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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 1937.

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 1937, inclusive.

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GO CO •» M i Roads and Streets formed to not less than * jg ° Dray-width, and paved or surfaced o -r .,r u q P >. - W1 _ Si a >> & Total Unformed Total Year. i ! j ns $ J . Formed track " Legal of all Bitu- ! Other S P o R oa ds. t,racM - Roads. Roads. minous or Bitumen | Metal or and Un- M "2 p o Cement or Tar. 1 Gravel. specified ir g 3 18 g tj Concrete. Material, o ,o g Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. k > 1922 .. 26,787f* 17,456i 44,244 5,095113,631162,971 1923 .. 27,8151* 17,79H 45,607 5,3771; 13,613 6 4,597| 1924 28,5531* 17,222| 45,776 5,2181 i 3)6 30! 64,624| 1925 .. 58f 639 28,243f 458! 16,748 46,147f 5,181| ! 15,676f 67,006 1926 .. 97f 836 28,981* 3401 ]6,521| 46,7771 5,0091,15,7921 67,5791 1927 .. 133 1,012 29,726i 3731 I6.107J 47,3521 5)0 93 15,795 68,240! 1928 .. 217 1,2621 30,669f 129! 15,381! 47,659| 5,040* 15,669! 68,3691 1929 .. 254 1,472 31,334 125f 15,1351 48,321 5,399fj 15,1971 68,918! 1930 .. 306 1,724f 32,352* 83 14,600! 49,066* 5,375 j 16,506! 70,947f 1931 .. 3391 I >8 92| 32,8551 H6 14,3741 49,578! 5,642! 16,9231 72,144 1932 .. 336| 2,118* 33,536* 88i 14,195f 50,276 5,808 16,418 72,502 1933 .. 344 2,320 34,848 80* 13,300* 50,893 5,876! 17,474 74,243! 1934 .. 368 2,544*' 35,952! 79* 12,698* 51,642f 5,878f 17,708| 75,230! 1935 .. 379! 2,819 ! 36,721! 78* 12,160* 52,158* 5,871 16,999 75,028* 1936 .. 395 3,246± 36,056 75* 12,285f 52,058* 5,812 : 16,9821 74,853 1937 ... 4031 3,502|' 37,327f 78* 11,015 j 52,327f 5,857 | 17,040-1 75,225! * 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 — , T . , All Concrete or Steel and Steel, Concrete, Steel and Australian or Timhm Total Bridges ended stone. Concrete. and Timber. Timber. other Hardwood. native limDers. 25ft, and over. 31st March, Total Wn Total „ Total „ Total „ Total „ Total N | Total N • Length. | Length. Length. Length. Length. ' Length. • j Length. Ft. Ft. Ft. Ft. Ft. Ft. Ft. 1923 _******** * * * * 2,955f 328,766f 1924 _******** * * * * 3,297f 362,034f 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 5,390 509,503 193.1 .. 751 66,292 .. .. 295 38,995 .. .. 2,396 253,057 2,164 164,940 5,606 523,284 1932 .. 552 43,878 330 41,272 186 20,952 182 17,433 2,277 240,622 2,277 163,453 5,804 527,610 1933 574 46,774 356 39,237 209 25,726 300 27,417 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 1937 .. 699 60,375 461 49,339 321 34,981 553 47,328 2,063 213,599 2,434 169,092 6,531 574,714 * Detailed figures not available. t 30 ft. and over in length.