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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 1938.

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 1938, inclusive.

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CO M * M Roads and Streets formed to not less than _o ° Dray.width, and paved or surfaced ® g "p with 43 d Total p .Unformed Total Year. I ! ° 2 Formed . rl , * Legal of all Bitu- Other g ft o Roads. Roads. Roads, minous or Bitumen | Metal or j and Un- m ® a o Cement or Tar. I Gravel. specified 9 =3 «3 Concrete. | 1 Material. § JS 3 W Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. 1922 .. 26,787f* 17,456| 44,244 5,095! 13,631! 62,971 1923 .. 27,815i* 17,791-i 45,607 5,377! 13,613 64,5971 1924 17,222f 45,776 5,218| 13,630! 64,624f .. A 1925 .. 582 639 28,243f 4-58J 16,748 46,147| 5,181! 15,676f 67,006 1926 .. 97| 836 28,981! 340| 16,521| 46,777| 5,009| 15,792! 67,579! 1927 .. 133 1,012 29,726i 373! 16,107|- 47,352J 5,093 15,795 68,2401 1928 .. 217 1,262! 30,669f 129J 15,3811 47,659f 5,0401 15, 68,369! 1929 .. 254 1,472 31,334 125| 15,1351 48,321 5,399f 15.1971 68,918| 1930 .. 306 l,724f 32,352! 83 14,6001 49,066! 5,375 16,506i 70,947f 1931 .. 339! 1,892§ 32,8551 116 14,374! 49,578f 5,6421 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 80J 13,300! 50,893 5,8761 17,474 74,243| 1934 .. 368 2,5444 35,952J 79| 12,698! 51,642f 5,878f 17,708| 75,230£ 1935 .. 379i 2,819 36,721| 78! 12,160! 52,158! 5,871 16,999 75,0281 1936 .. 395 3,246J 36,056 75! 12,285| 52,058! 5,812 16,982! 74,853 1937 .. 403f 3,502| 37,327| 78! 11,015 52,327| 5,857 17,040! 75,225J 1938 .. 411-1 3,845 37,708! 82! 10,580 52,627f 5,710| 17,215f 75,554| * 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— „ , , Ail Concrete or Steel and Steel, Concrete, Steel and Australian or w.«~ mmi,™ Total Bridges Year ended Stone. Concrete. and Timber. Timber. other Ilardwood. 25 ft. and over. 31st March, .. Total AT „ Total Total Total Total Total , I Total Length. Length. Length. ' Length. Length. ' Length. | Length. ; I Ft. Ft. Ft. Ft. Ft. Ft. Ft. 1923 ..******** * * * * 2,955f 328,766f 1924 ..» « * * * * * * * * * * 3,297-f 362,0341" 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 .. .. 2,0.13 2#),208 1,994 153,078 4,834 467,742 1929 .. 608 52,76] 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 1931 .. 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 1938 .. 746 65,462 499 50,690 330 36,911 616 49,360 2,089 216,279 2,399 163,749 6,679 582,451 * Detailed figures not available. t 30 ft. and over in length.