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Summary of Road Works executed in Wellington District during the Year 1889-90.

Amounts granted to Local Bodies in Wellington District during the Year 1889-80.

Statement showing Payments to Local Bodies from 1st July, 1889, to 30th June, 1890, as Thirds of Perpetual-lease and Deferred-payment Lands, and Fourths of Small-grazing Runs.

NELSON. Sandy Bay Boad (Grant of £250 to Eiwaka Eoad Board). —Contracts Nos. 4, 5, and 6 have been let for widening the present horse-track into a dray-road, and the work is now in hand. The area of land benefited by the work is 5,000 acres. Biwaka Valley Boad (Grant of £300 to Riwaka Road Board). —£200 of the sum available is required for compensation for land required for the road. The specifications of the work to be done with the balance have not yet been forwarded by the Road Board.

Vote. f Item. I Name of Road or Work. Roads constructed, improved, or maintained. Cart-road, j Bridle-road. <6 © o 'in o _ » _ ° si o ah o o Area of land benefited. I 79 3 Main and Miscellaneous Roads, etc. — Taumaranui-Karioi Ohakune-Pipiriki Village settlements Hunterville-Turangarere ] M. oh. | 2 2 0 73 4 20 M. oh. o'ao Acres. 200,000 83 103 2 3 Totals .. 7 21 7 21 0 20 0 20 200,000 82 55 56,62 57 58 59 61 63 64 65 69 72 73 76 80 Roads to open Lands before Sale— Mangamahoe Makuri A7alley Gorge and Aohanga Hawera-Kakariki Tiraumea River Tutaekara Mangaone Valley Mount Marchant Makakahi-Mangahao Mount Bruce Oroua Branch Wanganui-Murimotu Rangitikei Valley Maungakaretu.. Ngutuera Valley | 2 56 i 4 20 [ 1 2 6 0 .. 3'.30 4 0 12 0 1 0 3 20 0 57 3 66 2 31 "l 4 1 10,000 20,000 5,000 5,000 15,008 7,000 5,000 5,000 15,000 20,000 20,060 1 10," 000 Totals .. 19 33 27 14 137,000

Name of Local Body. Name of Work. Amount. ipper Wangaehu Road Board .. Vaitotara-Momohaki Road Board [.iwitea Road Board lorowhenua County Council 'ahiatua County Council £ s. d. Formation of Hale's Road .. .. .. .. 225 0 0 Formation of Ngutuera Valley Road .. .. .. 400 0 0 Formation of Oroua Branch .. .. .. .. j 300 0 0 Metalling road, Otaki to Manukau .. .. .. 156 0 0 Formation of roads in village settlement .. .. j 150 0 0 Improvement of Mangaramarama Stream .. .. 200 0 0 Clearing of Bridge Road, Mangahao .. .. .. 75 0 0 Purchase of road through Section 9, Block __., Kopuaranga 170 0 0 lasterton Road Board

Road Boards. On account of Deferred-payment Lands. On account of Perpetual-lease Lands. On account of Small-grazing Runs. Total Payments. ,-e s. d. 840 9 8 14 13 9 14 9 7 34 18 8 2,172 17 4 820 14 10 61 7 6 28 19 5 132 7 9 105 8 5 21 18 1 £ s. d. 88 7 7 7 10 £ s. d. £ s. d. 928 17 3 21 14 9 14 9 7 70 0 11 2,913 13 8 918 10 7 107 2 2 57 9 1 243 17 8 199 1 5 75 14 0 [iwitea lotoroa lasterton .. tangitikei County .. 'ahiatua Iketahuna .lfredton lauriceville Vaitotara-Momohaki Vaitotara County .. Wrokino 14 18 5 740 16 4 97 15 9 45 14 8 28 9 8 111 9 11 12 11 6 53 15 11 20 3 10 81 'i 6 Totals 4,248 5 0 1,201 0 9 101 5 4 5,550 11 1 J. W. A. c: Marchant, rief Surveyor.