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Swanson Village Settlement Boads. —The works completed during the season are—63 chains road widened from 6ft. to 10ft., 39 chains formation 16ft. wide, 18 chains formation 12ft. wide, and 7ft. of culveri, Mr. E. Fairburn has charge. Firewood Creek Village Settlement Boads. —The works completed during the season are those already mentioned under the head of Waingaro to Akatea. T. Humpheies, Chief Surveyor.

Summary of Road-works executed in Auckland for the Year ending 30th June, 1889.

HAWKE'S BAY. Tologa to Mangatokerau. —During the past year 123 chains of this road were felled 1 chain wide, burned, and grass-sown in the autumn, and a bridle-track cleared within the chain limit. Of solid rock-cutting 5|- chains were formed 7ft. wide, and 38 chains of sft. width were formed. This road gives access to a grazing-run of 5,000 acres, and will, if continued, connect the Tauwhareparae Block—a Harbour Board endowment of about 45,000 acres—with the shipping-place at Tologa Bay. Tologa to Arikihi. —The formation of this road has been extended to a point about seventeen miles inland from Tologa Bay, for the purpose of giving access to the Arikihi runs, and connecting with the Ormond to Waiapu Eoad. There has been 170 chains formed by day-labour sft. wide, but, as it will be widened into a cart-track as time goes on, the bridges and culverts have been made wide enough for wheel traffic. In addition to the length formed, parts of the road already formed have been maintained and improved. Ormond to Waiapu. —The Cook County Council was authorised to expend £150 out of the £300 voted for this road upon renewing culverts, maintenance, &c, the work to be approved by this department; and the balance of the vote is proposed to be spent upon continuing formation northwards as a bridle-track to junction with the Tologa to Arikihi Eoad. This extension will give access to several small grazing-runs, and render more accessible a considerable quantity of land lately opened for selection. Gisborne to Opotiki. —Four men have been employed upon the road from Poutatu to Motu, and four from Motu to Opotiki, under Mr. Crapp, for the last six months maintaining and improving same, the improvement taking the form of widening for cart-traffic, draining, and clearing away overgrowth of vegetation, &c. In view of the large quantity of Crown land at Motu which it is proposed to prepare for settlement in the ensuing summer, and to which this road gives the only access, I hope to be provided with the means for widening the track for dray-traffic, from the Poututu end, at any rate, as far as the entrance to the main forest. Waipaoa Biver to Oil Springs. —A sum of £650 was handed to the Cook County Council to expend upon this road, and the-sformation has been carried to the Oilspring. The Council has asked for a further grant to connect with the Ormond to Waiapu Eoad. Wairoa to Botokdharan'gu. —The Wairoa County Council was authorized to spend £200 on widening the bridle-track for wheel traffic, but the work has not yet been completed.

Name of Road or Work, and Nature of Improvements. Bridleroad. Cart-road. '3 P m •a .s.9 m a -9 t i Area opened. Constructed. Improvsd. * Okaihau-Victoria Wairua-Helena, widened from 6ft. to 9ft. Paparoa-Waikiekie Awaroa Swamp-Otama to Deed's, "claying " road, clearing drains Waerenga Waingaro-Akatoa.. Akatea-Papakauri Wbaingaroa-Waitetuna Pe Mata-Kauroa .. Puriri-Tairua re Aroha Drains .. Paupo-Waimarino Ahipara-Herekino, re-forming and metalling Herokino Eoads, widened to 12ft. ,. lakahue Eoads Pern-flat Eoads, widened to 12ft. Motukaraka Eoads, widened to 14ffc. Herd's Point-Takahue, widened to 14ft. .. Punakitere Eoads, widened to 14ft. Waimamaku Eoads, widened to 12ft. Waimamaku-Pakanae, widened to 12ft... Hukerenui Roads Whananaki Roads Parua Eoads 3wanson Roads, widened]to 10ft. Miles. 0-3 Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Feet. 1 8 Acres. 7,200 2,000 1,200 3,000 1-0 10 3-4 10 1-8 6-2 2-0 1 3,000 G,000 5,000 3,000 1,000 10,000 600 25,000 6,000 1-5 '• "■ i-'s 1-2 .. .. 14 6-6 6-6 1-4 1-7 i'o 3 1-3 6-G 1-0 1-4 0-8 1-3 4-8 30 0-7 6*6 0-1 0-8 0-2 1-6 2-1 0-2 1-0 0-8 0-2 22 100 150 4 ■ 9 3 8 14 1 3 10,000 5,000 3,000 3,000 20,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 3,000 3,000 1,500 400 i-'o 77 20 33 l>8 Totals .. 5-4 1-.7 426 45 133,900 18-9 7-2 16-9