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Te Kuiti- Bulls, via Taumarunui (No. 8 District):- — Tohanga Road Section : 6 ch. of reconstruction and Im. 36 ch. of metalling were carried out, and a contract let for the construction of the Rongokaupo Stream Culvert. Rangitikei County : The reconstruction of Bm. of the Mangaweka-Utiki section was put in hand. Greatford-Bulls Section : The reconstruction and base-course metalling of 3m. 50 ch. and the installation of a 10 ft. by 4 ft. concrete culvert at Greatford were carried out. 10 ch. in Ohingaiti Township was sealed, a wooden bridge was replaced by a 4 ft. pipe culvert, and a contract was let for the widening of the Porewa Stream Bridge. Taihape Borough: The reconstruction of two lengths, totalling Im. 46 ch., has been commenced. Kaharoa Highway. —A length of 30 ch. was sealed. Kohi Highway. —43 ch. in Kohi Gorge was re-formed, metalled, and 38 ch. prepared for sealing. Rangitat.au East and Watershed Highway.■ —Metalling was continued over a length of 3m. 50 ch. between Kauarapaoa Road and Ahua.hu Road. A length of Im. remains to complete this highway as an all-weather road. Wanganui-Horopito : — Wanganui County: 2m. of widening, Im. 45 ch. of regrading, Im. 37 ch. of metalling, and 38 ch. of fencing were carried out on the hill section. 2m. 4 ch. between Wanganui East and Upokongaro was reconstructed and metalled in preparation for sealing. Pipiriki-Raetihir-Ohakune: — Ohakune Borough : 2m. 26 ch. was reconstructed and sealed, and the Mangateitei Stream Bridge, a rigid-frame concrete structure of 45 ft. span, was erected. Raetihi Borough : 7 ch. was regraded on the approach to the Makotuku Stream Bridge, and 8| ch. widened near the western boundary. Wanganui-Karioi. —Wanganui County : At 30| m. a large concrete pipe culvert, 80 ft. long, and a water-drive, 90 ft. by 9 ft. by 5 ft. at Chimney Creek have been put in, to replace old timber bridges. 40 ch. of re-formation and metalling in preparation for sealing was carried out. Awahuri-Mangaweka, via Kimbolton (No. 8 District). —Mangaweka Town District: The Mangateweka Stream Bridge, a 30 ft. concrete span, was completed. Waverley Beach Highway. —Patea County : 33 ch. of metalling was carried out. Turakina-Cliff Road, via Marton-Rangitikei County —Turakina-Marton Section : A contract was let for the re-formation and metalling of 8 m. 38 ch., and at the end of the year 2 m. 14 ch. of reconstruction and base-course metalling were completed. Two concrete culverts were installed, one at Bonny Glen and the other near Fern Plats Junction. Waitotara Valley Highway. —Waitotara County : 15 ch. of widening near Waitotara and on Parekama Hill has been completed. Wellington-Auckland, via Taranaki (No. 9 District) :— Makara County —Porirua-Paremata Section : The realignment of this section was completed by the construction of 8 ch. of formation and 63 ch. of metalling on deviations. The whole length of 75 ch. received a coat of tar-primer. Manawatu County —Whiroki.no Section : The deviation and raising of this 2-|-mile section, between the Manawatu River and Foxton, which has been flooded on numerous occasions, has been put in hand. Included in the proposal is the renewal of the Whirokino Bridge, of 550 ft., and the construction of a concrete viaduct 55 ch. in length. Himatangi-Sanson Section : At Himatangi 40 ch. was prepared for sealing and a tar-primer applied. From Sanson southwards, sm. of reconstruction and road-mix bituminous surfacing has been completed. Sanson-Bulls Section—Piakatutu and Makowhai Bridges : These concrete bridges, each of one 20 ft. span, were completed. Wellington-Napier, via Wairarapa (No. 9 District). —Akatarawa-Rimutaka Summit : On the Mungaroa Hill 46 ch. of heavy widening on a narrow section was carried out. Awahuri-Mangaweka, via Kimbolton. —Iviwitea County : Between Cheltenham and Kimbolton 3m. 75 ch. has been reconstructed, and of this length 3 m. 35 ch. was tar-primed and sealed in one coat. Feilding-Cliff Road, via Stanway. —Feilding Borough : 54 ch. was prepared, tar-primed, and sealed in one coat. Levin - Paimerston North, via Shannon :— Horowhenua County —Waoku Bridge and Deviation : This concrete bridge, of one 32 ft. span, was completed, also a 14 ch. deviation at the bridge-site. Ihakara Hill: South of Shannon an unsurfaced gap of 3m. is being prepared for sealing. Mangaore Bridge : This bridge, comprising two 30 ft. concrete beam-spans, was completed. Ashhurst-Pohangina.—Oroua County : 3 m. has been reconstructed, and 40 ch. primed. Upper Hutt - Waikanae. —Widening near Akatarawa : Widening was continued during the year, a length of 1 m. 10 ch. being completed, and 62 ch. metalled. Longburn-Rongotea.—ln the Rongotea Township preparation, tar-priming, and one-coat sealing were completed over a length of 40 ch.

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