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Tukituki River Bridge (Patangata). — This bridge is to consist of twenty-four 52 ft. spans, in concrete. Work was suspended for a time. Since resumption four additional spans have been completed, thus making thirteen spans in all finished to date. Putere Block Road. -4 miles 20 chains dray-road completed and handed over to county. Wellington District. Makairo to Coonoor. 102 chains of 16 ft. formation, together with 1,001 lineal feet of culverts, completed. Manawatu Gorge Block Road. —244 chains of 14 ft. formation completed. Paraheke Road. —ls3 chains dray-road, together with 582 lineal feet of culverts, completed. Kaumingi and Rorokoko Bridges, consisting of three 40 ft. and one 35 ft. spans respectively, all in concrete, have been completed. Taueru Bridge (Masterton to Whakataki Main Road) , consisting of one 60 ft. and six 30 ft. spans, all in concrete, is in hand. All the piers have been completed, and construction of superstructure is now in hand. Waikanae to Upper Hutl. -By relief labour a large amount of improvement has been effected. 375 chains of new formation and widening to 14 ft. in heavy sideling country have been done. Akatarawa River Bridges.- Materials for three' bridges, aggregating 240 lineal feet, are being conveyed to sites. Horokiwi Valley Road. —By relief labour 185 chains on heavy sideling have been widened to 18 ft. minimum width, with 21 ft. at sharp bends. Rimutaka Hill Road. —By relief labour 133 chains improved by widening to 15 ft. or 20 ft., all curves being eased to lj-chains radius. Nelson District. Motueka River Bridge, Golden Downs, consisting of one 81 ft. 3 in., one 41 ft., and one 25 ft. spans. All material obtained, and contract let for conveyance and erection. Duller River Light-traffic Bridge (Murchison). —Material procured and being landed on site for bridge. Butter River Bridge (Nuggely) .— Materials being delivered at site for one suspension span of 156 ft. and two end spans of 22 ft. Alfred Creek Bridge. A contract for erection of this bridge, aggregating 123 ft. 8 in. in four nearly equal timber spans, has been let. Opouri River Bridge (Tunakino Road). — Spans, one 81ft., two 40ft., and one 15 ft. : erection practically completed. Kekerangu River Bridge. —Bridge, consisting of six 30 ft. and two 29 ft. spans, hardwood motorbridge, and approaches thereto, completed. Greymouth District. Kaimata lo Moana. —By relief labour 322 chains formation and 114 chains metalling have been completed. Westport to Greymouth, Barrytown to Seven Miles. —A large amount of formation and metalling has been done, extending as far as Twelve-mile Bluff. Little Wanganui River Bridge (South Westland), consisting of six spans of 61 ft. each with a width of 12 ft., almost completed. Main South Road (Little Waitaha River Bridge and Approaches), consisting of five 61 ft. 6 in. spans each with a width of 12 ft., completed. Atupau River Bridge, consisting of seven 25 ft. beam spans, completed, and approaches partly done. Christchurch District. Kaikoura to Parnassus Road. —B chains of concrete protective wall erected at Kahautara slip, and general improvements over 37 miles of road ; 35 chains deviation to secure l-in-15 grade completed at Foster's Cutting ; Conway Deviation metalled. Cooper's Creek Bridge, consisting of seven 25 ft. spans, completed, together with approaches. Parnassus to Waiau. -230 chains of dray-road formed by relief work. Sumner to Lyttelton (Sumner to Summit). —51 chains of road, 18 ft. wide, in heavy rock cutting, formed and metalled by relief work. Ashburton River Bridge, South Branch (Mount Somers - Mesopotamia), consisting of fourteen 25 ft. spans : Material being delivered at site. Dunedin District. Catlin's River Extensions and Catlin's Valley to Table Hill. —80 chains 16 ft. formation and 118 chains metalling completed. Otanomomo Settlement (raising Stop-bank). —92 chains stop-bank, 8 ft. wide, completed. Pomahaka River Bridge (Clydevale to Waiwera Road). —Consists of two J2l ft. spans. Contract in hand. Tahakopa River Bridge and Approaches (Papatowai), consisting of fourteen 25 ft. and one 14 ft. spans, completed ; approaches in hand.