ROADS AND BRIDGES.

Marlborough Express, Volume LIII, Issue 252, 24 October 1919, Page 7

ROADS AND BRIDGES.

BLENHEIM ROAD DISTRICT

Alfred Creek bridge £750 (repeated); Anakiivi ' v £l for £1) £200 ■-(rcpj.i.L'.'.d); Artl Are Creek motor britlixa (£1 for £1), £125; Beach Road to White's Bay (£1 for £1), £150'; 'Blenheim to Nelson lioad— Wairu-.i. Bricl'4o to Havoloek .(£2 for £1) £500 (repeated), £170 Kpent last year, liability .31siv March £330, Havciock' to- Pelo-rus Bride;© {£300, £2 i'or fil) £500 (£SO'J voted lapt Tear, £238 sptnt, liability £62), Pebrus .Bridge to Rai Caddie, (£2OO, £2 i'ov £1) £350 (increased, from £200,, Riiapeka. and: Pike's Stream J)ridi;-co £400; Blenheim (c Scddon {Redwood Pass section, £1 for £U £500; Blenheim to Stronvar—Maon Ford bridge; to Benhopai (£1 for £1) £100 "(-£l5O voted -asi> year, £50 spent;, Maori Ford to Stronyar £500 (repented); Branch River bridge and approaches (on aeeooni) £500 (in-x;rea-;ed fr-o-m £L 69); Fail-hall Stream bridge (New- I?c«>vick Road, £1. foi £1) £400 (increased from £2-00).

G:\)ve to J.lahai; £50; Kaituna to Tua- l*iiartna protective v.-orks (£1 for £1) £500 (repeated); Mahakipav/a to l-T.-.velock (£2 for £1) £84 (imexpeudad balance .of £150 voted last year): Mahakipawa to Grove (£2 for £1) £75; Mohebap-.i £50, Onamalut'si' (£2 for £1) £50 (repeated); Op/-;:ri road £8.50 (incr-eased from £1CO) ; Opouri River bi'idgw (Opowi Blor-ir road) £550; Opouri lliver bridge (Tunakino road) £750; Pelorury Bridge to Tinline (£1 for £1) £91 (repeated); Para to Tua Mar-inn (£SO, £1 for £1) £"c\J (repeated). Pi', ton to Grove £450 (repented); Jtai River bridge- (Bull's Ford) £1 for £J, GSGO (repeated); Bimu Gully ,£1 lor £1) £100 .repeated): Smith -ffind Workers llo.id £100; Top Valley .Road £o(>.) (increased from £32';: ; Tim. Marina \& Wa;knkaho <£1 i-M- £1) £50 (repeated); TuriaJrinii Block' vond \.£2 for £1) £400 (increased from £300): "Wrm-an Native J-tt>s.oi-v<' (£219, £1 for £1) £407 (r;'i s.':Mli:(l),, Wr.irau River brici'io, R'jinvi.'k (iMi;-:ing approach ■oh left hr>.:ik) £If>!.X) (increased from £li;: 0); Wjiii.-'.n 7'iv^.r bridge (uppea-) on -ivcoimt <>i £'2500, £399 (repeated); \vaii:i:i Va'ltcv (Rock s'erry to; Xiamdrv l)-!o) £000 (incrensod from ■£10i).. 'liability )£KK));" Wairan Valley . load. ■.above Rrnneb. River) £1000; V,"air:Mi Valley mad (right

| bank) small bridges (£275, £1 for i £1) £175 (increased from £375, credit £L0O), "VVakimarina (£1 ior \ £1) £53 (repeated). I Anakoa to Manaroa. £50; Bnlwer ■'if- Waitata (£1 for £1) £100 (re- ; ...i-.vi.fced); Crail Bay "to Manaroa £50; '' i'.'adi-avor Inlet to Anakoa xtiii; Fairy Bay to Nydia Bay £125; Hr.,rvey Bay to Nydia Bay £05; Portage Hill road £100; Portage to Wsifcuria. "£J.CO; Port Gore to E'nj dsavor Inlet £50 (repeated); Queen

I .Charlotte Pbimd road £50'; &v.ith- , e.-.i::;. Buy -to Yncyca. Bay £o'0; Te ' P'anakerer.u Bay' to Wharehuuga | Post OiTir-e £100 (repeated); 'Jo , Mehin. to Portage £50'; Waitaria. to 1 Mauaa-oa £100. ; Blairich River rivctor bridge (Ble-n----hern to Molosworth) £1 for £1, ' £250: Flags Creek bridge £100 (re- ; peated); Kekerangn River bridgo nnd approaches £1100' (increas:-d ' i'roni £000); Limestone Creek brid-rc (on ao'joiuu. of £1200, £1 for £1) £450 (repeated); Seddon to Wan!, via. Lion's Back (Tetky Brook to Blind Rivsr -Junction, £1 lor ,-Cl)' -£225; Tirnatis ■ railvay station voad (£1 ior £1) £57 (repeated); Ward to Kaikoura—Shades Deviation, £1350 (rci>eated), ' UJ'e to Ghirence (£1 for £1) £350 (I'epeated, liability £154), Woodside .bridge and npproachss C4OO (jicreased from £-300). ' .Access to S.G.R, 102b Kaitara.'i S.D. (£1 for £1) £200; Blue Duck Stream bridge (Ward to "Kaikoura.) £'300 (increased from £250), Clarence Bridge protective works £60 (unexpended portion of last yea-j'.'s vote of £400); Conway River bridge, to "Claverby £600'; Cribb Creek bridge (Kaikoum-Waia.u maim road) on aeooiint of £1000', £1 foir £1, £500; Grecuburn road £100; Kaikoura. to Parnassus—KaikouraFarnassus road ;GSOO (leye.'itcd), Oa,ra River bridge and approaches £1600 (£llOO voted lait yi>ar, £G39 expended, liability £232), Kawai River protective -~works • £SGO (i\> p-eatßd)-; Kaikci;ira-Waian Ilond •.'e'eviation at Charvvoll Forks) en account,; £1 for■.£!,, £SCO ; Iviororimu Creek bridge- £300 (repeated.1, lia■bility £300); Pnhipuhi : ■.Vtvllcv. voi\-l £480;- Sie.awiu-ci: Y;:/lev Head■ (£1 ■ fr;r £1).: £145 ■■(repeate':l v . t i::;])iiitv' £:iS.';r; ■■access to/B.Cx..R>. {)6". Hiiriciiiie-e'- 'S.D. (£1 for .Gl) £175 (repeated), Sfag Road £30.- ---■ Surveys, supervision,-■ and nvi.-ccl-lanecus works and services bring the total for the Blenheim Road District up to> £27,257. Last year's vote was £17,062, of which' only £2013 was expended, and' the liability as at March 31st last was £1402. , ROADS 6N GOLDFIEiDS.

Last year's votes o.re repeated, viz.: Batibovy to Bn'tcho-r's Point £100 (£OO spent), Canvastov;n to Deep Creek £93, Pulton Y>-Grovo road £"150, x and JMahakipawa to Mavelock £'ISO. ROAD'S TO OPEN UP LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS,

. A'vote of £4112 is provided fcr Marlborouyn. as.against £4443 vcte.ci and £323 expended last year. The sum of £1 was spent on the Rai Valley Block, £110 mi tJic ■ Tinlino No. 2 Block, and £212 on the Tunakino Block. The f-stima.tos for this year are: All 'Nations' Block £SCO, hiillock-hids £4CO, Mahakipaiva £103, Mountain Gamp £100, Nwitral Spur £ 75, Rai Valley £133, Ren wick £130, Tunakino / £380, Uppfi- Opcuri £775, Wai.rn,u' .Vallo'y £111, Wakamariita £13GO, blocks not specifically ..provided I'm1 £100. ■■■