ROADS AND BRIDGES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 July 1938, Page 7

ROADS AND BRIDGES

WAIRARAPA DISTRICT VOTES. ITEMS IN PUBLIC WORKS ESTIMATES. Votes in the Public Works Estimates for the construction and improvement of settlement roads, bridges, etc, in the Wairarapa district are as follow (the amount expended, if any, being given in parentheses after the vote): — Akitio County: Clark’s Creek Bridge (North Range Road), (£2 for £1), £500; Cunningham’s Bridge (£1 for £1), £800; Huiaiti Road (£1 for £1), £155; Kawakawa Road (£2 for 1), £220; Korora Road (£2 for 1), £225; Range Road, £5OO (£1,852); Spur Road (£1 for £1), £295 (£385); Waihi Valley Road (£1 for £1), £lOO (£218); Waiowaka Road (£1 for £1), £495 (£436). Castlepoint County: Otahome Road (£2 for tel), £525 (£50); Tinui to Pakowhai (Temai) Road (£1 for £1), £150; Tinui Valley to Taniwha Road (on account), £3,000 (local body to contribute). Eketahuna County: Hamua to Ron r gamai Road (£1 for £1), £75; Hares Road (£1 for £1), £9lO-; Harman’s Bridge (£1 for £1), £435; Manga-, tainoka Valley Road (£1 for £1), £lOO (£101); North Road Bridge (£1 for £1), £lB5 (£128); Parkville. Central Road (Morris’s Culvert), (£1 for £1), £280; Saunder’s Road (£1 for £1), £lOO (£523); Savage’s Road (£1 for £1), £190; Tawhero Road (£1 for £1), £205 (£402); Waihoke Valley Road (£1 for £1), £5O. Masterton County: Dorset’s Road Extension (£1 for £1), £45; Duffys Road (£1 for £1), £275; Homewood Road (£1 for £1), (£1,385) (£l2), Kaiwhata Road (£l. for £1), £120; Lett’s Road (£1 for £1), £105; Miller’s Road Bridge (£1 for £1), (on account), £250; Ngahape Road (£1 for £1), £80; Ngaumu Bridge (protection), (£1 for £1), £205 (£43); Waihora Road (access Taplin), £840; Waingawa—Camp Road Bridge (£1 for £1), £500; Wainuiomapu Bridge No 1 (£1 forv£l), £500; Wainuiomapu Bridge No 2 (£1 for £1), £5OO. Mauriceville County: ' Hall’s Bridge (West Road), (£1 for £1), £375. Pahiatua County: Day’s Culvert (Pahiatua to Palmerston Road), (£1 for £1), £425; Harris Culvert (Ruawhata Road), (£1 for £1), £75 (£426); Hull’s Bridge (Tiraumea North Road), (£1 for £1), £2,080 (£1,232); Makaire and Waitakotorua Bridge (£1 for £1), £4,525), Mangarimarama Bridge (Tiraumea North Road), (£1 for £l),' £500; Marima Bridge (Tutaekara Road), (£1 for £1), £690; McCardle’s Culvert (£1 for £1), £285; Oete Hili'Road (£2 for £1), £300; Rouse’s Bridge (Valley Road), (£1 for £1), £575. Wairarapa South County: Glenburn Road (£1 for £1), £250; Paehuia Stream Bridge (Opawa), (£1 for £1), £Bl5 (£219); Tea Creek Bridge (£1 for £1), £500; Wainuioru Road (£1 for £1), £220; Wainuioru Bridge (Wainuioru Valley Road), (£3 for £1) (on account), £5OO.

Featherston County: Cape Palliser Road (£1 for £1), £500; Opuawe River Bridge (Tuturumuri to White Rock Road), (£3 for £1), (on account), £500; Poley Stream Bridge (Tuturumuri to White Rock Road) (£3 for £1), .(on account), £400; Ruakokopatuna (Haurangi) Road, £475 (£624); Wainuioru Road (£1 for £1), £300; Wainuioru Bridge (£3 for £1), (on account), £lOOO. MAIN HIGHWAYS. Votes for the Wairarapa Main Highways district are: Construction, reconstruction, improvement, etc, £60,000 (expended last year, £40,360); renewal, £15,000 (£3,864); maintenance and repair, £48,000 (£38,523). OTHER VOTES. WAIPOUA RIVER IMPROVEMENT. Two votes appear in the land improvement section in connection with the Waipoua River, one of £l,lOO (£1 for £1) for protective works and bridge extension and another of £l2O (£1 for £1) for flood control. Included among the Post and Telegraph votes is an item of £5OO for a garage, store, etc, at Eketahuna.