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On the Longburn-Tangimoana highway 1 mile 64 chains are under reconstruction, 1 mile 30 chains of new construction was sealed, and a total length of 2 miles 45 chains was resealed. Maintenance sealing was carried out over 3 miles of the Bunnythorpe-Kairanga highway. On the Pohangina - Apiti Valley highway 1 mile 55 chains of reconstruction, including the Coal Creek Deviation, has been completed, while the 2-mile long Cheltenham - McKay's Line highway was sealed. On the Awahuri-Mangaweka via Kimbolton highway 2 miles 61 chains were resealed, a 30-chain section involving excavation of swampy subgrade was rebuilt, and reconstruction is in hand over 2 miles 67 chains between Kimbolton and Spur Road, A 2 mile 49 chain length of the Greatford-Ashhurst highway between Halcombe and Feilding has been reconstructed and 1 mile 34 chains sealed, while 1 mile 79 chains of maintenance sealing was applied. In the Pohangina County reconstruction has been carried out over four sections of the Ashhurst-Pohangina highway aggregating 3 miles. 14 chains and over a 2 mile 78 chain length at Apiti on the Kimbolton-Apiti highwav. Wellington District The Whirokino Deviation, of 1 mile 7 chains, on the Wanganui-Levin State Highway, has been sealed. On the Levin-Paekakariki State Highway 7 miles 22 chains of maintenance sealing was completed, chiefly over two lengths south of Otaki. On the Masterton-Wellington State Highway the median strip along the Hutt Road length was planted with trees, a major washout 10 chains in length in the Taita Gorge was repaired, and 40 chains of maintenance sealing was applied. Reselling was carried out over a number of short lengths on the Wellington - Paekakariki State Highway and a new 22-ft.-span bridge was completed at Glenside. Formation work has been continued on the new motor-way between Johnsonville and Tawa Flat, a length of 5£ miles being under construction. Two miles and a half of fourlane formation have now been completed, involving 764,500 cubic yards of earthwork. On the Haywards-Paremata State Highway major reconstruction to four-lane standard was continued for a time between Haywards and Judgeford, the work being carried out in conjunction with the pipe-line location for the Wellington Citv watersupply scheme. Formation construction was proceeding over a length of 3£ miles, but owing to the difficulty of obtaining steel pipe for the water-supply, main earthwork has been temporarily stopped. The Haywards Hill section was generally completed, however, and to abate dust nuisance a length of 69 chains was given heavy priming treatment. On the Levin - Palmerston North via Shannon State Highway plant-mix smoothing course was applied over a length of 1 mile 40 chains on the swamp section between v Shannon and Makerua. Further sealing has been carried out on the Upper Hutt - Waikanae highway, 1 mile 75 chains being completed, to make a total length of 11 miles. Extensive repairs were carried out on the Reikiorangi timber bridge. New sealing was placed for 1 mile on the Heatherlea-Foxton via Koputaroa highway and 1 mile 34 chains of plant-mix surfacing was laid on the Paraparaumu Beach highway. On the Shannon-Mangahao highway 1 mile 93 chains was reconstructed and sealed.

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