H.—35.

Table V.—Work done through Public Works Department and Rural Local Bodies by Relief Labour with Assistance from the Unemployment Fund between 1st January, 1932, and 30th June, 1933.

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Carried out by Total Class of Work. Amount of Public Works Rural Work. Department, j Local Bodies. Baokblook roads (dray width) — Miles. Miles. Miles. Formation .. .. .. . • • • • • • • 90 325 415 Widening .. .. .. .. • • • • • • 676 829 Metalling .. .. .. .. • ■ • • • • 307 331 638 Totals 550 1,332 1,882 Land drainage—excavation of drains .. .. .. .. 117 1,113 1,230 River control works — ~~~ Willow-clearing (see also under" Aores") .. . • • • 41 91 132 Stop-banking .. • • • • • • • • • • 6 59 Channel-excavation (see also under" Cubic yards") .. .. .. 39 39 Totals 47 189 236 Fencing .. ... .. ... •• - •• 15 , 2 28 243 Hawthorn-hedge cutting (fireblight protection) .. .. .. 69 .. 69 Track construction and repair, preparatory to gold mining and prospecting .. j 123 123 Irrigation works: Race construction and widening .. .. .. 30 .. 30 General land-improvement— Acres. I Acres. Acres. Scrub-cutting.. .. .. .. •• •- • • 10,955 109,932 120,887 Clearing noxious weeds .. .. .. •• . • | 6,325 15,514 21,839 Stumping and logging (heavy) .. .. .. .. ' 1,624 3,747 5,371 Stumping and logging (light) .. .. .. .. .. 1,044 3,960 5,004 Bushfelling .. .. .. .. •• •• •• 347 3,973 4,320 Clearing boulders . .. .. .. • • •• •• 812 25 837 Land-levelling .. .. .. •. • • • • 135 45 180 Totals .. .. .. .. •• •• 21,242 137,196 158,438 Sand-dune reclamation: Marram-grass planting .. .. .. 6,276 69 6,345 Tree-planting .. .. .. .. • • • • • • 250 150 400* River-control — Willow-clearing (see also under" Miles") .. .. •• •• 1,922 1,922 Cub. yds. Cub. yds. Cub. yds. Channel-excavation (see also under" Miles") .. .. .. 103,491 323,590 427,081 Irrigation works : Dams for reservoirs— Rock excavated . . .. .. •• •• •• 7,700 .. 7,700 Rock quarried .. .. .. .. • • ■ • 200 .. 200 Concrete placed .. .. • • • • • • • • 510 .. 510 Chains. Chains. Chains. Gold-prospecting: Construction of water-races, fluming, &c. .. .. 331 6,405 6,736 Number. Number. Number. Cutting and splitting posts and battens .. .. .. .. •• 12,592 12,592 Construction of concrete pipes .. . . .. .. •• •• 3,575 3.575 * Also 41,700 acres planted by State Forest Service.