OTOROHANGA COUNTY

Waipa Post, Volume XXIV, Issue 1607, 14 February 1925, Page 8

OTOROHANGA COUNTY

ENGINEER’S REPORT. The following is the Engineer’s report on work done during the past 'month and presented at Wednesday’s meeting of the Otorohanga County Council: — TE RAU-A-MOA RIDING. Since last meeting the redecking of the Whatiwhatihoe bridge has been completed and logs and rubbish cleared from the piers. Half the cost of this work has been charged equally between the Waipa and Kawhia Counties, as decided by the Minister for Public Works. The OkapatuPekanui road is now being thoroughly repaired out of funds provided by the Public Works Department. Grader work is also being undertaken on various roads in this Riding including the Ngutunui and Pirongia-Kawhia roads. Proposals will shortly be prepared for expending the grant of £3OO for metalling portion of the PirongiaKawhia road near Te Rau-a-Moa and forwarded to the Highways Council for approval. WHAREPAPA RIDING. Mr Milner is now making fair progress with his metalling contract on the Te Kawa-Ngaroma road and given favourable conditions should complete the work by the end of next month. Mr Thomson has started his metalling contract of 22 chains on Burran’s road and has about half of it completed. Good metal is being supplied. On the Mangaorongo to Kawa road Mr Anderson has completed the metalling of Benseman’s flat, a distance of 18i chains. The remainder of his contract on this road, a distance of 25 chains, will be undertaken very shortly. In anticipation of the grant of £SO on the Public Works Estimates for Gallagher’s Road, I have ordered the necessary timber for a large culvert which is required, and will proceed with the work at an early date. Grader work is being carried out on various roads in this Riding. MANRAORONGO RIDING.

Mr Petersen has started his metalling contract on Brock’s road and has completed a distance of about 25 chains. Good metal is being supplied. On Lurman’s road Messrs Morton and Crowley are making good pro-

gress with their formation contract and should complete the work in the course of a week or two. Mr Rankin has not yet made a start with his formation contract on this road, but will do so in the course of a few days. Tenders are invited for metalling a distance of 2£ miles approximately on ! the Paewhenua road.

Grader work has been carried out on various roads in this Riding. A number of deck planks on the Mangaorongo bridge on the OtorohangaKihikihi road have broken under recent traffic and it has been found necessary to re-deck the whole structure. Timber for this work has been ordered. In the meantime, temporary repairs have been effected. WAIPA RIDING.

Mr Ormsby has started his metalling contracts on the Puketawai and Barber’s roads. On the latter road about 10 chains of metal has been laid and a considerable amount of earthwork satisfactorily completed. On the Puketawai road, metalling work was commenced .this week and in the course of a few days will be pushed on more expeditiously. Mr Hall has started his metalling contract on the Tahaia S.S. road and is making a very fair job of it. Grader work has been carried out on the Puketawai road. It was intended to put the grader on other roads in this Riding before shifting, but owing to more urgent work in the Te Rau-a-Moa Riding, which could no longer be delayed, work on these roads is held over for the present. HONIKIWI RIDING. Mr Smyth has started his metalling contract on the Honikiwi road. Good shingle from the Moakurarua stream is being supplied. Grader work has been carried out on the Tapuae, and West’s roads. Repairs have also been carried out on other roads in this Riding, including repairs to bridge approaches on the Otorohanga-Pirongia road.