REPORTS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2509, 16 April 1902, Page 19

REPORTS.

The Road Ii -oector reported that the road from Lawrence towards Roxburgh at Evan's Flat toward-. Bellamy Station, and from Robius's gate, required the worst portions of the holes filled in, which would be attended to by the surfacemen There were several hoes in the road just below the white gravel pit towards Beaumont which would be attended to by the surfacemen. The road at Rae's Junction was bad, but there would shortly be a contract let for the same. The road from M'Kay's Hill going through James Riding had been very much neglected, no surfacing having been done on it this year. He would recommend that a man be kept on it for a lew months to get the worst portions in order before the wintei sets in. The foot budge at Benger Creek had broken down, but had been attended to. Two giavelhng contracts were expected to be let on the road from Roxburgh, via Coal Creek. The load from Rae's Junction to Heriot was very bad at Edie's Flat. A contract was let for gjavellmg portion of it. and he would recommend that the gravel be used for filling the worst of the holes. On the road through Heriot township 52 chains wanted metalling to a width of 10ft and a depth of 6in, as it was getting badly cut up. The' road from Heriot to Flodden bridge was .n good order; from Flodden bridge to T.ipanui township wanted patching; iioin Tapanni towards. Pomahaka bridge wanted ] atclimg in plar--, pud this work could be attended in by the surfacemen. The woi^l poi lions of the road from E\aii's Flat, \ia Co Llf-hdl, and onward towaids Tuapeka Mouth, had been done with grader and plough, and also the load leading to Cousins's farm. The loatl fiom Fitzgerald &, two miles and alialf down the creek, required to be patched with gravel before the winter set in. The won-t portions of tho road from Lawrence to Waipori had been dene with the grader. The road a* Mis ShcehanS nnd culvert at John EdieS had been attended to Duffy's crossing was not •mishod satiMnetonly. Re closing road, block VI, Tuapeka Wept, for James Smith and Sons, the member foi Brown's Riding requested that the o'd iii..d be transferred in hou of the new de\ lation -The repoit was adopted. The County Hnpmeer leported a-, follow^ ' Contract 572 f Jeremiah Ryan), Shepherd s Cicek budge, Wtupoii Bush road I have finally passed this contiact, the work being up to spei ihcation. The approaches to the budge have been widened us instructed by the inspector, and the cost of £1 10s added to his contract amount, making a total of £170 10s. — As instructed, whi'e at Waipori I had a look at the angles at pegs ]7 and 22 on the Bush road, and on which c otue money lips been expended m widening. Unfoitunately, the amount has not been expended to the best advmtage, and has not to niij' great extent improved mattei s. If work amounting to, say, £2 10s, be done as pr:nted out to your inspector it shou'd do till that is nefcssnry at these poitions of the road. — In comoany with Mr Cotton I inspected tho. u>adi!n<> 'in Cowie's inn between the Wait* ln.iia and Lawrincc-AVaipon roads. 'Hie luie ul ioad as pointed < ut. is really the old tiack. ai.d rui.s alopg the 'lading ridges the wholi ot th'f way being the- only practical place for a road. 1 p< lntcd on' a place m-ai the Waitahuna road wLeie an improvement could be effected. I was abe to dnvp over the .oadline, which is unfrrined, '<> yon can judge as to its practibiiitv Contract 5G7 iJ. Kepple), Ranklebiun LJii'-li load 1 fird tint work satisfactoi '!v pcrfcru cd. and the lontr.ut amount (£7O 18*) can bo paid uver Contiact 575 (M Wh»!an), deviation road to Knobbys This contract was not cr mp'etod at tho time of my visit, and the culv. its which «ue in nrc not in accordance with the- --pei iir ation 1 - Instod of using flat-bedded ■•tOiics ioi thr walls they are piae titally uictal aid da\, uith .i top-di c-ssing or --ods to cany tin (u\Gi~ '11k Moots are Minp!y grouted with nic-trf) jud i j.n I uihtrucied the contractoi to take down and i' build these culverts in the pii-intf << the Miilaienian and to Ins sati"lact.mi, ho \is\>ii" been instruct' d a- to the ncce--■•aiv work Contiact 57G llf Kirkwood), deviation fi load to Knobby- This contract iS ecmpi'tcd and the woik wll up to =prcifical•<»] k •-. I havf n-. | ruited Kirkwiod to mseit a 'iilvert on tli' old r< ad about thref (:iams beltiw the pH'Cnt d( viation. It will be 10 varcls n I'icjth, and put in at his schedule riite, w!i'. h, 1 undeistand, is 7s Cd pel y.vid Ihi- amount .t.! Ij?i can be added to his tontract auirmiit, making a. total of £'53 Ijs. — While at (he Kncbbvs I surveyed the present dcwation, w!i ( li iequirc-s to be open wlnle the < <' jna'lln c, hi accoidance with the anangeinf'its with Mr Smith, i-, closed* Plans for t'li'- \v,il ,( I'ow in <\uq cou.=e Mi Pni-th will icqi ire- to oe paid foi the lepioval of the^'encmg a- .iii anged by the m-pector ( 261 chains). — Millf's Cic.-k bridge 'I he plan-, as piepated irr th.- cpenir.g =how three spans of 30ft, and the fie od waler, according to the local authorities, would O'cupy all this space, and I can hardly <-lp how this area ran with prudence be i educed The only thing possible would be Vj < ike ( ft oik ■-pan and take the ri«k of floods «J' ! iini' it .way. The estimate of this would '/r IJ'iO -'iiie repcit was adojjted.