E.—3

50

Between Umuroa and Waingongoro, about eleven and a half miles of formation are yet required which will cost about £160 per mile—the culverts have already been erected, say £1,840; and for gravelling twenty-three miles, at £320 a mile, £7,360. There are fifteen bridges which will require painting, and should be done next summer, say £350, making a total for this section of £9,550. Between "Waingongoro and Patea the road formation is completed, and the whole has been gravelled with the exception of the Manawapou Hill and the road deviation near Carlyle, together equal to 138 chains, which may be estimated at £6 a chain from the difficulty of obtaining suitable gravel, making £828 ; and a considerable sum will bo required for maintenance, on account of the heavy traffic between Patea and Hawera—say from £400 to £500 a year. Below is a return of the work executed in this district in the year, which I hope will be considered satisfactory, when it is remembered that very much of it has been carried out in Native districts, and in many cases under a considerable amount of active opposition and direct hindrance from the Natives.

RETURN of WORK from 1st JUNE, 1873, to 31st MAY, 1874.

SCHEDULE. BRIDGES.

IOCAMIT. T3 o I I U 3 ,3 I n Culverts. g^II COMPIETIOK. o i I o ° 1 g I In Peogi tss. 1 I Kemabks. MUes. Miles. No. No. No. Chains. Chains. Chains. Chains Ho. Chains. Chains. iVhite CUffs to New Plymouth Inland Road ... tfew Plymouth to Stony River Stony River to Waingongoro iVaiorongomai to Umu30 n 17 2 i 1 12 14 212i 104 386 3 93 174 See Eeport. See Schedule. See Schedule. Si 2 3 29 120 See Schedule. roa Jmuroa to Waingongoro (Vaingongoro to Carlyle 24 264 214 "i 3 16 4 2 140 592 426 94 "35 109 32 See Eeport. See Schedule. See Schedule. 'otal for year ending 31st May, 1874 'otal 1870 to 31st May, 1873 6 7 49 2 973J 1,130 3 237 206 564 20 143 30 1,161 2,392 1,200 668 'otal under the Public Works Act 62| 27 192 82 2,1344 3,522 1,200 668

Co. [PEETED. I>'eogeess. Length. Length. Name. Description. Name. Description. Span. Over all. Over all. Span. Mangaoraka Plain Feet. 26 Feet. 50 Upland Road ... Mangonaia Waiongona Plain Plain Truss Feet. 2G 26 45 Feet. 37 37i 7H Kaihiki ... Werekino... Mataneuneu Waiaua ... Mangahuine Waiteika ... Truss Plain Plain Truss Truss Truss 45 23 30 70 40 30 69 69 66 105 73 76 Three brie Seven brii Iges completei Iges in progrei is.