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24. HelensviUe-West Coast, —Five miles of dray- and bridle-road formed and improved. Mr. H. M. Wilson in charge. 24a. ~Woodhill Bridge, —Opens up 2,000 acres Museum endowment. One cart-bridge 68ft. long constructed, and 4$ chains of dray-road completed. 25. Waikomiti-West Coast. —About 5 miles of dray-road improved and constructed. Mr. H. M. Wilson in charge. 26. Hunua Road. —Opens up about 5,000 acres of Crown land, grant to Board Eoad, in aid of improving five miles of main road. 27. Akaaka Swamp. —lmproves 3,000 acres of Crown land. One mile 24 chains new drain completed 7ft. deep; 2 miles of old drain and stream cleared and widened. 28. Whacrenr/ato Whangamarino. —Opens up 3,000 acres of Crown land. Four miles of bridleroad kept open. 29. Te Aroha Drains. —Nothing done during the past year. 30. Waingaroto-Ahatea (Firewood Creek). —Opens up 10,000 acres of Crown land. Work done during the past year has been building a bridge over Firewood Creek 51Jft. long, and constructing 4 miles of of bridle-road. Mr. W. P. Cogswell, Inspector. 31 and 32. Whaingaroa to Mangapiko. —Opens up about 10,000 acres of Crown land. About 3 miles 40 chains bridle-road constructed. Mr. W. P. Cogswell, Inspector. 33. Wlutingaroa-Waitetuna. —Opens up about 3,000 acres of Crown land. Two miles of drayroad improved during the past yoar. Mr. W. P. Cogswell, Inspector. 34. Kaiuhia to Waipa and Raglan. —The only work done under Mr. Cowell's direction has been the removal of slips and keeping the road open for horse-traffic. 35 to 44. Rotorua and Taupo Districts. —Under Mr Blythe's charge, who now reports direct to the Surveyor-General. 45. Stratford-Mangaroa Road. —During the past year Mr. A. B. Wright has explored and made an engineering survey of 30 miles of this road and prepared plans and specifications for four contracts. Some 4 miles of bridle-road at the Ongaruhe end has been let by contract, and is in course of completion. Geehard Muellee, Chief Surveyor.

Statement showing Payments to Local Bodies in the Auckland Land District during the Twelve Months ended 30th June, 1891, from "Thirds" of Deferred-payment and Perpetual-lease Lands, and "Fourths" of Small Grazing-runs.

Lengt] i, Locality, Descript Wi tion and Pa: aste Lands rticulars o: Board. Work aut] lorised by Local Bodies. Deferredpayment and Y™" Perpetual- rl?™ 8 I lease Lands, j runs - Total Payments. Scrub- Forelearing. mation. Cost of taking Road under Public Works Act. Bushclearing. Bridges. Culverts. Maintenance. lounties— Mongonui Hokianga Bay of Islands Whangarei Hobson Otamatea Rodney Waitemata Piako Tauranga Whakatane Raglan toad Boards— Pirongia Mercer Pukekohe East Waitoa Tauhoa Maunu Onewhero Matakohe Opotiki Matakana West Waipipi Tokatoka Otonga East .. Kaukapakapa.. Wainui Avvitu Hunua Whangaparoa Omaha Parua Mauku Te Puke Opaheke Pokeno £ S. d. 6 4 7 82 8 0 85 5 2 91 18 0 12 8 4 5 2 4 80 17 8 93 12 4 1 18 11 79 3 8 0 4 8 05 14 9 5 3 11 15 3 10 14 8 85 14 11 4 10 10 28 1 1 71 18 0 19 2 9 48 3 1 0 15 8 8 11 5 0 15 9 1 15 7 8 14 8 12 10 2 7 17 4 1 19 10 3 2 0 13 3 11 1 5 11 2 0 8 16 4 9 2 11 1 7 14 2 £ s. (1. 6 18 2 £ s. d. 6 4 7 82 8 0 85 5 2 91 18 0 12 8 4' 5 2 4 80 17 8 93 12 4 1 18 11 85 10 10 6 4 8 65 14 9 5 3 11 ! 15 3 10 14 8 85 14 111 4 10 10 28 1 1 71 18 0 19 2 9 48 8 1 6 15 8 8 11 5 0 15 9 1 15 7 8 14 8 12 10 2 7 17 4 1 19 10 3 2 0 13 3 11 1 5 11 2 0 8 21 8 11 2 11 1 7 14 2 Chains. '300 120 ioo 17 2 6 "l2 "35 65 Chains. "30 150 100 3 "20 10 Chains. 4 6 50 3 5 17 9 8 5 10 2 25 30 £ s. d. 5 19 0 7 0 0 0 17 1 £ s. d. 10 i2 6 8 0 0 ; 8 i6 7 18 13 4 2 6 0 £ s. d. 6 4 7 64 16 0 18 0 8 5 10 0 14 4 11 1 18 11 85 10 10 05 14 9 2 18 0 73 '(') 0 £ s. d. "20 2 0 0 4 20 7 10 1 1 8 i. 0 3 17 2 18 "0 0 ".50 0 10 0 "40 3 2 10 10 9 13 8 "31 10 2 '"24 12 "l5 5 4 2 5 21 18 11 5 10 10 0 Totals 980 15 10' 11 17 4] 992 13 2 788 384 254 14 16 ll 58 19 5; 367 1 7| 18