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Sockbum - Southbridge - Rakaia Huts :— Prebbleton - Springston : Two-coat sealing was applied over 3m. 40 ch., and primer-coat followed by one-coat sealing over 5 m. Prebbleton Overbridge : A contract has been let for this work, comprising a concrete bridge of four 50 ft. and two 30 ft. spans, with approaches. Christchurch - Governor's Bay. —Kiwi - Governor's Bay : Formation and preparation for sealing was completed over 1 m. 75 ch. Cashmere-Ferry Bridge via Heathcote. —1 m. of two-coat sealing was applied. Ashley-Balcairn. —Stoney Creek Bridge : This concrete bridge, of two 50 ft. spans, was completed. Marshland-New Brighton. —The preparation of a 27 ch. length for sealing was carried out. Woodend-Pound. —56 ch. of two-coat sealing was applied. Teddington - Port Levy —Lyttelton Borough : Im. 64 ch. of one-coat sealing was completed. Kaiapoi-Tuahiwi. —Kaiapoi Borough : One-coat sealing, followed by plant-mix, was applied over 1 m. 11 ch. Summit Highway. —The metalling of the 9 m. 36 ch. highway was. completed, and one-coat sealing applied. Christchurch-Timaru (No. 15 District) : — Rangitata Deviation —Rangitata River Bridge-North Branch: The erection of this concrete bridge, of fifty-one 40 ft. and two 4-1 ft. spans, is in progress ; the piles of twenty-five piers were driven, fifteen capped, and columns concreted for fourteen piers. Concrete has been placed in twelve spans, and kerbs and handrails in eleven spans. Rakaia River Bridge : The erection of this concrete bridge, of one hundred and forty-four 40 ft. spans, is well advanced. At the end of the year piles had been driven for fifty-two spans at the north and twenty-four at the south end, forty piers had been concreted and capped, and twenty-nine deck-spans concreted. Timaru-Dunedin (No. 15 District). —Deep Creek-McNamara's Corner : A seal-coat was applied over 4 m. 40 ch. Timaru-Cromwell via Lindis (No. 15 District). —Pleasant Point-Cave : Preparation for 2m. of sealing has been carried out. Ashburlon- J unction Darjield-Arundel Main Highway : — Ashburton-Winchmore : One-coat sealing, followed by plant-mix, has been applied over 4 m. 25 ch. Ashburton Borough : 53 ch. of second-coat sealing was applied. Deep Creek - Waihao Downs - Dip Creek —Waimate County : 9m. of one-coat sealing was completed. Geraldine-Orari. —Geraldine County : A length of 42 ch. received a one-coat seal. Lake Pukaki - Hermitage.—Whale Creek Bridge: All piles (forty-four) have been driven for this bridge, a 200 ft. concrete structure on steel piles. 65 ch. of approaches have been formed. Walnut Avenue. —Plant-mix surfacing was laid over 54 ch. Timaru-Dunedin (No. 16 District) The Waianakarua Overbridge and approaches were practically completed, and have now been opened for traffic. The improvements between Hillgrove and Shag Point were completed, except for 1 m. of top-course metalling. 4 m. 70 ch. between Shag Point and Palmerston was sealed in one coat of tar, followed by a bituminous drag-seal coat. Palmerston Overbridge : A contract has been let and the work commenced. Metalling was completed on a length of 12 m. 33 ch. between Palmerston and Merton, and the first-coat sealing applied. A contract was let for the renewal of Munro's Bridge over the Pleasant River, a concrete structure of two 36 ft. spans, and work commenced. Timaru-Cromwell (No. 16 District) : — Lindis Pass - Tarras : Improvement-works were continued on the section leading to Lindis Pass, where 2m. 73 ch. of formation and 2m. of base-course metalling were completed. Except for a length of 1 m., the work on this side of the Pass is now nearly complete. Lindis Downs : Work was commenced on a 6 m. deviation which will eliminate a tortuous hill section of highway. 57 ch. of formation was completed, and a further 14 ch. in heavy cutting well advanced. Milton-Queenstown (No. 16 District) :— Alexandra Borough : 54 ch. has been primed. Clyde Township : 45 ch. has been prepared for sealing, and 20 ch. of footpath formation and kerbing carried out. The construction of the 12| m. section between Clyde and Cromwell has been completed, except for the erection of the Leaning Rock Bridge, and 5| m. of top-course metalling. The work completed comprised 5 m. of formation, 9J m. of base-course, and 7 m. of top-course metalling, the construction of six concrete bridges, each 27 ft. long, the widening of two existing concrete arch bridges of 20 ft. and 26 ft. span, and the elimination by deviation of two level crossings.

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