D.—l.

Table 2. —Lengths of Main Highways at 31st March, 1938.

Table 3.—Construction Work completed during Year 1937-38.

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Type of Surface. Highway District. Total. Dustless. Macadam. Pumi(,e or " ' " 7 : " i M. ch. M. oh. M. ch. M. oh. 1. Auckland North .. .. 73 53 903 9 .. 976 62 2. Auckland South .. .. 445 17 847 27 5 52 1,298 16 3. Tauranga .. .. 84 71 343 66 292 38 721 15 4. Gisborne .. .. 82 74 311 31 .. 394 25 5. Napier .. .. .. 206 69 530 77 .. 737 66 6. King Country .. .. 28 75 560 5 13 0 602 0 7. Taranaki .. .. 334 39 127 66 10 75 473 20 8. Wanganui .. .. 120 50 408 40 1 15 530 25 9. Wellington West .. 233 76 270 23 .. 504 19 10. Wellington Bast .. .. 144 45 359 74- .. 504 39 Totals, North Island .. 1,756 9 4,663 18 323 20 6,742 47 11. Nelson .. .. .. 53 12 610 54 8 67 672 53 12. West Coast .. .. 42 2 501 12 .. 543 14 13. Canterbury North .. 50 17 283 47 .. 333 64 14. Canterbury Central .. 183 76 566 28 .. 750 24 15. Canterbury South .. 137 44 683 61 .. 821 25 16. Otago Central .. .. 88 51 752 17 .. 840 68 17. Otago South .. .. ! 63 13 460 60 .. 523 73 18. Southland .. .. 40 38 867 4 .. 907 42 Totals, South Island .. 659 13 4,725 43 8 67 5,393 43 Totals, Dominion .. 2,415 22 9,388 61 332 7 12,136 10 Summary. State highways .. .. 1,449 44 2,298 41 192 47 3,940 52 Main highways .. .. 965 58 7,090 20 ! 139 40 8,195 38 Totals .. .. 2,415 22 9,388 61 332 7 12,136 10

Tar and fioad - and Bitu- j Formation Gravelling Plant-mix minous Portland j EngineerHighway District. and and | Bitu- Macadam 1 Cement I Bridges. ing Widening. Metalling. ® minous (Pene- Concrete. I Surveys, beaiing. Surfacingi tration). j I I i j I M. eh. M. ch. M. ch. M. ch. M. oh. M. ch. Ft. M. ch. 1. Auckland North 12 60 12 14 11 55 .. .. .. 1,170 47 40 2. Auckland South .. .. .. 70 31 43 25 59 51 21 27 .. .. 908 100 56 3. Tauranga .. .. .. 28 45 19 15 8 55 .. .. .. 99 10 0 4 Giaborne .. .. 6 19 2 9 10 56 .. .. .. 1,255 4 32 5. Napier .. .. .. .. 15 76 31 44 26 6 .. .. .. 709 59 0 6. King Country .. .. • ■ 9 39 7 26 .. .. .. .. 534 7. Taranaki 7 22 5 70 2 34 6 0 .. .. 412 8. Wanganui .. . • • . 9 61 3 41 16 4 .. .. .. 150 30 72 9. Wellington West 31 26 1 16 27 15 .. .. .. 384 28 77 10. Wellington East .. . . 16 67 3 30 20 3 .. .. .. 565 12 51 11 Nelson .. .. .. 31 7 28 46 0 68 5 37 .. .. 240 70 47 12. West Coast .. .. .. 23 29 22 64 13 70 .. .. .. 2,186 63 46 13. Canterbury North .. 3 32 3 5 3 6 .. .. .. 384 4 38 14. Canterbury Central .. .. 12 23 10 18 30 56 9 20 .. .. 562 32 2 15. Canterbury South .. .. 0 65 2 0 13 40 4 79 .. .. . . 10 60 16. Otago Central 19 63 13 20 22 8 2 25 .. .. 589 26 2 17. Otago South 5 3 4 3 13 38 476 42 57 18. Southland .. .. 24 58 27 13 2 2 .. .. .. 483 34 7 Totals .. .. .. 329 6 240 59 282 7 49 28 .. .. 11,106 578 27