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No. 3, Wyndhain via Mimihau to Otaraia. —This work consists of a bridge, 18ft. span, over Fortification Creek. No. _~ Boundary Creek Bridge to Makarata. —This work consists of a bridge, 26ft. 6in. span, resting on masonry piers, with approaches formed and metalled. No. S Boad, Waikawa. —Mileage formed, &c, 2! miles dray and 5 miles track; acreage rendered better accessible, 10,000 acres. This work consists of 88! chains heavy formation, 74-J chains fascining and clay blinding, 27! chains bush-clearing, 23! chains ditching, one Bft. bridge, and eighteen culverts. The work extends from the head of Waikawa Harbour some 6 miles north, to near the north boundary of Waikawa Survey District. The road is part of the main road from Fortrose to WaikaAva via Tokonui Gorge. In addition to the above work the track from Fortrose to Waikawa via the beach (for a distance of some 5 miles) Was either made or improved in places. The track previously in existence was almost impassable in one or two places. The w 7ork done has remedied this, and, the track being shorter than the dray-road via Tokonui, besides traversing auriferous country, the recent improvements will be of great service for packhorse-and passenger-traffic. No. 6, Horse-bridge, Wairaki Biver. —£lfor£l; acreage rendered better accessible, 20,000 acres. This bridge, which is being constructed for horse-traffic only, is 168ft. long and 4ft. wide. It is being built across the Wairaki River near the junction of that river with the Waiau. The cost of bridge, including approaches, will be over £200. The Avork will be finished in about three weeks, the eontract iioav being in force. The work is being done by the Wallace County, the Government giving the county a £l-for-£l subsidy. The bridge will be of great utility for horse- and passenger-traffic, the Wairaki being an awkward river, subject to occasional floods. No. 7 Boad, Centre Bush. —Mileage bush-felled, &c, three-quarters of a mile ; acreage rendered better accessible, 300 acres. This work consists of 60 chains of bush-felling and clearing. It begins on the road running east from Central Bush Railway-station, and goes due north into the unsold Crown bush, the sections having been made a village settlement. No. 8, Woodend to Bushy Point. —Mileage formed, &c, 3! miles; acreage rendered better accessible, 1,500 acres. This work consists of 20 chains formation, fascining, and gravelling, 230 chains of clearing, and 500 cubic yards of gravel laid down in places for repair. This road gives the nearest access to the Bushy Point Goldfield. Dredging operations are proposed on the beach, and should they be successful, as seems more than probable, the utility of this road Avill eA 7ery day become more apparent. As it is, the road is of considerable use for through traffic. It skirts the moss, taps the beach, and leads without interruption to the mouth of Mataura River, thus connecting two parts of the district that were formerly inaccessible the one from the other. No. 9 Boad, Appleby to Tisbury-. —Mileftge-fe-rmed-,-&e-.- > --three-tenths of a mile ; acreage rendered better accessible, 1,100 acres. The work done upon this road consists of 24 chains formation and 23 chains gravelling. This work is in continuation of the work upon the same road that was done last year. The road runs along the south side of the Seaward Bush RailAvay from near Appleby Raihvaystation toAvards Tisbury Station. The road, while of great service to present settlers in the vicinity, will also materially help to open up Crown lands at and around Tisbury. No. 10, Seaward Forest to Deferred Payment Block. —Mileage formed, _c, 1\ miles ; acreage rendered better accessible, 2,000 acres. The work done upon this road consists of 69 chains formation, double ditching and fascining, 900 yards gravel, 5 log bridges, and 7 culverts. This work is in continuation of Avork done upon the same road during last and previous years. The road will, I think, yet prove a useful one ; and even now it has induced settlement in a locality which a few years ago was absolutely shut out from all possible communication by horse or dray. When it has been extended to the beach it will open a line of through communication to Fortrose on the one'hand, and to Bushy Point, Bluff, and Woodend on the other, that will be of great service to the district. J. Spence, Chief Surveyor.

Statement showing Moneys paid to Local Bodies in the Southland Land District on account of Thirds of Deferred-payment and Perpetual-lease Lands, and Fourths of Smallgrazing Runs, during the Year ended the 30th June, 1890.

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Local Body. Deferredpayment. Perpetuallease. Small-grazing Runs. Total. I. Southland County Wallace County Invercargill Road Board (per Southland County) .. Toetoes Road Board (per Southland County) Oteramika Road Board South Invercargill Borough Lake County Borough of Riverton Wyndham Road Board Knapdale Road Board Tuturau Road Board Mat aura Town Board Lindhurst Road Board .. .. - Gordon Town Board Borough of Gore £ s. d. 1,174 10 6 798 13 0 11 8 0 0 19 8 182 16 5 44 8 2 49 14 0 2 0 0 52 0 11 53 5 1 16 7 8 18 5 6 139 2 6 37 8 11 1 17 5 £ s. d. 118 7 2 164 9 4 12 18 5 4 13 0 13 8 6 23 14 9 £ s. d. 3 6 8 £ s. d. 1,296 4 4 963 2 4 24 6 5 5 12 8 196 4 11 44 8 2 73 8 9 2 0 0 52 0 11 94' 4 6 16 7 8 18 5 6 140 3 .8 37 811 1 17 5 40' 1.9 5 i' 1-2 Totals 2,582 17 9 379 11 9 3 6 3 2,965 16 2