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The Manaia Post-office has been put in as good a state of repair as possible. The buildings at Porangaliau and Mangaweka have been repainted. Small earthquake damages have been made good at Dannevirke, Porangahau, and Weber. The brick post-offices at Woodville and Feilding sustained very slight damage. A contract is in progress for alterations, additions, repairs, and painting at Dannevirke Post-office. A contract is also in progress for extending the mail-room in the Napier Post-office, and for painting the building. A stable and trap-shed has been built for the Stock Inspector at Hawera. A number of buildings in these districts have been examined and reported on. Wellington Disteict. The Wellington Customhouse has been completed with all fittings, and was formally opened on the 12th June. The building for the Mines laboratory was completed in September, and the building for the Public Health laboratory was rinished in October; a cottage has been built for the laboratory assistant at Wallaceville laboratory. Additions have been made to the Wellington Telephone Exchange. The Te Nui Post-office has been repaired and painted; a brick post-office has been built at Otaki. Alterations, &c, have been made in the South Wellington, Brooklyn, Te Aro, Molesworth Street, and Abel Smith Street Post-offices. Some repairs, &c, have been done to the police-station buildings at Te Nui, Upper Hutt, and Manners Street. At Levin Industrial Home a contract for the erection of a cottage for fourteen boys, laundry, and manager's house has been completed, and a contract has been let for the erection of an office-building, dairy, boiler and engine-house in brick, and a cow-shed and cattle-yards in wood. A contract for the erection of a Native School at Waimarama has been completed; a contract for the supply of materials for the erection of a Native School at Kaiwhata is in progress. At the Terrace Gaol a retaining-wall has been built and additional exercise-yards provided, a slip removed; also a slip has been removed in Ranfurly Street. At Mount View Mental Hospital repairs have been made to the roof, some storm-water drains made; also sewerage drain, new water-main laid, and minor repairs done. At Porirua Mental Hospital a laundry has been completed and a meat-store built. Additions to the Auxiliary Asylum No. 2 have been completed with fittings, &c.; some additional fire-appliances provided. The Medical Superintendent's house has been repainted; the water-main through the garden has been uncovered and supported on concrete blocks. A piggery is being built; the reservoir gathering has been fenced; preparations are being made for the construction of sewerage filter-beds. Additional letter-boxes have been provided at the General Post Office, various rearrangements made, and the building renovated generally. Government House has been repainted, and improvements made in the laundry. Small addition has been made to the Museum workshop. New offices have been fitted up for the Labour Department. Some minor alterations have been made at the Supreme Court and considerable renovation-work. A large amount of work was done on the Government Life Insurance building to make good earthquake damages. Electric light has been provided in the new wing, Terrace Gaol, Supreme Court, Mines laboratory, Health laboratory, Customhouse, Commandant's new offices, and other buildings in whole or part. An electric light installation for the Levin Industrial Home is nearly complete, also a large amount of work has been done in improvements to and the maintenance of the various Government buildings and offices in the City of Wellington. Maelbohotjgh . In the Government building, Blenheim, a new safe has been provided, and some necessary repairs to the buildings and fittings done. A contract for sanitary fittings and drainage is in progress. The Picton Post-office has been repainted and the interior walls revarnished. The police-station at Picton has been repaired and a new outhouse built. Some conveniences have been provided at the post-office, Renwick. Nelson. A contract has been let for the erection at Nelson of a new post-office in brick. The house purchased for a home for imbecile children at Richmond has been altered to meet the requirements of such a home. A small fire-service reservoir is being built at the Nelson Mental Hospital; some fittings have been provided for the post-office at Port of Nelson. The Collingwood Courthouse has been repaired and painted. West Coast Districts. West-port. —A number of small-repair contracts have been carried out in various public buildings; the largest were those for police-station, Denniston, and the Postmaster's residence, Lyell. At Reef ton Government Buildings and Police-station sanitary improvements have been made, and the post-office has been painted. At Greymouth a contract has been let for large additions, in brick, to the hospital. Repairs have been made to the old post-office, and improvements and repairs, &c, have been carried out in the Postmaster's residence. A contract has been let for the erection of a new post-office in brick, and work has been begun. Additions have been made to the policestation and the buildings repaired and painted. General repairs to the police sergeant's quarters have been carried out. At the Courthouse some sanitary work has been done. The Public Works building has been repaired and painted outside. Additions have been made to the CourtEouse, Hokitika, and the building has been repaired and painted. Some additions have been made to the post-office, Hokitika, also to the police-station, and repairs and painting done at the post-office at Ross.