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Summary of Road-works executed in the Marlborough Land District for the Year 1889-90.

WESTLAND. Pounamu to Teremakau (Vote £200). —Length about 4|* miles, making accessible about 1,200 acres of good agricultural land on the northern bank of the Teremakau Eiver. A mile and a half completed, .1 mile now under contract: clearing 33ft., formation Bft., and metal sft.; contract price £162 is.; payments made up to date, £125 ; will probably be completed in about a month. Cook's Biver Flat (Vote £1,200). —Length about 8 miles, traversing a block of about 3,000 acres of very good land, and making accessible about 4,000 acres of second-class land. A contract for 54; miles w 7as let in February, 1889, and completed in December last: clearing 33ft., formation 7ft., metal 4ft.; contract price, £906 18s. The remaining 2f miles, Avhich required clearing only, were let for £64 13s. 6d., and also completed in December last. A balance of £228 Bs. 6d. for extension of Cook's River Flat Road southAvard remains in hand ; this extension will tap another 1,200 acres of very fair settlement-land between Cook's River and the Kara.ngarua River. Hunt's Beach to Makawiho (Vote £500). —Length 3 miles, traversing and making accessible about 4,000 acres of good agricultural land. A contract was let in March last : clearing 33ft., formation 7ft., and metal 4ft. ; contract price, £450 ; the work is progressing Avell, and will probably be completed in October next. Makaiviho to Mahitahi (Vote £300). —Length 7 miles, traversing about 3,000 acres of very good land, and making accessible another 2,000 acres of second-class land. Survey of road completed, and plans shortly ready for calling for tenders for construction of the first 2! or 3 miles of this road. In addition to the above road-works, I had under supervision a number of tracks subsidised by Government, and the maintenance of the Hokitika to Christchurch Road, and of the Haast Pass Road. Gerhard Mueller, Chief Surveyor.

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

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Roads constructed, ! improved, Length or maintained. _ ° Bridges Area of Name of Road or Work. Land Cart- 1 Bridle- - t „„„i.i , . structed. roads. roads. benefited. tiscellaneous Roads and BridgesVote 80, item 24, Kaituna-Tuainarina Road . „ 80, „ 25, Kaikoura-Clarence Road „ 80, „ 26, Watamonga-Port UnderAvood M. oh. 5 3 4 3 M. oh. 5 61 Total 9 6 5 61 loads to open up Lands before Sale— Vote 82, item 95, Rai Valley Road 4 .4 Total 4 4 loads constructed or improved out of Deferred-payment Thirds— Kenepuru-Manaroa Track ... Torea-Kenepuru Track Grove Road 2 "66 4 0 1 20 Total ... ..: 2 66 5 20

Name of Road or Work. Roads constructed, j improved, or maintained. Contracts _ in Area of Land benefited. Cartroad. I Bridleroad, Force. loads to open up Lands before Sale —- Vote 82, item 100, Pounamu to Teremakau „ 82, „ 99, Cook's River Elat Road „ 82, „ 96, Hunt's Beach to Makawiho Road M. ch. ... 1 40 ... ; 8 0 ... : 3 0 Acres. 1,200 7,000 4,000 "l Totals _.■■ i 12 40 i 3 12,200 I I I