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OTAGO. Pomahaka Bridge (£1 for £1). —As the Clutha County Council has already spent over £500 on this bridge, a progress-payment of £250 has been approved of by me on the 16th June last, but I have received no information from the Council as to the progress of the work since that date. To West Coast Sounds. —l believe work has been carried on for a considerable time back towards forming a road by prison labour from Milford Sound to Lake Ada, but I have no information as to details. During the past year Mr. William Snodgrass, of Te Anau Lake, has erected a two-roomed house at the head of the lake, and close to where the Clinton Eiver enters. The material had been placed on the ground by this department, but Mr. Snodgrass erected the house at his own expense on the condition that he would be allowed to occupy it rent-free till June 1895, but with certain provisions as to the accommodation of tourists, &c. Bankleburn and Tuapeka West. —l mile 44 chains of road in Tuapeka West has been levelled, &c, and three contracts prepared, but no work has been done on the ground. Waikoikoi Bridge. —This bridge has been completed by the Clutha County Council at a cost of £150, the amount voted being £125. Purchase of Boads to Crown Lands. —Only two transactions have been completed under this head—namely, road through Section 1, Block IV., Glenomaru district, amount paid to Mr. James McLay, £9 3s. 10d.; and road through Section 21, Block IV., Glenomaru district, Mr. Eobert McLay's property, amount paid him, £-45 Is. 6d. These sums, with 13s. for fees, make up a total of £54 18s. 4d. Haast Pass Track. —During the past twelve months £25 has been spent on this road, under the superintendence of Mr. W. G. Stewart, only where repairs have been urgently required. Besides the Pomahaka and Waikoikoi Bridges, the bridge over the Catlin's Biver has been completed during the past year. It is a pile bridge, 150 ft. long, in five spans of 30ft. each, and is a very great convenience to all the settlers on the south side of the river. In conclusion, I may state, as regards the Catlin's-Waikawa Eoad, 6 miles have been formed, and on 3 miles 21 chains the bush has been felled. There is also in Taukupu Valley, a distance of 4 miles over which the bush has been felled, but not logged up. C. W. Adams, Chief Surveyor.

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Local Bodies. Deferredpayment and Pcrpotuallease Lands. Small Grazingruns. Total (Payments. Length, Locality, Description, and Particulars of Work authorised by Land Board. Brought forward Malvern Road Board Coldstream Road Board £ s. d. 410 8 0 15 4 £ s. d.i £ s. d. 11,000 12 10 15 4 Forming road from Lots 5 to 17, through Reserve 1824. 22 15 9 22 15 9 Ploughing few furrows on each side of Main South Road, from Section 57, Hinds Settlement, to Rangitata River, ditto cross roads and where necessary; clear off stones from centre of road named. Expended on roads to W. of railway leading to lots of Reserves 350, 35808, 35809, 35810, 35820, 35984, 35752. ) I Cuttings on road leading from Reserve 27752 towards 35157, shingling and improving road to 35151 and 35152. Repairs to road running from 10392 to police-station, and on to Reserve 2408. Expended on part of road S. of Reserve 2417, improvements of roads S.W. and N.W. of subdivisions of Reserve 1935, forming and metalling roads through subdivisions of Reserve 421. Opening up road running from S.E. comer of 35953, N.E. about SO chains. Forming and repairing : Part Waibi Road, village settlement of Orari; road S. of 35966, part road E. Reserve 1838, road S.W. of Lot 32 of Reserve 349, continuation road W. of Lot 26 of Reserve 349, road through and S.W. of Lot 45 of Reserve 389. Shingling roads: S.W. of Lots 23 and 24 of Reserve 349; W. of Lot 9 of Reserve 319 ; S. of Lots 12,13, and 4 of Reserve 389; S.W. of 1, 2, and 3 of Reserve 3S9. Improving roads: N.W. of Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, Town of S. Rakaia ; W. of Lots 1 to 6, subdivision of Reserve 283 ; N.W. of Lot 37 of Reserve 1381; N.W. of Reserve 176, and part S.E. of 6483, S.E. of 51, 53, part 54,12188; N.W. Reserves 1486 and 15940. ] Expended on roads : E. of 28262, 35823, 31770, &c, through I subdivisions of Reserve S66, through subdivisions of 261, near Ross Town; S.W. of subdivision of Reserve 144, j through and N. of subdivisions of Reserve 191. Expended on roads : Prom Clayton Road to 36092, road in 30291 to 36093, forming from Cattle Valley Road to 36094, forming road between 27301 and 27302 to 36096. Expended on road from 31422 to 34458. Upper Ashburton Road Board Waipara Road Board Waipara Road Board South Malvern Road Board East Malvern Road Board 250 9 11 j 250 9 11 25 11 2 55 3 10 80 15 0 6 7 0' ;33 10 0 39 17 0 1 19 7 1 19 7 30 2 lOi I 30 2 10 Le Bon's Bay Road Board Geraldine Road Board 6 14 .. 0 14 79 4 5 j .. 79 4 5 Temuka Road Board 86 4 4 86 4 4 Waimato County Council Waimate County Council Mount Peel Road Board 189 17 7 189 17 7 76 1 111 76 1 11 86 14 0 ! 86 14 0 Rakaia Road Board 197 17 8 197 17 8 Totals 1,471 0 10| i88 13 10 1,559 14 8