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No. 531 Main Highway, BucJdancVs Beach.—Manukau County applied a smoothing coat over a length of 40 chains of this highway. Preliminary proposals have been approved for the construction of a sea wall near the end of this highway to combat erosion. No. 575 Main Highivay, Waitakere Scenic Drive. —Various lengths of this highway totalling 3 miles 55 chains were resealed. This work was carried out by contract. No. 578 Main Highway, Mangere Aerodrome.—Plant-mix resurfacing was completed over a length of 72 chains at the northern end of this highway. No. 804 Main Highway, Papakura-Kawakawa.—Restoration work on sealed section has been carried out by Manukau County, 2 miles of resealing being completed, and a further length of 1 mile 40 chains is ready for sealing. No. 583 Main Highway, Brigham's Creek - Hobsonville. —A contract for resealing 3 miles 55 chains of this highway was completed. No. 873 Main Highway, Drury-Waiuku-Kohekohe.—The length of this highway from Waiuku to Kohekohe, 8 miles 24 chains, has been primed preparatory to sealing, for which a contract has been let. Between Drury and Wesley College extensive repair work has been effected, approximately 1 mile 60 chains of road being entirely reconstructed in isolated sections. No. 876 Main Highway, Onewa.—Northcote Borough completed resealing of 42 chains of this highway to a width of 24 ft. Hamilton District State Highways Maintenance resealing has been carried out as under:— M. CH. No. 7 State Highway, Auckland-Hamilton .. .. 7 18*50 No. 9 State Highway, Te Kuiti - New Plymouth .. 6 20 No. 14 State Highway, Pokeno-Paeroa .. .. 4 60 No. 15 State Highway, Thames-Paeroa .. .. 4 56 No. 17 State Highway, Hamilton-Paeroa .. .. 2 54 No. 18 State Highway, Hamilton-Rotorua .. .. 8 9-50 Reconstruction: State Highivays On the No. 8 State Highway, Hamilton - Te Kuiti, reconstruction work between Te Kuiti and Hangatiki has been proceeded with. One hundred and sixty-one chains of heavy formation completed, 223 chains base course, 143 chains top course, and 143 chains sealing. Forty-two culverts, of a total length of 2,124 ft., placed. Sub-drains amounted to 1,700 ft. of perforated pipes and field tiles. On the No. 18 State Highway, Hamilton-Rotorua, reconstruction between Hamilton and Cambridge has been completed for 9 miles, and of this length 1 mile 14 chains have been primed and sealed. A further 2 miles 56 chains have been primed only. On the same State highway a deviation of 119 chains, necessitated by the filling of the new Karapiro Lake, has now been completed. This length has also been primed and sealed. On the No. 14 State Highway, Pokeno-Paeroa, 2 miles 45 chains of dust-laying seal were laid, and 72 chains on the No. 16 State Highway, Paeroa-Whakatane. Reconstruction: Main Highways In the Waipa County a length of 7 miles 62 chains of the No. 869 Main Highway, Te Awamutu - Pirongia, has now been reconstructed and 5 miles 62 chains have been sealed with No. 1 tar.

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