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Sanson - Paimerston North :— Manawatu County : On Mount Stewart, 60 ch. of old sealing was scarified, primed, and sealed. Kairanga County—Awahuri Bridge, Oroua River : Pile-driving has been completed and all piers concreted, except the western abutment; the girders and transoms over half the bridge have also been concreted. Awahuri-Mangaweka via Kimbolton :— Kiwitea County : Between Cheltenham and Coulter's Line, 40 ch. of sealing was carried out, completing last year's contract. Between Coulter's Line and Kimbolton a contract is in hand for 5 m. of reconstruction and sealing. Two-course metalling and priming have been completed, and 40 ch. of seal-coat applied. North of Rangiwahia, widening was completed over a length of 28 ch. Ireland's Bridge was renewed by a 6 ft. by 6 ft. concrete culvert. Feilding - Cliff Road via Stanway. —Oroua County : 3m. of sealing was applied on the section recently primed, and on the adjoining section reconstruction, priming, and sealing were completed over 1 m. 60 ch. Greatford-Ashhurst: —■ Oroua County : At Bunnythorpe 18 ch. was reshaped, primed, and sealed. Feilding Borough : 6 ch. was sealed. Palmer ston North - Himatangi : — South of Palmerston North, 72 ch. of old sealing was scarified, reshaped, and primed. The original sealing was put down some eighteen years ago. Horowhenua County—Levin-Shannon: On the Ihakara Hill, 55 ch. was reconstructed and primed. South of Shannon, smoothing-coat work on existing sealing was completed over a length of 68 cb. Makerua-Tokomaru: On the Makerua Hill, formation was carried out over 30 ch. and base-course metal for 42 ch., completing this work on the deviation. Between Makerua Hill and Tokomaru, widening and realignment were completed for 1 m. 70 ch., and base-course metalling for 1 m. 50 ch. The widening of the Waterfall Creek Bridge is in hand. Kairanga County —Tokomaru - Palmerston North : On this section widening and realignment have been completed, except for metalling over 4m. 17 ch. Work is in hand on a further length. Ashhurst-Pohangina:— Oroua County : Im. 50 ch. of reconstruction was carried out and Im. 20 ch. primed. Pohangina County : Tenders are being called for the Raumai Deviation, 26 ch. long. Upper Hutt - Wailcanae : — Hutt County : 3m. 50 ch. of widening was carried out. Reconstruction, priming, and sealing were completed over a length of 1 m. 44 ch. Horowhenua County : At the Waikanae end, reshaping and priming were completed for 2 m. 17 ch. Waikanae-Waimeha. —Reconstruction was carried out over 2 m. 60 ch., and of this length 1 m. 60 ch. was primed. Longbum-Rongotea. —Kairanga County : 3m. 12 ch. of reconstruction, 2 m. of priming, and 50 ch. of sealing were undertaken. Foxton Beach Highway. —Manawatu County : A tender was accepted for the reconstruction and sealing of the whole length of 2 m. 58 ch. Pohangina Valley - Apiti. —Church Hill Deviation : This deviation was completed by the construction of 9 ch. of formation. The Church Hill Bridge, comprising three 40 ft. concrete spans, was erected. Paraparaumu Beach Highway. —Reconstruction, priming, and sealing were completed over the whole length, 2 m. 11 ch. Milson's Line. —75 ch. of priming was applied, and the whole length of 2 m. 35 ch. sealed. Khandallah-Johnsonville : — Johnsonville Town District: A road-mix smoothing-coat was applied over 33 ch. Western Hutt Highway : Priming and sealing were carried out over 4m. 52 ch., being the whole length of this highway. Woodville-Masterton (No. 10 District) : — Pahiatua Borough : The section has been reconstructed, primed, and sealed. The length treated was 1 m. 10 ch. and the width 64 ft. Eketahuna County : 4m. 10 ch. was sealed north of Eketahuna. Eketahuna North Subway : The formation of the approaches is in hand, 6 ch. of formation being completed. The construction of the railway-bridge is in progress. Masterton County —Opaki Overbridge : This bridge, comprising four 50 ft. concrete spans, with 30 ch. of approaches, has been completed. Masterton - Upper Hutt (No. 10 District) : — Carterton Borough : On this section Im. 70 ch. was scarified, primed, and sealed. Rimutaka Hill Bridges : Bridges Nos. 2 and 3 are being widened in concrete to 24 ft. and 30 ft. respectively, the latter being on curved alignment. The lengths are 100 ft. and 24 ft.

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