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Whangamarino Falls Road (Waikato County). —6 m. 46 ch. of road was metalled. Taiapa-Oaia Road (Waitemata County). —2 m. 44 ch. of road was metalled with sandstone from Motutara Block. Waitakere River Bridge (Waitemata County). —One 44-ft.-span reinforced-concrete bridge was completed by the Waitemata County Council. Albany-Paremoremo Road (Waitemata County). —2 m. 47 ch. of road was metalled 9 ft. by 6 in. Duck Creek Road (Waitemata County). —The Department has carried out the metalling of 230 ch. of this road. Makarau-Tahekeroa Road (Waitemata County). —3m. of metalling has been completed on this road. Wairere and Horseman's Roads (Waitemata County). —During the period 97 ch. of formation was widened and straightened. 178 lin. ft. of 12 in. pipes was laid and 94 ch. of road metalled. Taubanga District. Raukokore Bridge (Opotiki County). —A low-level bridge, 175 ft. long, comprising seven spans each of 25 ft. by 10 ft. 6 in. wide, was erected over the Raukokore Stream. During the course of erection one flood rose 8 ft. over the deck, but the structure withstood this severe test quite creditably. Te Kaha - Orete (Opotiki County). —6 m. 7 ch. of new formation has been completed and 4m. 52 ch. of road metalled. Takaputahi Road (Opotiki County). —2 m. 31 ch. of this road has been metalled 10 ft. by 5 in. Waiaua Block Access (Opotiki County). —84 ch. of road has been metalled to a minimum width of 9 ft. Waiotahi Valley Road (Opotiki County). —2 m. 20 ch. of road has been metalled 9 ft. wide by 4 in. deep and 78 ft. of 12 in. concrete pipes have been placed. Tahunaatara Stream Bridge (Rotorua County). —A new bridge, consisting of three spans, two each of 24 ft. and one rolled-steel-joist span of 40 ft., was completed under contract. 6 ch. of approaches 16 ft. wide have been formed. Ohauiti and Skinner's Road's (Tauranga County). —2 m. 77 ch. of road has been metalled 10 ft. by 9 in. Te Puna and Apata Parishes Block (Tauranga County). —Bm. 11 ch. of road has been formed to a width of 14 ft., 35 ch. has been surfaced, forty-six culverts of a total length of 811 ft. have been placed, and a bridge of one 40 ft. rolled-steel-joist span with timber superstructure on ironbark piles erected over Waipapa Stream. Waitao Road (Tauranga County). —lso ch. of road has been metalled 10 ft. by 9 in. Galatea Estate Road (Whakatane County). —A bridge over the Mangamate Stream was completed under contract, inclusive of 7 ch. of approaches 20 ft. wide, of which 6 ch. was metalled 10 ft. by 9 in. The bridge is one 40 ft. rolled-steel-joist span on pile foundations with timber superstructure. Galatea Estate Internal Reading (Whakatane County). —The internal roading was completed last year, with the exception of the two bridges over the Horomanga Stream. These have now been built in rolled-steel-joist spans, one being of one 40 ft. span and the other of two spans each 35 ft. A 5-ft.-diameter concrete culvert, 48 ft. long, has also been laid. Stanley Road (Whakatane County). — The metalling of 2m. 16 ch. 10 ft. by 6 in. has been completed. Te Teko-Waiohau-Galatea (Whakatane County). —The formation completed last year has been metalled 10 ft. by 9 in. over a length of 12 m. 71 ch. During the year 572 cub. yd. of slips was cleared. Te Whaiti to Ruatahuna (Whakatane County). —3 m. 45 ch. of road has been formed to a width of 8 ft. and 5,091 cub. yd. of slips cleared during construction. Im. 70 ch. of road has been metalled 10 ft. by 9 in. and 48 ft. of 18 in. concrete pipes has been laid as culverts. Tatjmakunui District. Mangaohae Road (Kaitieke County). —2 m. of re-formation and metalling has been completed. Oio No. 2 Road (Kaitieke County). —6 m. 50 ch. of road was surfaced with crushed metal. Kopuha North Road (Ohura County). —2 m. 38 ch. of road was metalled with river shingle. Ohura-Mokau Road (Ohura County). —Several slips have been cleared from this road, and general preparations have been made for the metalling of 6m. next season. A considerable quantity of spalls was stacked for crushing. Kururau Road (Taumarunui County). —5 m. 75 ch. of road was metalled. Taumarunui-Tokaanu Road (Taumarunui County). —7 m. of bush-work, 3m. 33 ch. of first-class formation, 65 ch. of metalling, and placing of 54 culverts, totalling 1,611 lin. ft., have been completed this year. Fullerton's Road (Waitomo County). —2 m. 50 ch. of road was formed and metalled with crushed limestone. Haurua Road (Waitomo County). —l in. 75 ch. of formation and metalling with limestone has been completed. Mokauiti North Road (Waitomo County). —l m. 27 ch. of formation and surfacing with river shingle was carried out. Totoro Road: Mokau River Bridge (Waitomo County). —A suspension bridge of 150 ft. span with a 7 ft. roadway was constructed on concrete piles with abutments.

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