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Auckland District. Construction. The following new lines and wires have been erected during the year : —■ Poles. Wire. M. eh. M. eh. Aria, branch off Paemako wire .. .. .. ..90 90 Cabbage Bay - Port Charles .. .. .. .. 10 0 10 0 Cambridge-Karapiro and Maungatautari .. .. .. 2 40 110 Eureka, branch off Cambridge-Tauwhare line .. .. 5 40 5 40 Eureka (moving office) .. .. .. .. 0 40 0 40 Hamilton-Cambridge (metallic circuit) .. .. .... 28 0 Hamilton-Huntly, Morse wire .. .. .. .... 20 0 Hamilton - Newstead and Matangi.. . . .. ..50 80 Hamilton - Bototuna and Gordonton .. .. ..11 0 11 0 Hamilton -Te Awamutu .. .. .. .; .. .. 18 0 Helensville-Woodhill .. .. .. .. .... 5 20 Hukerenui to Towai, telephone wire (for Public Works Department) .. .. .. .. .. .... 4 40 Kaiaka, lead off Mangonui - Victoria Valley line .. ..05 05 Mama and Punaromia, branch off Botorua-Okere Falls .. 8 0 8 0 Mairoa, branch off Paenjako wire .. .. .. ..90 90 Mareretu, branch off Waipu-Paparoa line .. .. .. 10 10 Matahuru, branch off Mercer-Taniwha .. .. ..50 50 Maungatawhiri, branch off Mercer-Miranda wire .. .. 0 20 0 20 Mokai, branch off Taupo-Atiamuri wire .. .. ..90 90 Muripara, branch off Botorua-Waiotapu line .. 21 0 21 0 Ngaruawahia -Te Kowhai line .. .. .. 4 20 8 0 Otangiwai, branch off Ongaruc-Ohura line .. .. ..50 50 Paemako, branch off Te Awamutu -Te Kuiti wire .. .. .. 20 0 Paeroa-Netherton .. .. .. .. 3 60 5 60 Papakura-Manurewa .. .. .. .. .... 4 40 Pongakawa to Matata .. .. .. .. .... 20 0 Eichmond Hill (moving office) .. . . .. 0 20 0 20 Eiponui, branch off Whangarei-Hukerenui line .. ..60 60 Eotorua-Okere Falls .. .. .. .. .. 0 40 3 60 Euakaka, branch off Waipu-Marsden Point line . . .. . . 3 20 Te Aroha - Paeroa (metallic circuit) .. .. .... 26 0 Te Kowhai - Horotiu .. .. .. .. .. 0 10 0 10 Thames-Tauranga Morse wire .. .. .. .. .. 410 Waitomo Caves, branch off Te Awamutu -Te Kuiti wire .. 6 0 6 0 Walton, lead off Morrinsville-Putaruru wire .. ..05 05 Waipu-Paparoa diversion .. .. .. ..170 170 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 139 60 350 60 There are in this district 2,402 miles 30 chains of poles and 6,555 miles 60 chains of wire. The following is a list of authorised works either in hand or yet to be begun : — Works in progress — Ararua, new line. Batley, extension. Glen Murray- Woodleigh, new line. Hamilton - Te Awamutu, new wire. Hamilton - Te Kuiti - Paemako (metallic circuit). Hukerenui-Paiaka, new Kne. Nevesville, new line. Otorohanga-Eaurimu, new line. Towai-Kawakawa, new wire. Towai-Marlow, new line. . Waihungarua, new line. Works to be put in hand— Aotea, extension. Hamilton-Tuhikaramea, new line. Ohaupo-Kaipaka, new line. Eukuhia, extension. Tatu, extension. Te Eapa, extension. Thames-Hikutaia, new wire to form metallic circuit. Titoki, extension. Waimana, extension. Waiwawa, extension.