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Little Sydney Boad (Grant of £177 7s. 6d. to Riwaka Road Board). —£30 has been paid to Mr. J. Duncan as compensation for taking land for the road. 72i chains of clearing, stumping, and formation of horse-track have been made, sft. wide, at a cost of £78 Bs., and l-\ miles continuation of the above work at a cost of £82. The area benefited is 2,000 acres. Neudorf to Dovedale Boad (Grant of £50 to Upper Moutere Road Board). —48|- chains of drayroad have been improved, and other works are in progress. The area benefited is 1,000 acres. Pigeon Valley to Stanley Brook (Grant of £250 to Stanley Brook Road Board). —The horsetrack has been widened to a dray-road for 4! miles. The clearing and forming is 14ft. wide, and the Work Avas completed in March, 1890. The area benefited is 3,000 acres. Pigeon Valley to Dovedale (Grant of £100 to Waimea County Council). —The work, which consists of 43 chains of bush-felling and the formation of a dray-road, is in progress. The area to be benefited is 2,000 acres. Wakefield to Dovedale (Grant of £100 to DoA7edale Road Board). —31 chains of horse-track have been Avidened to a dray-road, with formation 16ft. wide. The work was completed in January, 1890. Wairoa Gorge Boad Carl-bridge (Grant of £185 to Spring Grove Road Board).- -This amount was a subsidy to the Board. A dray-bridge, consisting of two 20ft. and one 80ft. spans, with approaches, has been constructed. The total cost of the bridge A\7as £405. Pretty Bridge Valley Boad (Grant of £60 to Waimea Road Board). —The Avork, AA'hich consisted of 60 chains of clearing, stumping, and levelling dray-road, with formation 14ft. Avide, was completed in November, 1889. The area benefited is 2,000 acres. Wairoa Gorge Boad (Grant of £200 to Spring Grove Road Board). —No. 1 contract is in hand for 40 chains of dray-road, with formation 12ft. wide, or Bft. on solid ; also with 220ft. retaining-Avall. The contract-price is £147. No. 2 contract, in continuation of the above, is estimated to cost £123. • 25th June, 1890. John S. Broavning, Chief Surveyor.

Statement showing Moneys paid to Local Bodies from Thirds of Deferred-payments, approved by the Nelson Waste Lands Board, during the Twelve Months ended the 30th June, 1890.

Summary of Road-works executed in the Nelson District during the Year 1889-90.

John S. BkOwning, Chief Surveyor.

liwaka Road Board Stanley Brook Road Board ... Vaimea Road Board )ovedale Road Board Ipring Grove Road Board ... Jpper Moutere Road Board ! ... i ... ! ... j £ s. d. 13 8 1C 19 16 8 20 17 8 91 1 £ 9 6 C 26 7 g I Total 180 18 6

Roads constructed, I improved, Length , or maintained. i of j Contracts Name of Road or Work. : Bridges j in n . -a -ai con- Force. ' ] Area o£ Land 1 benefited. M. oh. M. oh. ' ft. Acres. liscellaneous Eoads and Bridges— Vote 80, item 20, Sandy Bay Eoad .... ... ... 3 „ 80, „ 22, Lyell-Westport Road ... | ... ... 225 loads to open up Lands before Sale — Vote 82, item 84, Little Sydney Eoad 2 12 „ 82, „ 85, Pigeon Valley to Stanley Brook 4 40 Eoad „ 82, „ 86, Pretty Bridge Valley Eoad ... 0 60 „ 82, „ 87, Wakefield to Dovedale Eoad... 0 31 „ 82, „ 88, Neudorf-Dovedale Eoad ... 0 48 „ 82, „ 88, Pigeon Valley to Dovedale Eoad 0 43 „ 82, „ 89, Wairoa Gorge Eoad .... ... ... 120 „ 82, „ 91, Wairoa Gorge Eoad... ... ... 1 1 ■ I j. • 5,000 2,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 2,000 Totals ... ... ... | 6 62 2 12 345 4 6 62 2 12 345 4 15,000