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TABLE No. 5.—LENGTH OF ROADS, STREETS, AND BRIDGES. Table showing the Lengths of the various Classes of Roads, Streets, and Bridges in the Dominion at 31st March in the Years 1922 to 1936.

TABLE No. 6.—LENGTH OF BRIDGES. Table showing the Lengths of the various Classes of Bridges in New Zealand as at 31st March, 1923 to 1936, inclusive.

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03 CQ •> SH Roads and Streets formed to not less than Jj +3 ° Dray-width, and paved or surfaced <d with— -S 3 . a — — — —. - x " >< — Total Unformed Total Year. o S Formed . ", e ' Legal of all Bitu- Other g fl o Roads. ' ' c is ~ Roads. Roads, minous or .Bitumen Metal or i and Un- ® g o Cement or Tar. : Gravel. specified -a 3 a 43 =3 Concrete. j Material, o g P3 Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. y . 1922 .. 26,787f* 17,4561 44,244 5,095! 13,631! 62,971 1923 .. 27,815i* 17,79l| 45,607 5,377! 13,613" 64,5971 1924 .. 28,553J* 17,222f 4-5,776 5,2181 13,630! 64,624f L A 7\ 1925 .. 58| 639 28,243| 4581 16,748 46,147f 5,181! 15,676f 67,006 1926 .. 97f 836 28,981! 340J 16,521f 46,7771 5,009f 15,792! 67,579! 1927 .. 133 1,012 29,726-J- 3731 47,3521 5,093 15,795 68,2401 1928 .. 217 1,262J 30,669f 1291 15,3811 47,659f 5,040! 15,6691 68,369! 1929 .. 254 1,472 31,334 125f 15,1351 48,321 5,399f 15.197! 68,9181 1930 .. 306 1,724f 32,352! 83 14,6001 49,066! 5,375 16,5061 70,947f 1931 .. 339| 1,892f 32,8551 116 14,374! 49,5781 M 42 ! 16,9231 72,144 1932 .. 336f 2,118! 33,536! 88! 14,195| 50,276 5,808 16,418" 72,502 1933 .. 344 2,320 34,848 80! 13,300! 50,893 5,8761 17,474 74,2431 1934 .. 368 2,544! 35,9521 79! 12,698! 51,642f 5,878f 17,708| 75,2301 1935 .. 3791 2,819 36,721ii 781 12,160! 52,158! 5,871 16,999 75,028! 1936 .. 395 3,2461 36,056 j 75! 12,285f 52,058! 5,812 16,982! 74,853" * Note. —Figures for earlier years, particularly in regard to unformed legal roads, are not claimed to be entirely accurate.

Bridges, 25 ft. and over in Length constructed with —• v „. Ail Concrete or Steel and Steel, Concrete, Steel and Australian or v.ti™ Totai Bridges 31st March Stone ' Concrete. and Timber. Timber. other Hardwood. Native limDers. 25ft. and over. \- 0 Total -XT Total y Total Total y Total Total v n | Total • Length. " Length. ' Length. Length. Length. Length. j Length. Ft. j Ft. Ft. Ft. Ft. Ft. Ft. 1923 _* ******* * * * * 2,955f 328,766f 1924 _******** * * * * 3,297-f 362,034f t j 1925 .. 408 36,840 .. .. 205 28,916 .. .. 1,466 180,529 2,035 167,557 4,114 413,842 1926 .. 431 39,127 .. .. 258 34,883 .. .. 1,665 197,735 2,029 161,084 4,383 432,829 1927 .. 489 42,804 .. .. 349 40,185 .. .. 1,850 217,600 1,959 148,427 4,647 449,016 1928 .. 545 47.833 .. .. 282 37,623 .. .. 2,013 229,208 1,994 153,078 4,834 467,742 1929 .. 608 52,761 .. .. 324 38,679 .. .. 2,137 242,474 2,181 165,525 5,250 499,439 1930 .. 671 57,739 .. .. 270 37,777 .. .. 2,285 245,867 2,164 168,120 5,390 509,503 1931 .. 751 66,292 .. .. 295 38,995 | .. .. 2,396 253,057 2,164 164,940 5,606 523,284 r A \ 1932 .. 552 43,878 330 41,272 186 20,952 i 182 il7,433 2,277 240,622 2,277 163,453 5,804 527,610 1933 .. 574 46,774 356 39,237 209 25,726 i 300 127,417 2,233 230,380 2,316 164,999 5.988 534,533 1934 .. 590 48,957 380 39,662 235 29,387 354 30,834 2,191 227,035 2,365 167.129 6,115 543,004 1935 .. 623 52,146 429 42,865 269 31,864 499 40,776 1,932 210,176 2,475 172,783 6,227 550,610 1936 .. 669 57,862 456 46,132 303 34,593 457 40,638 2,077 215,742 2,381 167,404 6,343 562,371 * Detailed figures not available. f 30 ft. and over in length.