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Old Hill Road (Piako County). —During the period under review the County Council completed the metalling of 1 m. of this road to give access to settled areas. Thompson's Track (Piako County). —As a result of the Government's decision to improve access in outlying areas a grant was made for the betterment of this access, and during the year reconditioning work was carried out over a length of 2m. 50 ch. A serviceable road will be provided on completion of the programme, thus giving five settlers all-weather access. Corne's Access Road (Raglan County). —The formation of 1 m. 2 ch. of new road was carried out during the period to give vehicular access to a settler. Karakariki Settlement Road (Raglan County). —The Karakariki Block in this county is being developed and settled by the Waikato Land Settlement Society, and with a view to assisting as far as possible a Government grant was made to meet the cost of road formation. During the year the internal roading of the block was completed. Mile Bush Road, Pulcekawa (Raglan County). —The metalling of 1 m. 10 ch. of this road has given a through connection for a cream route and will undoubtedly assist materially in the general development of the district. Pooley's Road (Raglan County). —The formation over a distance of 1 m. 42 ch. has been completed. Rotongaro to Rangiriri Road (Raglan County). —This settlement road giving access to nine settlers was previously in very poor condition. With a view to alleviating difficulties as much as possible a grant was made to assist with the cost of metalling, and during the period under review 4 m. 30 ch. of base-course metalling was completed. Top-course metalling is in hand. Waikorea to Naike via Speedys (Raglan County). —The widening and metalling of this road was commenced during the year to give all-weather access to eleven settlers. Altogether Im. 75 ch. of reformation and 1 m. 43 ch. of metalling was completed. Waingaro Springs to Te TJku Road (Raglan County). —The programme commenced in the previous year was continued. The remaining 60 ch. was metalled, and as a result an all-weather connection is now available to the Waingaro and Te Uku districts. Wairamarama to Kaawa Road (BothwelVs), (Raglan County). —This road is located in an area of the county now coming under rapid development. The reformation, widening, and metalling of the route was authorized to assist in bringing the country in more quickly, and during the year 6 m. 56 ch. of reformation and 4 m. 59 ch. of metalling was completed. Waitetuna to Waipa Road (Raglan County). —The widening of 1 m. 67 ch. and metalling of sm. 31 ch. has given all-weather access to six settlers on this road. This does not complete the programme, and the work is being continued. Anderson's Road (Rodney County). —The County Council has completed the metalling of 60 ch. of this road, which will give all-weather access to three settlers. Cherry's Bridge, Warkworth to Woodcocks Road (Rodney County). —A reinforced-concrete bridge, 125 ft. in length with a 12-ft.-wide roadway, has been completed by the County Council to replace an old timber structure which had served its useful life. Dills Road (Rodney County). —A top course of metal was laid by the County Council over a length of 75 ch. to impove the metalled surface which existed previously. Komokoriki Hills and Ahuroa Valley Roads and Group (Rodney County). —Fifteen settlers will be provided with all-weather access, and a considerable area of good farm land will be opened up by the metalling of this group of roads. The total length involved is 7m. 27 ch., and the formation, culverting, and base-course metalling has been completed. Top-course metal is now being placed. Mahurangi Heads Road (Rodney County). —During the period 2 m. 10 ch. of top-course metal was placed on this road. Mangawai Kauri-gum Reserve Roading (Rodney County). —The roading of this block, which is being developed under the Small Farms Scheme, is being carried out by the Department. In addition to a developmental programme, which is reported upon elsewhere, a further 19 ch. of road formation was completed. Matakana to Whangaripo Road (Rodney County). —During the year the reformation and metalling of this road over a length of 3m. 37 ch. was completed. This will be of considerable benefit to the district and will give all-weather access to Wellsford or Matakana for three'additional settlers. McPherson's Bridge, Port Albert to Wellsford Valley Road (Rodney County). —The County Council has replaced a decayed wooden bridge with a reinforced-concrete culvert 58 ft. by 10 ft. by 10 ft. Omaha Valley Road (Rodney County). —Some good grazing country will be opened up and an outlet provided for one settler by the formation of 95 ch. of this road. The work was done by the County Council. Prictors Access Road (Rodney County). —The formation and metalling of this road was completed during the period under review. The distance covered was Im. 16 ch., and the work included the erection of one wooden bridge. Takatu Road (Rodney County). —With a view to improving the access to two settlers holding property at Takatu Point the County Council undertook the formation and metalling of 2 m. 24 ch. of this road. Up till the present, however, only the formation has been completed. Warkworth to Kaipara Flats Old Road (Rodney County). —Work comprising 70 ch. of top-course metalling completed the improvements required on this road, and as a result six settlers have now been given all-weather access to the Kaipara Flats Railway-station. Hikutaia to Whangamata Road (Thames County). —This road has been deviated to avoid the severe flooding which occurred on occasions in the Wentworth Stream. The formation completed last year has been metalled over a distance of 86 ch. Omahu to Otamakite Road (Thames County). —After a careful investigation it was decided to widen dangerous places on this road and to metal it to give all-weather access to interested settlers. During the period under review 3 in. 45 ch. was metalled and a considerable number of culverts installed.

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