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APPENDIX TO EEPORT.

Sib,— General Survey Office, Wellington, 21st August, 1883. Eeferring to the resolution of the Committee that I should furnish a report on each of the roads disallowed by the Committee in the printed schedule of last year, also in the schedule gazetted by the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, 29th and 31st March, 1883, I have the honour to state that, in the accompanying sheets, the report is arranged in tabular form, the roads being classed as main and district lines according to the definition of the Committee. The moneys which have been authorized and applied for in respect of the several roads are given as received from the Public Works Department. The remarks will give the Committee a general idea as to the country through which the roadlines run. I have, &c, J. Shephard, Esq., M.H.E., Chairman, Jambs McKebkow, Eoads and Bridges Construction Act Committee. Surveyor-General.

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Name in Schedule. Cln £ nitj IBS, er ;flLOU. Money authorized, 1882-83. Amount applied lor, 1883-84. Remarks. B b. d. £ s. d. Waitemata County. — Helensvillo, across Kaipara River, and continuing northerly through Kaipara Survey District, 5 miles Manukau County. —Hunua EaUway Station to Hunua Parish, G miles 3,536 0 0 This road is within one riding, and gives access to several deferred-payment settlers. Not a main road; wholly within Hunua Road District: runs through a settled country. The extension oi road would lead into several thousand acres of hilly Crown lands. Joins Papatoitoi, East Tamaki, and Turanga Road Districts. A cross-road through a settled district. Cross-road connecting settled district with railway; road only used by settlers along line. The same remark as previous road. Scotch Church to Turanga Creek, 5 miles Maketu to Ararimu, 10 miles Bombay to Paparata, 15 miles Cook County. —Gisborne to Waimata, 15 miles M D D D 3,758 0 0 250 0 0 1,400 0 0 'Taranaki Coun fc/.-Opunake to Stratford (part of), 10 miles Connects a port with a country district. This road is through freehold lands to the Waimata River, 12 miles; thence through Crown lands. The first half, next Gisborne, is open for dray-traffic; the other half ia only a bridle-track, recently formed by Crown Lands Department. The settlement of the Waimata Block began in December last by the sale of about 4,000 acres, and about 10,000 acres will be offered during the ensuing season. Joins Taranaki and Hawera Counties. This road, known as Hursthouse's line, was opened about three years ago for strategetical purposes in connection with the Native difficulty. The further opening-up of the country has made known a better line of connection between the Port of Opunake and railway-line. Joins Taranaki and Patoa Counties. Settlement extends for three or four miles along this road-line from the railway station at Stratford. The road-line then passes through endowment, private, and Crown lands, unoccupied. Joins Moa and Clifton Road Districts; settlement along line for a few miles. The extension of line would run through unexplored bush lands to the Waitara River. Joins Hawera and Taranaki Counties. The same remark applies as to other portion in Taranaki County. Stratford, eastwards, towards Waitara River, 20 miles Tariki Railway Station, eastwards, 15 miles Hawera County. —Stratford to Opunako (part of), 14 miles Normanby, via Continuous Reserve, to Manaia, 9 miles 217 16 3 2,080 0 0 1,327 9 9 1,818 11 3 Joins Waimate and Hawera Road Districts. This road is through a fertile district recently settled. For several miles the road forms the boundary between the Waimate Plains proper and the Native Continuous Reserve. This road may be regarded as a loop-line to the main coach-road from Hawera to Manaia. Joins Clifton and Rangitoto Ridings. This road-line connects the Township of Bull's with the shipping place at the mouth of the Rangitikei River. This road is used by the settlers along the lino and around Bull's for traffic to and from port. Connects Ruataniwha and Takapau Road Districts. There are three main road-lines scheduled in the Ruataniwha Plain running parallel to each other, at a distance of from two to three miles. This is the intermediate line, and deemed the least important. Connects Patangata and Taumumu Road District. This road is used by settlers on line of road, but does not communicate from one centre of population to another. Pourere is not a more important shipping place than many others along the sea-coast. Entirely within Mount Cook Riding. This is a short line across the mountain range to the Mackenzie country. Within North Waihao Riding. This road runs through grass lands held in large areas, and connects with main Waitaki Road going towards railway. Mangitikei County. —Bull's to Scott's Perry, 14 miles 300 0 0 Waipawa County. — Crossroad from Stockade, Waipawa River, to Block 191, Makaretu River, 10 miles Kaikora to Pourere, via Homewood Bridge, 15 miles D 14,465 0 0 Geraldine County. —Albury to McKonzie Pass, 15 miles Waimate County. —Waihao Forks to Waitaki, 6 miles 2,000 0 0 654 0 0