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Table No. 9.—Statement showing the Expenditure and Work done on Roads under the Control of the Department of Lands and Survey, for the Twelve Months ended the 31st March, 1894— continued.

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i i "Work. Amount voted for Expenditure 1603-94. Expenditure Engineering from Surveys made 1st April, 1803, from 1st April, to 1893, to 31st 31st March, 1S04. March, 1301. Drav- Bridle- Bridges Eoads constructed. Improved. Maintained. Area of I Crown Land rendered ay- Bridle- Dray- Bridle- bettor ad. road. road. road. accessible. Remarks. Drayroad. £ s. d. 34,185 0 0 £ s. el. 20,252 10 7 M. oh. 114 68 M. ch. 56 22 M. ch. 54 2 No. 15 Ft. 516 M. ch. 16 2 M. ch. 15 43 M. ch. 20 58 M. ch. 39 34 Acres. 269,676 Brought forward 90 Miscellaneous Eoads and Roads to open up Lands — continued. Wellington —continued. Te Kapua (Sommerville) Wanganui United and Clifton Ko. 1 Road through University Reserve .. Bridge over Makuri River, near Township Waikanae-Hutt Road Ihuraua Valley Road Miscellaneous and Engineering Wellington Fruitgrowers' Association 210 217 218 219 500 0 0 300 0 0 400 0 0 300 0 0 118 6 2 2 72 •• Clearing road into Sommerville Association Block. 100" o o 1 20 028 ■• 2-20 221 222 500 0 0 300 0 0 1,700 0 0 Detailed information not to hand. 1,408 3 1 3 0 4 3" 0 •• Totals, Wellington 38,185 0 0 15 269,676 30,912 0 2 120 CO 56 22 55 22 516 16 30 15 43 20 58 39 34 223 224 225 226 227 Nelson — Port to Stoke, Rocks Road Riwaka Valley Bridle-track Takaka-Riwaka Road Little Sydney Road 750 0 0 1G0 0 0 800 0 0 100 0 0 524 10 5 60 0 0 800 0 0 100 0 0 0 50 3 0 This expenditure represents excavation work by prisoners (13,700 yards removed). Opening track up the valley. Contracts for another 3 miles of construction let and work in progress, under the Collingwood County Council. Track 5ft. wide with box-culverts. Contracts prepared for further section of 60 chains drayroad. Deviation, 6ft.-wide track, chiefly rock cutting. Contract let and work in progress. 226 1 40 227 Pigeon Valley-Dovedale 300 0 0 130 0 0 228 229 228 Wairoa Gorge Road Ngatimoti Bridge 350 0 0 430 0 0 150 0 0 250 0 0 0 11 229' Carried forward .. 2,890 0 0 2,014 10 5, 0 50 3 0 1 51