THE YEAR'S WORK

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16653, 24 May 1928, Page 4

THE YEAR'S WORK

WAIKOHU ROADS AND HIGHWAYS APPLICATIONS FOR 1928-29 The Waikohu County Council, at its monthly meeting yesterday, approved the applications prepared by tho engineer lor Government grants for riding roads, and that portion of the highway passing through the county, for expenditure during the 1928-29 period. In addition to the list, of applications, the. engineer, M. A. G. Lucas, submitted detailed statements of the work carried out during the past year, and the various statements were adopted without discussion.

The following is the list of applications tb be made for Government grants; also the engineer's remarks: Widening and metalling, Moanui road, £1 for £l, re vote £SOO, amount required £looo.—Was asked to be transferred to Moanui bridge; portions bad in winter. New bridge and approach, Scott's corner to Moanui, free, new money £'VCO, amount required £7oo.—Holds up traffic in winter.

Replacing 1 bridge, Motu River, Moanui road,' £1 for £l, new money £SOO, amount required £looo.—Old bridge giving way; new bridge started. _ Straightening road, Moanui road, £1 for £l. new money £ICO, amount required £2oo.—Taking off bad corners. Widening and metalling, Motu Valley road, £1 for £l, revote £IOOO, amount required £2ooo.—Contracts completed. New bridge, Falls creek, Motu Valley road, free, revote £4CO, amount required £4Go.—Plans approved. Now Bridge, .Motu River,' Waioeka road, free, revote £I7OO, amount required £l7oo.—Public Works Department £IOOO has been transferred to Motu valley. Widening and metalling, KorangaTahora road, free, new money £BOO. amount required £Boo.—Bad in winter time.

Widening track, Rakauroa-'J.'ahora road, free, revote £SOO, amount required £soo.—Plans being prepared; New bridge and approach, Boundary creek, Ngatapa-Wharekopae road, £1 for £l, revote £SOO, amount required £looo.—Nearly completed. Widening and metalling, NgatapaWharekopae road, £1 for £l, revote £1844, amount required £26BB.—Earthwork and spawls completed. ' New road, Taumata. Daisy Flat to Hukunui, free, revote £2OOO, amount required £2ooo.—Plana being prepared. New road, Taumata Daisy Fiat toHukunui, free, new money £SOO, amount required £soo.—Extension. [ Widening and metalling, Robert's Bluff, Ngatapa-Wharekopae road, £1 for £l, revote £3OO, amount required £6OO. —Contract let.

Formation, Smart's road, free, revote £SOO, amount required £SOO, Public Works Department. Formation and metalling, NgatapaWharekopae road, £2 for £l, new money £IOOO, amount required £lsoo.—Metalling beyond Revo as agreed by Pub! id Works Department. Widening road, Ngatapa-Wharekopae road, free, new money £SOO, amount required £soo.—Metalling beyond Sere as agreed by Public Works Department. Replacing bridges, Mutuera road, £1 for £l, new money £3OO, amount required £soo.—Bridges in very bad state.

Metalling, Bruce's road, Kanakanaia, £1 for £l, revote £IOO., amount required £200.—-Contract completed. Metalling, Kanakanaia Hill road, £1 for £l, revote £247, amount required £494. —Contract completed

Replacing old ' bridge, Kanakanaia road, £1 for £l, revote, £l5O, amount required £3oo.—Contract completed. Metalling, Waiapu inland road, £1 for £l. revote £l5O, amount required £3oo.—Contract completed. Straightening road, Kana,kanaia road, £1 for £l, new money £2OO, amount required £4oo.—Taking" off bad corners and deviation.

Metalling, Mangamaia road, £1 for £l, revote £IOO, amount required' £2OO. —Bad in winter.

Metalling, Waikohu to Whakarau road, £1 few.' SI, revote- £IOO, amount required £2oo.—Contract completed. Widening and metalling, Armstrong road, free, new money £SOO, amount required £soo.—Road narrow and wet. Poututu deviation, Waikohu to Whakarau road, £1 for £l, revote £534, amount required £lo6B.—Further metalling to be done. Mot'u front road, Waikohu to Whakarau, £1 for £l, new money £4OO, amount required £Boo.—Further metalling to be done. Metalling. Htu'arua road, £1 for £l, revote £3OO, amount required £6OO. Metalling clay road. HIGHWAYS GRANTS The following are tlie highways grants to be applied for : Karaka riding: Construction. —Kaitaratahi bridge, £2 for £l, £2OOO. Maintenance.— Surfaceman and horses, £1 10s for £l, £235 10s; maintenance metal,-£1 10s for £l, £300; renewal of bridges and culverts, £1 10s for £l, £225; grading metal, £1 10s for £l, £150; cleaning drains, £1 10s for £l, £75; degrading Dunshea's and cliff, £1 ]os for £l, £300; contingencies, £1 10s for £l, £3OO. Waihuka riding: Maintenance.—Surfaceman and horses, £1 10s for £l, £600; maintenance metai, £llos for £l, £300; bridge and culvert renewal, £l5O. Construction.—Upgrading and metalling M 37 to M 39, £3 for £l, £3100; new bridge at liakauroa, £3 for £l, £750. Motu riding: Maintenance.—Metalling, £2 for £l, £800; Matawai to liakauroa, £1 10s for £l, £225; Motubora to Motu, £1 10s for £l, £112; culvert renewals. £1 10s for £l, £225. Con-struction.-£3 for £l, £2400. Matawai to Koranga: MaintenanceMaintenance, £1 10s for £l. £375; maintenance,metal £1 10s for £l, £225; replacing Lynch's bridge, £1 10s for £l, £240; culvert renewals, £1 10s for. B\, £150; contingencies, £1 10s for £l, £l5O. Construction.—Metalling Junction hill, £2 for £l, £3OO. : ■ : Ngatapa, 'Cook boundary to rßcre: Maintenance.—Maintenance,' £l' 10s > for £l, £255; maintenance metalling, .£1 10s for £l, £4'so; culvert renewals, '£l 10s for £l, £l5O. Construction.—Metalling, £1 for £l, £2500.

' Below is a comparative statement of ' the work done during the year ended J March 31,' as .against.that done during ' the two preceding years. ■ Roads: Miles of earthwork done, 192526, 5.8; 1926-27, 4.1; 1927-28, 7.4: miles of spawis laid, 2, 3.6, 7.4; miles of metal and shingle laid. 5.2, 7.9, 9.4; lineal feet of culverts laid, 22C0, 2564, 2694: value of new work, £8697, £7250, £ll.lßO. Highwavs: Miles of earthwork, 192526, 11; 1926-27, 1.5; 1927-28,.3.9; miles of spawis laid, 1.1, 1.5, 3.9; miles of metal and shingle laid, 1.1, 1.5. 8; lineal feel of culverts laid. 500, 770, 1282 f chains scarified and resurfaced. —, 240, —: value of new work, £1095, £2661, £5274. . ' General: Total contracts let, .1925-26, 21; 1926-27, 29; 1927-28, 33.; sheets plans drawn for earthworks, — f ' 28, 31: sheets plans drawn for bridges, —, 7,6; lineal feet culvert supplied from vard,' —: 1912,10041 lineal feet'culvert hmghfc from, elsewhere, —, 1434, 2912. The. engineer submitted , a further statement showing that during tlie year ]927-28 £5274 12s had been spent oh the main highway,, 313 chains having bfeen reformed" and. spawled, 645 chains

shingled, 3688 yards of spawis laid, 4109 yards of shingle laid, and 16,684 yards of earth shifted.