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Taumarunui District. Erua Road (Kaitieke County). —A distance of 2 m. of second-class surfacing was completed during the period under review. Kouturoa Road (Kaitieke County). —Second-class surfacing over a distance of 1 m. 20 ch. has been carried out. Huia and Turoto Roads (Ohura County). —These two roads give access to a Crown settlement opened many years ago, and during the year 2 m. of second-class surfacing has been carried out in betterment of the access to the area. Ohura, Road (Toitoi-Nihoniho), (Ohura County).—A distance of 2m. 45 ch. was surfaced. Waikaka Road (Ohura County).—ln order to give all-weather access to settlers and to provide a circuit route for cream-collection and mail-delivery, a distance of 2 m. was re-formed and surfaced. Taumarunui to Taupo Road (Taringamotu to Mangakahu), (Taumarunui County).—2 m. was metalled during the period. Taumarunui to Tokaanu Road (Taumarunui County). —This is a major work, and when completed will give direct access 'between Taumarunui and Lake Tokaanu. During the period under review Im. 75 ch. of formation has been completed, together with 3m. of metalling. Fifty culverts totalling 610 lineal feet have been supplied. Te Maire to Mangaohutu Road (Taumarunui County). —This road follows down the Wanganui River on the left bank, and it was metalled over a distance of 2 m. 19 ch. during the year. Ellis Road (Waitomo County).—A distance of 2 m. 35 ch. was re-formed and metalled. Hauturu to Putake Road (Waitomo County). —Conditions of access on this road have been difficult for a number of years, and in order to improve the position a distance of 4 m.. 60 ch. has been metalled. Ngatarawa Road (Waitomo County). —This road, which gives access to a large area of good country, was metalled over a distance of 6 m. Patoto Road (Waitomo County). —2 m. 40 ch. of re-formation, together with 2m. 5 ch. of metalling, was completed during the period. Thirty-two culverts totalling 1,100 lineal feet were supplied. Te Marama Road (Waitomo County).—Metalling was carried out over a distance of 5 m. 20 ch. Waitomo Valley Road, Lower (Waitomo County). —3 m. of re-formation and 1 m. 40 ch. of metalling was completed. Stratford District. Clifton Road (Clifton County).—This road gives access to a settled area, and during the period a distance of 1 m. 23 ch. was metalled. Mangaonga Road (Clifton County). —A length of 1 m. 15 ch. was metalled in extension of the work carried out in previous years. Okau-Tongaporutu-Mangaroa Road (Clifton County).—This road gives access to a considerable area of settled country in Clifton County, and then continues over the boundary to provide access through Ohura County to the King country. In view of general roading and traffic development, it is considered that a direct all-weather connection between the two districts should be made, and a programme of improvements was authorized accordingly. During the year a distance of Im. 55 ch. of road was reformed and 204 lineal feet of culverts laid in preparation for subsequent metalling. Uruti to Ngatoto Road (Clifton County). —Operations were continued on this road during the year, and at the close of the period an additional length of 2 m. 33 ch. had been formed and metalled and 554 lineal feet of culverts placed. Parihaka Road (Egmont County). —A distance of 4 m. 77 ch. was formed, 1 m. 64 ch. metalled, and 666 lineal feet of culverts placed in part completion of a substantial programme of improvements authorized on this road. Moeawatea Road (Eltham County).—This road is located in the ranges in the hinterland of Taranaki and gives access to a large area of sheep-farming country opened up by the Crown. A length of 4m. of 6 ft. track was formed to give the settlers a means of taking their stock southwards to Waverley. Wingrove Road (Eltham County). —This is another settlement road, and during the year a distance of 1 m. 66 ch. was formed and 307 lineal feet of culverts laid. Tangahoe Stream, Bridge, Tangahoe Valley Road (Hawera County).—As a result of damage sustained during floods, it was necessary to replace a bridge with a reinforced-concrete structure 103 ft. long, and this work was completed during the year. Mangawhio Road (Patea County).—The programme of metalling improvements commenced during the previous year was continued over a distance of 60 ch. Mangamahoe Road (Rangitikei County). —A commencement was made with an authorized programme consisting mostly of metalling improvements, and during the year a distance of 64 ch. of metal was laid and access roads constructed to the metal-pit. Murimoto and Watershed Roads (Rangitikei County). —The metalling operations commenced during the previous year were continued over a distance of 1 m. 27 ch. Taihape to Napier Road (Rangitikei County).—Considerably greater progress was made on this road this year than during the previous period, a distance of 7 m. 8 ch. having been metalled. Matau Road Group (Stratford County).—The metalling being carried out on roads in the Matau district to give all-weather access to long-established settlers was continued during the year, and by the close of the period an additional length of 74 ch. had been metalled. Makuri Road (Stratford County). —Further work, consisting of 3 m. 19 ch. of formation, 2 m. 74 ch. of metalling, and 214 lineal feet of culverting, was carried out during the period. Mangapurua Valley Road (Waimarino County).—This road gives access to a soldier settlement in an area opened up by the Crown for settlement, and during the year an additional 54 ch., of metalling was carried out. The bridge known as Morgan's, a reinforced-concrete structure 112 ft. long, was completed during the period.

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