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1925. NEW ZEALAND.

ADVANCES OBTAINED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ROADING CROWN OR OTHER LANDS ADMINISTERED BY A LAND BOARD. DETAILS RELATIVE TO BLOCKS OF LAND ON WHICH MONEYS HAVE BEEN EXPENDED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1925, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING ROAD ACCESS THERETO.

Prepared and laid before both Houses of Parliament in accordance with Section 63 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913.

Statement showing the Blocks of Land on which Moneys have been expended during the Year ended 31st March 1925, together with the Report of the Surveyor-General on the Value of such Blocks, on the Works required to open up such Blocks, and of the Estimated Cost proposed to be borrowed, and the Total Expenditure to 31st March, 1925.

Surveyor-General's Report. Expenditure. *r„™» „t A 'T a ! Estimated From JN ame or iJiocK. or Vaiua- Works required to Cost To 1st April, Total to tion of open up such proposed 31st March, 1924, to 31st March, Block. Block. to be 1924.* 31st March, 1925.* • borrowed. 1925. North Auckland Land District. Acres. £ £ £ £ £ Hadyn .. .. .. 6 2,332 Roads and bridges 3,168 .. 2 2 Motatau .. .. .. 883 1,020 Roads and bridges 160 .. 160 160 Orewa .. .. .. 16 4,039 Roads and bridges 400 .. 31 31 Pakington .. .. .. 412 1,150 Roads and bridges 400 222 93 315 Pekapekarau .. .. 2,674 10,720 Roads and bridges 2,500 102 1.740 1,842 Swanson No. 3 .. .. 1.109 7,900 Roads and cultiva- 1,000 356 243 599 tion Swanson No. 4 .. .. 1,109 7,900 Roads and cultiva- 2,000 .. 714 714 tion Tokawhero .. .. .. 1.920 3,732 Roads and bridges 500 421 25 446 Whareorina.. .. .. 1,097 4,625 Roads .. .. 1,620 1,597 22 1,619 Auckland Land District. Komckoriki .. .. 2,036 3,540 | Roadworks .. 3,200 2,766 40 2,806 Makorehore No. 2 .. 3,626 3,660 j Roads .. .. 2,120 .. 824 824 Ongarue .. .. .. 18,179 27,500 Roads and bridges 18,180 16,591 1,213 17,804 Pamotumotu .. .. 6,816 9,260 Roads and bridges 8,320 5,204 441 5,645 Papakauri .. .. .. 440 4,280 Roads and bridges 900 833 11 844 Rangiahau .. .. .. 11,584 6,080 Roads and bridges 4,600 3,910 38 3,948 Rotoma (additional) .. .. 2,606 3,240 Roads .. .. 900 150 100 250 Tokatoka No. 1 (first additional) 2,069 19,000 Roading and drain- 9,000 8,893 206 9,099 age Tokatoka No. 1 (second addi- 2,041 19,389 Roading and drain- 4,000 3,809 87 3,896 tional) age Tokatoka (third additional, .. 1,569 17,090 Drainage and 19,900 19,892 .. 19,892 metalling Taupiro .. .. .. 6,530 4,898 Roads.. .. 2,500 2,425 38 2,463 Taurarangaia .. .. 3,254 4,678 Roading .. 1,000 14 248 262 Te Aroha .. .. .. 42 7,740 Roads and bridges 2,160 2,078 57 2,135 Roto-Ngaro .. .. 500 430 Roads and bridges 220 .. 220 220 Uraura .. .. .. 11,141 7,180 Roads and bridges 1,565 1,140 425 1,565 Wharepuhunga Extension No. 4 16,660 19,020 j Roads and bridges 27,700 14,946 3,348 18,294 * These figures give the total to the nearest £1.