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RECAPITULATION. RETURN showing the Progress of the Road Works constructed by the General Government, and chargeable on the Vote of £30,000.

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PAPERS ON CONSTRUCTION OP ROADS IN NORTH ISLAND.

District. Total Mileage completed, and now ready for Cart Traffic. Extent of Extent of Works performed by Total of Work done. Total Cost of Work done. Estimated Cost of Works in Progress, for which Liabilities have been incurred. Nature of Work performed or undertaken; whether Temporary or Permanent. Condition of Roads constructed; whether calculated to satisfy the requirements of the District. Eemarks. now in Progress. Constabulary. Natives. Other Persons. Extent. Cost. Extent. Cost. Extent. Cost. Miles. Miles. Miles. £ s. d. Miles. £ s. d. Miles. £ s. d. Miles. £ b. d. £ b. d. Taranaki — 24 4 24 1,214 4 5 24 1,214 4 5 Onaero Permanent Forest 4,! 44 109 19 9 44 109 19 9 390 10 3 do. Work done by contract. South Boad ... 27 5 27 1,141 13 0 75 0 0 27 1,216 13 0 408 8 0 do. Vide Eeturn Bridge over Stoney Biver contracted for. Patea ... 4 Si 0| 840 6 6 A 4 1,042 16 0 14 2,928 14 8 15 5,793 0 0 2,812 0 0 Vide Beturn do. Wanganui-Taupo *23 18 23 220 0 0 43 610 0 0 300 0 0 do. do. * Paekhorse track. Manawatu 7 13 3 236 5 3 1 48 4 0 4 284 9 3 215 10 9 Permanent do. Foxton to Oroua Bush. Ditto if I I 14 371 6 9 j 04 62 16 9 Is659 17 5 350 0 0 do. do. Oroua Bush to Ngawhakarau. Hawke's Bay-Taupo 31 Vide Beturn 4i 80 0 0 27 450 0 0 21 651 13 0 52i 1,181 13 0 280 0 0 do. do. Bay of Plenty — 44 2,964 0 0 44 2,964 0 0 4,400 0 0 do. Calculated to satisfy do. Filling up and bridging deep gully and swamp. Tauranga 22 44 Judea 0i 04 oi 1,000 0 0 0i 1,000 0 0 do. Matapihi-Maketu 24 2i 24 200 0 0 24 200 0 0 200 0 0 do. do. Maketu-Botoiti 22 22 54 600 0 0 54 600 0 0 do. do. Whakatane-Ohope 6 6 362 0 0 6 362 0 0 do. do. ! I I Total 1334 96i 7* 3,134 10 11 97i 4,624 1 0 324 6,840 8 2 168| 16,195 16 10 9,356 9 0