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Warkworth-Tauhoa. Beresford's Bridge : This 50 ft. span concrete structure was completed WarJcworth-Leigh. Whangateau Bridge : A2O ft. span concrete bridge has been erected Waimate-Kaeo-Mangonui:— JOS 7SSS" to " lie ™ "» f-WW "»«» «' are in hand. 'A 7 ft " by 5 ft " conorete cul ™rt was completed, and 20 ch. of approaches Kaukapakapa-Port Albert.--Wharehinejßridge : The former wooden structure was replaced by a concrete bridge of four 45 ft. spans, and 14 ch. of approaches formed and metalled Wellsford-Leigh:— Barton's Bridge : The erection of a 40 ft. concrete bridge is in hand. Salt's Bridge : This bridge is also being rebuilt in concrete '"TltSn*"' -01 " 8 *" CUl ™" : A 10V Bft ' CUlve " h " ""truoted Kaitaia-Moluharak,.-Onetoke Bridge: Two 16 ft. sp,™ were .dded in pl.ee of a length of tie approaches damaged by flood. c-uguu oi me Bridge Flooding : A 20 eh. length ... lifted oho™ Hood level, „nd Auckland-Maungaturoto (No. 2 District) :— .pptrs^oi^r* 14 rtmot ™ e ot • ienBth ° f 120 Birkenhead Borough : Widening of the paved surface has been carried out. Great South Road : — cycle M track Wellington 1 8 Sh ° Ulder WaS collstructed > principally as a Franklin County: The remaining bituminous-penetration shoulder-work on this length was completed, a length of 26 ch. being carried out. Slippery Creek Bridge, 90 ft. "long, and Leatham's Bridge, 40 ft. long were completed and approaches formed and metalled. 7 ch. of approaches were concreted at the former bridge' and ch. sealed at the latter. 8 ' A contract was let for bituminous-penetration surfacing over a length of 4 m 74 ch 2 m 9ch of which was completed. • Ngaruawahia Borough Section, of 2m. 17 ch., was reconstructed, and sealed in one coat • a contract was also let for plant-mix surfacing over this length. ' Waipa County : The work between Ngaruawahia and Hamilton was completed, a length of sm. 34 ch. being sealed this year A contract was let for placing plant-mix surfacing on this section, and 6m. 55 ch. completed. Between Hamilton and Ohaupo two contracts covering a length of 10 m. 31 ch were let, 9m. 24 ch. of reconstruction and metalling and sm. 18 ch. of sealing being completed Between Te Awamutu and Otorohanga a contract covering 2 m 14 ch Puniu Stream formation completed. A bridge 228 ft. long is under construction'at the Te Awamutu Borough : The widening of 1 m. 26 ch. was carried out. Auckland-HelensviUe-Waiwera:— Waitemata County : A length of 4m. 76 ch. has been constructed and sealed. Contracts for formation over a further 3 m. 30 ch. are in progress. comjfletecf 11111 Bndge ' 120 ft ' lon S> and Wright's Bridge, 50 ft. long, with approaches, have been Helensville Town District: The reconstruction and sealing of 45 ch. were completed Kumevr-A Ibany. Waitemata County: The Biverhead Bridge, a 250 ft. concrete structure of five spans with its approaches, has been completed. ' Pokeno-Waihi.—Franklin County : The Mangatawhiri Stream Diversion was completed Hauraki Plains County : A contract has been let for the reconstruction and sealing of 7 m and 3f m. of reconstruction carried out. *' A contract was let for the construction of the Waitakaruru Canal Bridge 90 ft lone and the work is well in hand. -6' wift °^r fi C r ty: f B T n brid l e Wa ? destr °y ed flood at Waikino, and replaced with a 6 ft. by 6 ft. concrete culvert. The widening on this section has been continued, and the improvement of the Karangahake Gorge put in hand. The work is principally in rock cutting witn nigh batters, and massive stone walling adjoining the river. Level crossing elimination near Waihi: A contract was let for the elimination by a7O ch deviation, of a highway level-crossing, an unsatisfactory subway, and a level-crossing on a completed formatlon of tlle first 34 ch -> including the placing of all culverts, has been Waihi Borough : A contract has been let for a new concrete bridge over the Ohinemuri Kiver, and work is m hand. Pipiroar-Coromandel:— Thames County: From Waihou Bridge to Kopu, a length of 52 ch., has been sealed in two coats. Thames Borough: The whole length of Queen Street, 1 m. 20 ch., has been sealed in one coat. This represents the complete surfacing of the urban portion of the section.

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