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Table 6.—Lengths of Highways at 31st March, 1939.

Table 7. —Tests of Stone completed during the Year ended 31st March, 1939.

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Type of Surface. Number and Name of 1 Titnl Highway District. _ . Dustless. Macadam. | P>™ice or Clay. Miles Ch. Miles Ch. Miles Ch. Miles Ch. 1. Auckland North .. 49 68 775 37 .. 825 25 2. Auckland South .. 604 50 842 50 5 52 1,452 72 3. Tauranga .. .. 92 24 363 52 262 37 718 33 4. Gisborne .. .. 86 64 307 41 .. 394 25 5. Napier .. .. .. 221 6 516 60 .. 737 66 6. King-country .. .. 37 12 553 18 11 75 602 25 7. Taranaki .. .. 342 0 124 10 7 10 473 20 8. Wanganui .. .. 151 18 378 24- 0 63 530 25 9. Wellington West .. 252 70 251 1 .. 503 71 10. Wellington East .. 160 43 343 76 .. 504 39 Totals, North Island .. 1,998 35 4,456 49 287 77 6,743 1 11. Nelson .. .. .. 76 52 612 23 7 41 696 36 12. West Coast .. .. 57 66 485 28 .. 543 14 13. Canterbury North *. 55 50 308 40 .. 364 10 14. Canterbury Central .. 195 71 554- 50 .. 750 41 15. Canterbury South .. 149 71 672 67 .. 822 58 16. Otago Central .. .. 118 34 725 16 .. 843 50 17. Otago South .. .. 84 71 439 3 .. 523 74 18. Southland .. .. 62 21 856 36 .. 918 57 Totals, South Island .. 801 36 4,654 23 7 41 5,463 20 Totals, Dominion .. 2,799 71 9,110 72 295 38 12,206 21 I Summary. State highways .. .. 1,679 27 2,121 16 1 175 21 3,975 64 Main highways .. .. - 1,120 44 6,989 56 120 17 8,230 37 Total .. .. 2,799 71 9,110 72 ' 295 38 12,206 21

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