 17. Otago South .. .. 35 8 444 28 .. 479 36 18. Southland .. .. 27 36 858 37 .. 885 73 Totals, South Island .. 347 64 4,745 24 .. 5,093 8 Totals, Dominion .. 1,666 3 9,494 50 397 20 11,557 73

T , Uoad- and Bitu- , T , , , T . Formation Gravelling St,. Plant-mix minoua Bitn- i Portland j EngineerNumber and Name oi Highway an( j an d Bitn- Macadam minons I cement Bridges. ing District. Widening. Metalling. minora (Pene- Concrete. | Concrete. Surveys. j healing. gurfacing . tration). | " j M. oh. M. oh. M. eh. M. eh. M. ch. M. ch. M. oh. Ft. M. eh. 1. Auckland North .. .. 6 45 4 5 4 35 . . .. .. .. 991 4 18 2. Auckland South .. .. 9 69 10 11 36 57 .. 0 14 .. 1 77 412 51 55 3. Tauranga .. .. 0 14 .. 15 25 .. .. .. .. 295 4. Gisborne .. • • 5 55 0 3 0 68 .. 2 62 .. 160 4 65 5. Napier v.. .. .. 1 23 2 3 18 34 3 62 . . .. • • 1,035 0 32 6. King-country .. .. 13 76 10 60 4 68 .. . . .. •. 310 12 20 7. Taranaki .. . ■ 2 10 0 30 2 21 2 60 0 25' .. .. 170 3 78 8. Wanganui .. .. 15 47 1 39 9 2 . . .. .. . . 45 16 75 9. Wellington West .. 2 78 0 52 3 50 6 35 .. .. ■ ■ »203 13 -72 10. Wellington East .. .. 23 73 1 15 17 51 .. .. .. •. 347 39 34 11. Nelson.. .. .. 0 26 4 34 5 29 .. .. .. ••. 226 6 4 12. West Coast .. .. 2 57 2 54 9 58 .. ... .. .. 813 4 44 13. Canterbury North .. ■. • . 1 50 .. .. .. • • 30 14. Canterbury Central .. 0 24 0 24 25 62 14 0 .. .. .. ... 15. Canterbury South .. 12 14 12 14 9 71 . . .. . • .. 72 16. Otago Central . . .. 9 61 9 61 2 2 0 23 .. .. ■ • 586 5 11 17. Otago South .. . . 4 5 5 72 1 10 .. . • •. • • 901 18. Southland .. .. 1 42 2 71 3 56 .. .. . • . • 45 Totals .. .. 112 79 68 68 172 29 27 20 3 21 ... 1 77 6,641 163 28