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TABLE No. 5.—LENGTH OF ROADS, STREETS, AND BRIDGES. Table showing the Lengths of the various Classes of Roads, Streets, and Bridges in the Dominion at 31st March in the Years 1922 to 1934.

TABLE No. 6.—LENGTH OF BRIDGES. Table showing the Lengths of the various Kinds of Bridges in the Dominion at 31st March in the Years 1923 to 1934.

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tO GG •> t-l Roads and Streets formed to not less than "£ ° Dray-width, and paved or surfaced o •. -T f-t Q >. W1 > —, . ' - a Total r > ■Unformed Total Year. ° 8 Formed Legal of all Bitu- Other g P o Reads. traoks - Roads. Roads, minous or Bitumen Metal or and Un- „ fl & Cement or Tar. ; Gravel. I specified 9 •§ Concrete. [ ! Material, o 3 Ph I Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. Miles. v. J 1922 .. 26,787f* 17,456£ 44,244 5,095! 13,631J 62,971 1923 .. 27,8151* 17,7911 45,607 5,3771 13,613 64,597! 1924 .. 28,553|* 17,222f 45,776 5,2181 13,6301 64,624f A 1925 .. 58| 639 28,243| 458| 16,748 46,147f 5,1811 15,676f 67,006 1926 .. 97f 836 28,981! 3401 16,521f 46,7771 5,009f 15,7921 67,579! 1927 .. 133 1,012 29,726! 373! 16,1071 47,352| 5,093 15,795 68,2401 1928 .. 217 1,2621 30,669f 1291 15,381J 47,659f 5,040! 15,6691 68,369! 1929 .. 254 1,472 31,334 125| 15,1351 48,321 5,399f 15,197! 68,9181 1930 .. 306 l,724f 32,352! 83 14,6001 49,066! 5,375 16,5061 70,947f 1931 .. 339! 1,892| 32,855! 116 14,374! 49,578f 5,642-1 16,923! 72 > 144 1932 .. 336§ 2,118! 33,536! 88! 14,195f 50,276 5,808 16,418 72,502 1933 .. 344 2,320" 34,848~ 80! 13,300! 50,893 5,876J 17,474 74,2431 1934 .. 368 2,544! 35,9521 79 | 12,698! 51,642| 5,878-f 17,708f 75,230j Note. —Figures for earlier years, particularly in regard to unformed legal roads, are not claimed to be entirely accurate.

Bridges, 25 ft. and over in Length, constructed with —- T rj, , Australian or AT .. Other and Totals. Iron Stone and ,, Native TT , Year. and Steel . Concrete. Hardwood. Timbers. Material. , I , T Total i xt i Total AT Total i , T Total AT „ Total AT Total No - ; Length. ! No - ! Length. No " , Length, j No " Length. | X °' Length. No " Length. , . , ( ! ; Ft. Ft. Ft. Ft. Ft. Ft. 1923 ..**** * * * * * * 2,955f 328,766f 1924 ._**** * * * * * * 3,2971362,034+ 1925 .. 131 20,315 408 36,840 1,466 180,529 2,035 167,557 74 8,601 4,114 413,842 1926 .. 175 26,227 431 39,127 1,665 197,735 2,029 161,084 83 8,656 4,383 432,829 1927 .. 193 26,144 4-89 42,804 1,850 217,600 1,959 148,427 156 14,041 4,647 449,016 1928 .. 171 24,779 545 47,833 2,013 229,208 1,994 153,078 111 12,844 4,834 467,742 1929 .. 206 29,089 608 52,761 2,137 242,474 2,181 165,525 118 9,590 5,250 499,439 1930 .. 232 32,330 671 57,739 2,285 245,867 2,164 168,120 38 5,447 5,390 509,503 1931 .. 272 34,819 751 66,292 2,396 253,057 2,164 164,940 23 4,176 5,606 523,284 1932+ 552 43,878 2,277 240,622 2,277 163,543 698 79,657 5,804 527,700 1933' 574 46,774 2,233 230,380 2,316 164,999 865 92,380 5,988 534,533 1934 590 48,957 2,191 227,035 2,365 167,129 969 99,883 6,115 543,004 * Detailed figures not available. f 30 ft. and over in length. J Classification altered 1932.