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Aorangiwai Stream Bridge : Makarika to Matahiia Road (Waiapu County). This bridge, of two 60 ft. girder spans with 8 ft. roadway on Australian hardwood piled piers, was completed, as well as 30 oh. of approach roading. Ihungia - Mata - Waitahaia Road (Waiapu County). —A length of 3m. was prepared for subsequent metalling, 966 ft. of concrete culverts being installed. Poroporo Bridge, Rangitukia Road (Waiapu County). —A bridge 110 ft. long was erected. Rangitukia to East Cape Road (Waiapu County). —Under the supervision of the Native Department concrete culverts aggregating 700 ft. were installed. Tokomaru to Mata Road (Waiapu County).—4 m. has been widened and 813 ft. of concrete culverts installed. 2,500 cubic yards of stone spawls, were carted from the Waiau River to a crusher-dump on the roadside. Wairongomai Stream Bridge (Tapuwaeroa Road), (Waiapu County). —This bridge, of four 60 it. plate-girder spans, with one 20 ft. rolled-steel joist span, with reinforced-concrete deck, and 8 ft. roadway, was completed. . Gisborne to Motu via Whakarau Road (Waikohu County).—1 m. of metalling was carried out during the year. . Mutuera Stream Bridge (Matawai to Hangaroa Road), (Waikohu County). —A 40 ft. timber bridge on rolled-steel joists was completed. Rakauroa to Tahora Road (Waikohu County).-—3 m. 60 ch. of bottom-course metalling was completed. Rere to Wharekopae Road (Waikohu County). —1 m. 25 ch. of bottom-course metalling and 37 en. of top-course metalling was completed during the year. Tarndale Road (Waikohu County).—2 m. 10 ch. of formation work was carried out and 426 ft. of concrete culverts were installed. Waihora Stream Bridge (Bruce's Road), (Waikohu County). This bridge, 106 ft. long, was completed, as well as a road deviation of 40 ch. Taumarunui District. Kouturoa Road (Kaitieke County). —A length of 7m. of second-class formation was trimmed up and dangerous bends widened in readiness for the placing of metal. Huia and Turoto Roads (Ohura County) —4 m. 20 ch. of re-formation and metalling was completed, thus affording a safer and more regular access to several settlers. Ohura Road, Toi Toi to Niho Niho Section (Ohura County).—3 m. 40 ch. of re-formation and metalling was completed, and, as a result, all-weather access is now available to settlers who previously contended with irregular access. Waikaka Road (Ohura County). —1 m. 40 ch. of metalling was carried out. Waikaka Stream Bridge (Ohura County). —A suspension bridge, 133 ft. in length with 8 ft. roadway and constructed in rolled-steel joists and hardwood towers, was completed. Taumarunui to Taupo, Taringamotu to Mangakahu Section (Taumarunui County). Re-formation and metalling were carried out over a distance of 5 m. Te Maire to Mangaohutu Road (Taumarunui County).—2 m. 10 ch. of re-formation and metalling was completed during the year. Auahi South Road (Waitomo County). —Re-formation and metalling of 2m. 10 ch. and the installing of 290 lineal feet of culverts were completed. Ngatamahine Block Settlement Roads (Waitomo County). —This roading was performed in the interests of the small-farms settlement scheme at Ngatamahine Block, and during the year 2 m. 13 ch. was formed, 3 m. 53 ch. was metalled, and 193 lineal feet of culverts was placed. Ngatarawa Road (Waitomo County). —4 m. 45 ch. of metalling was carried out, thus affording all-weather access to a considerable area of good farm country. Te Kuiti to Taumarunui Road, Mangapeehi to Poro-o-tarao Section (Waitomo County). A length of 2 m. 10 ch. was re-formed and metalled during the year. Te Marama Road (Waitomo County). —5 m. 10 ch. was re-formed and metalled, and 253 lineal feet of culverts was placed. Stratford District. Mangahia Road (Clifton County). —2 m. 10 ch. was metalled on this settlement road. Mangaonga Road (Clifton County).—lra. 48 ch. was formed, 48ft. of culverts were placed, and 2 iu. 23 ch. was metalled. Mokau River Punt (Clifton County).—A punt of substantial structure was provided on the Mokau River as a means of access to the soldier settlers on the south bank of the river. Moki Road (Clifton County).—3l ch. was formed. 2m. 1 ch. was metalled, and 196 ft. of culverts was placed. , Ufuti to Ngatoto Road (Clifton County). —Formation was carried out over a distance of 3 m. 4 ch., 36 ch. was metalled, and 4-80 ft. of culverts was placed. Kaweora Road (Egmont County). —Metalling was carried out over a distance of 3 m. Opunake to Stratford Road (Egmont County). —1 m. 13 ch. was metalled. Wiremu Road Group (Egmont County). —An extensive programme of roading improvements has been completed in the district, the work performed this year being the metalling of 65 ch. and the placing of 142 ft. of culverts. Tonga Stream Bridge, Tangarakau Gorge Road (Ohura County). —A small bridge was erected on this settlement road. Mangawhio Road (Patea County). —A commencement was made with a comprehensive scheme ot roading improvements, 50 ch. of metal being placed this year.

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