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10 2 7 17 1 2 363 1 67 o 25 9 4' 7 17 o 17 3 3' 1 67 o 12 IO 2 7 '7 ..,. 3 35 1 6 7 o 12 10 2 7 i? o 17 3 35 1 67 o 12 Greyinouth to Marsden Marsden to Hohonu At Eurnara S t afford to Arab ura Hokitika to Eanieri At Kanieri '7 •7 '7 '7 17 ■7 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 Geeymouth-Okabito Eoad. Bridges, 848 ft. total length, and 560 lin. ft. culvert covering 6 bridges, 441 ft. total length, four of them being lattice trusses, with spans 50 ft. and over; and 246 lin. ft. culvert covering 1 bridge, 590 ft. long, consisting of 9 5 5 - ft- spans, trussed, and 6 15-ft. spans, plain 1 lattice bridge, 45-ft. spai3, and 251 lin. ft. culvert covering ... 1 bridge, 45-ft. span, and 101 lin. ft. culvert covering 1 bridge, 810 ft. long, consisting of 13 55-ft. spans, trussed, and 6 15-ft. spans, plain 7 bridges, two of them being 34-ft. spans, lattice trusses, 295 ft. total lengh ; also 468 lin. ft. culvert covering 1 bridge, 45 ft. long, and 400 lin. ft. culvert covering Fair ... J Average bush-felling. Good ... Average bush-clearing; very steep sidling ground throughout, necessitating heavy earthwork. Good ... Eiver liable to heavy Hoods, and carrying large masses of timber. Good ... Average bush, average earthwork. Good ... Average class of work. Good ... Eiver liable to heavy floods, and carrying large masses of timber. Good ... Average class of work. Good ... Average clearing and forming. 12 12 12 12 16 21 16 19 16 18 16 18 Eanieri to Boss 17 12 12 13 15 13 15 13 'a 13 IS Bowen to Waitaha (Sections 1, 2, and 3, north end) Waitaha to Wataroa (SeclionB 4 to 12 inclusive, north end) Wataroa to Okarito Porks (Sections 6 to 3 inclusive, south-east) Okarito Forks to Okarito (Sections 1, 2, and 7, south-east) 10 5 8 3° 33 3° 33 30 12 30 12 10 5 8 1 bridge, 42 ft. long, and 883 lin. ft. culvert covering; also 223 lin. ft. 4-ft. culverts under banks 130 lin. ft. culvert covering; also 1 bridge, 52 ft. long Fair ... Average clearing and forming. Fair ... 1 Average clearing and forming. 10 34 10 34 10 34 10 34 10 5 8 5 4 S 4 5 4 12 8 8 4 bridges, 139 ft. total length, and 55 lin. ft. culvert covering... Good ... Heavy earthwork, moderate clearing. 99 43 97 5° 97 73 97 73 Greymoutli to Okarito ... Van ous as above 37 bridges, 3,352 ft. total length, and 3,0941m. ft. culvert covering ; also 223 lin. ft. 4-ft. culverts under banks 47 lin. ft. culvert covering 52 lin. ft. culvert covering 176 lin. ft. culvert covering 74 lin. ft. culvert covering 1 bridge, 113 ft. long 1 bridge, 58-ft. span, lattice truss, and 344 lin. ft. culvert covering 1 bridge, 41-ft. span, trussed, and 91 lin. ft. culvert covering ... 1 bridge, 142 ft. long 7 ft. culvert covering 1 bridge, 20-ft. span, and 89 lin. ft. culvert covering 1 bridge, 1 97-ft- span, trussed, 6 ft. width 259 lin. ft. culvert covering As above ... Heavy bush-clearing and grubbing, and moderate . earthwork ; of the total distances metalled, 39 in. 8 ch. is 12 ft. wide, 4 m. 78 ch. is 8 ft. wide, and 53 m. 67 ch. is 5 ft. wide; two of the bridges are long and difficult. Good ... Very heavy timber; average earthwork. Fair ... Constructed on site of old track, which was partly cleared and formed. Fair ... Average country. Fair ... Easy country, average timber. Fair ... Plain bridge. Good ... Easy country. Good ... Average country. Good ... Plain bridge. Good ... Average earthwork, heavy timber. Good ... Average country. Passable ... Cattle-track round steep bluffs. Fair ... Average country, heavy clearing. o 77 5 5° o 77 5 5° 0 77 5 5° Mabsden-Paeoa Eoad Maesden-Maoei Cbeek 15 10 8 12 8 o 77 5 5° 8 4 4 65 o 2 4 46 4 54 o 4 0 37 3 76 6 11 7 62 4 65 3 56 4 54 o 4 3 76 4 72 5 66 8 4 4 65 ridge on 4 46 4 54 o 4 o 37 3 76 3 6° 5 66 8 4 465 4 46 4 54 o 4 o 37 3 76 o 69 5 66 Pounamu to Lake Beuknee Junction to Chbistchuech Eoad ... Waimea, Eight-hand Bbanch Hokitika to Bluespue Kanieei Foeks to Lake ... Kanieei to Eokatahi South Ceeek —Beakch to Main Line Okaeito Foeks to Lake Mapoukika Okaeito to Haast Pass ... Ahauea to Eopaba Flats... 10 17 8 12i IO 12 '7 12 5 5 5 12 8 5 8 12 8 5 ... 12 8 3 3 12 8 6 8 12 22 31 mil es, main tenanoe only Kangiriri to Arthur's Pass ... 18 16 4 to 12 Hokitika-Chbistchubch Eoad. Maintenance only ... ... ... 5 7 lin. ft. culvert covering ; no bridge Fair ... Precipitous country, mountain torrents, very liable to slips and inundations. Fair ... Moderate clearing and forming, mostly sidling. 3 14 3 14 3 H 3 14 Kelly's Creek to 48 mile-post i7 i, 12