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Nukuhau-Ma/raetotara. —The Whakatane County has spent £5OO of a grant on forming a coach-road 3 miles 4 chains 14 ft. wide, principally side-cutting, and swamp formation 20 ft. wide, with side drains. These roads are principally in open country, and the £5OO forms part of an expenditure of £909 13s. by the county on the 5 miles 30 chains of road and one 50 ft. bridge. Waimana-Ohiwa.—Formation of 3 miles 60 chains of road, 12 ft. and 15 ft. wide ; removal of 14,604 cubic yards of earth. Several culverts and bridges also put in. Pipes, carting, freight, and supervision with the above construction exhaust the vote of £4OO issued to Whakatane County. Waimana. —The Whakatane County have spent £3OO out of their vote in the construction of 2 miles 59 chains of road, chiefly through bush which has been felled 1 chain wide and formed 12 ft. Waioeka, Blocks 11., 111,, IV.—Authority for the expenditure of £lOO was issued to the Whakatane County, but no work has been done. Waioeka River-Waiotahi Block.--Authority for the expenditure of was £3OO issued to the Whakatane County. The work has not yet been commenced. Otara River-Vapamoa. —Authority for the expenditure of £3OO was issued to the Whakatane County, but they have not begun the work. Outarumutu-Te Whaiti.—-Authority for the expenditure of £lOO was issued to the Whakatane County, but no work has yet been done. Taupo-Te Aratiatia Rapids.—This work is proceeding as rapidly as possible, and with fine weather should be finished in three weeks. The distance is about nine miles. Village Settlements. —No work was required under this item. Contingencies and Engineering.—This vote is being used for travelling-expenses connected with local grants. Rotorua Wharf.—About 15,000 ft. of totara timber has been sawn, and is now being carted to the site of wharf at Rotorua. During the year an extension of the wharf was made in timber, the first part being of stone. This extension was 61 ft. in length and 8 ft. 4 in. in width. The further extension of the wharf will be carried on as soon as possible. It may be necessary to make gaps in the stone portion, so that the water and sand could have greater play, as one side is silting up. Mourea Bridge.—A tender for £775 has been accepted for the construction of this bridge, the tenderers being Messrs. Kusabs Brothers ; but owing to their inability to obtain piles the work has been somewhat delayed. During the year the old bridge, which is very unsafe, has had to be supported. Haiti Bridge.-—This bridge has been erected over the Kaiti Stream at Papamoa No. 2 Settlement, with earthwork approaches, &c., by the Tauranga County Council. Akeake Bridge. —Sixty chains clearing and road-formation 12 ft. wide has been constructed out of this vote. Kaituna Stream Bridge.—Authority to spend £l5O has been issued to the Tauranga County Council, but as the funds at disposal of county are insufficient, the work has not yet been commenced. Ruahihi Bridge ( Tauranga, Cambridge). —Authority issued to Tauranga County Council for repairs to this bridge. The money has been expended in erecting a concrete pier and in building a truss span of 56 ft. Maketu Wharf. —Authority issued to the Tauranga County Council for the construction of this wharf, but the work has not been commenced. Waikato Bridge (Waiotapu). —This bridge,-which was completed last year, is now receiving a good coat of paint. Whakatane County Bridges (£1 for £1). Authority for the expenditure of £2OO issued to the Whakatane County Council. Whakatane Wharf Repairs.—Authority for the expenditure of £350 issued to the Whakatane Road Board. Rotorua, Works at.— The service-pipes to three douche-baths have been renewed—viz., to Blue bath, once; ladies' Priest, twice; gentlemen's Priest, three times; total, six times during the year. Three shower-baths have been lined with zinc. Fixed 96 ft. culverts 12 in. by 16 in., and 80 ft. crossing-culverts 16 in. by 6 in. The Oruawhata geysers have been repaired. Galvan-ised-iron pipes in connection with works to the length of 1,873 ft. have been fixed. Two new earth-closets have been built, and forty-four notice-boards for parks, gardens, and baths made. Renewed 276 socket-, service-, and drain-pipes. Completed repairs to agent's residence. Built cottage of six rooms for Postmaster's bath attendants' residence, and fire-engine house built. This latter wants new sets of fire-hoses, reels, &c. Four new brick sumps have been built, and 400 ft. 3 in. cast-iron pipes fixed with valves and junctions. The ladies' and gentlemen's public Rachel baths have been lime-washed, and back walls of dressing-boxes painted. Fixed 710 ft. socket-pipe tail-race drains from gentlemen's and ladies' public and private Priest baths. This has raised the temperature considerably, and has allowed the water to get away freely, the water before the tail-races were put in having become cold and stagnant. Every praise should be given to Mr. Corlett for this work, who suggested and carried it out. The general maintenance of all buildings, fences, &c., has been well attended to. Rotorua Water-supply. —Formed 78 chains table drains and 17 chains mitre drains; fixed 60f chains (six wires) fencing to protect water-race. Close-boarded 132 ft. on top of fluming near road to protect same from dust. Reboxed 228 ft. fluming. Made eight concrete blocks for valveboxes, and renewed several lengths water main and supplying pipes. The fluming has been cleaned out four times, and the general repairs and weekly cleaning of settling-pits attended to. New Water-supply. —Levels were run up to a spring up the Utahina Creek about three miles from Rotorua, which would have made a grand source to supply Rotorua with water, but, unfortunately, the fall was not enough, so it had to be abandoned. A spring under Moerangi Mountain

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