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Military Buildings. Devon-port. — Four new buildings have been erected at the Maori Military Camp at Narrow Neck, and general maintenance and repairs carried out. Motuihi Inland Internment Gamp. —An additional hut erected. Hamilton. —The section round the Artillery Barracks has been roaded and drained, and a concrete gun-washing emplacement laid. New Plymouth. —Alterations to Defence Offices were made. Hnwera. — Repairs and alterations to Defence Office. Napier.-*- Extensive repairs effected to Artillery Barracks. Palmerston North. —New ammunition-store, office, and store-room erected. Feather ston and Trenthdm Military Camps., —The erection of hutments which were in progress last year have been completed. Wellington. —New buildings for Base Records and War Pensions erected in wood and iron. The large blook of additions in wood and iron to the Defence Stores which were put in band last year have been completed. At Defence Headquarters offices in brick have been erected, and at the Garrison Hall a building for the Army Service Corps and new rtiotor-lorry shed have been completed. Somes hland. —Two hutments erected. Mahanga Bay, —New kitchen and store-room erected and extensions made to barracks. I'aumtuii. —At the Convalescent Homo additions were made to the nurses' quarters and a destructor provided. ///iii/ncr. —Military Convalescent Home, including doctor's residence, laundry, and meatstore, completed. In addition to the works specially mentioned in the foregoing report, a large number of minor works, comprising small buildings, additions, alterations, installation of lighting, water, and drainage services, have been carried out by petty contract, day labour, or the Department's artisans. Renovations, painting, and repairs to buildings throughout the Dominion owned by the Government have been attended to as required, and fittings and furniture supplied, mostly from the Department's workshops in the principal centres. I have, &c, John Campbell, Government Architect.