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ttaipawa River Bridge.-A bridge 880 ft. long with 29 chains of approaches, including pro-tection-work has been erected by the Waipawa County Council between Ongaonga and Tikokmo laramakau River Bridge.—The spans washed away in 1913 have been restored, and additional spans have been constructed. Butter River Bridge (Gowan Rood).— This bridge, consisting of one 144 ft. truss, one 60ft truss, and three 20 ft, stringer spans, has been completed, with approaches. Opawa River Bridge.— A start was made with the erection of this bridge, a ferro-concrete structure 560 ft. long. All plant, buildings, and staging are complete, and 120 concrete piles nave been made and seventy driven. Hapuku River Bridge and, Approaches.— This bridge, consisting of six 100 ft. trusses on cylinder piers and concrete abutments, was completed in February last. Kowhai River Bridge.— A timber bridge of fourteen 25 ft. spans on ironbark pile piers was completed during the year. Conway River Bridge and Iluiidalec River Bridge and Approaches.—A contract has been let for the erection of these bridges, and some of the material has been obtained. Clutha River Bridge (Luggate).— Cylinders were sunk and the 100 ft,, 200 ft., and 40 ft, spans erected. The approaches are nearing completion. Balchitha Traffic Bridge.—A contract for lengthening this bridge has been satisfactorilv completed. The bridge was also raised at fairway to a height of 2 ft. 6 in. to allow sufficient clearance for river-steamers. Lower Shotover Bridge.— This bridge was finished and opened for-traffic in April last. Waiau River Bridge (Tuatapere).— This bridge has now been completed, Balelutha Protective Works.— Good progress has been made with this work. The old protective work has been raised and widened, and below traffic bridge a new bank has been formed as far as Greenock Street, A contract has been let for a further 24* chains. A considerable amount of grassing and fencing has been done. Mataura River Protective Works (Wa.ipounamu). —Groynes have been built at various points, and in Section 6, where the river had cut into an old channel, a strong wall of stone and wire netting was built which has successfully deflected the stream into the right channel.

IRR [CATION. Otekaike Settlement . 'Hie contract for cutting 6 miles of race on the eastern side of river was finished, as well as fixing distributing-weir at junction with main race. All the siphons were placed, and flumes in several places had to be added. A further length of 65 chains of race was cut beyond 6 miles, and an offer to cut a further 145 chains has been accepted. A report was made on the advisabilitv of cleaning out the present race on the western side of river. Ida Valley Scheme-. A small amount of excavation was done at the Manorburn dam at end on right side of creek. In January a double shift was worked at the concreting until the wall narrowed to 4 ft, or 5 ft. During the season 3,987 cubic yards of concrete were placed, bringing the wall to within 9i ft. of the top. The valve-tower was built Io the same height, including steps inside and cantilevers for valve-rods. At the end of April severe frosts stopped all work at the dam. A month's work next season should complete this work. Concreting was started on Moa Creek weir and the whole wall was built, except cross-wall carrying gates and straight-section over race-outlet. A few days' work will finish the concreting. On Black's No. 3 race, on the left-hand side of the valley, all the race has been cut from the weir to the end at 10 in. 65 ch, There still remain to be done on this race two flumes, one over Alexandra Road, and another one half-way along the race. On the right side work on the German Hill race is in hand from om. 25 ch. to 3m. From 3 m. 10 ch. to 4 in. 15 ch. the race is complete. The Bonanza race has been widened and deepened from intake to Im. 1 ch. From this point to 3m. 65 ch. the race has been widened and walls built on low side. Work is in hand up to 6m. 76 ch ; beyond this the new race has been cut for a further 74 1 chains. The work for next season will include masonry walls on low side of race, small intake-weir, Hun ling, and some concrete-work. Three lines for a dam at the upper site, Poolburn, have been pegged, and a number of bores put down to rock. Further information will be necessary before finally deciding on site. During the irrigation period water was sold to various irrigators in the valley. Manuherikia-A lexandra-Clyde Scheme. Survey work was continued until the end of October, the work done being chieflv surveving and levelling long distributary-race lines from various points in the main race. A deviation of the Olrig race, about 3 miles long, was surveyed. A water-gauge was erected in the Manuherikia River just below the road-bridge at Ophir, and arrangements made for regular readings: also a rain-gauge at the Post-office, Ophir. Two contracts have been let for race-construction, and work on these is now in hand. On No. 1 contract nearly 16 chains of race have been cut, including settling-basin, and on No. 2 about 8$ chains cut.