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Giles's Comer, Great North Road.—This is a road through the Hukerenui Village Settlement, being a branch from the Great North Road near the Hukerenui School, connecting with the road made through Blocks X. and XI., Hukerenui. About three-quarters of a mile of dray-road has been made through the Whangarei County Council during the past year. Tikiponga Hill.—This vote has been expended through the Whangarei County in improving the road over the hill, so as to give settlers better access to the railway-line. Helena Bay Road.—Through the Whangarei County this grant has been expended in forming a mile and a half of dray-road near its junction with the Opuawhanga-Whananaki Eoad. Kaimamaku.—About 8 chains of road at the top end of the Kaimamaku were made through the Whangarei County Council. This road will connect Whakapara Railway-station with a considerable area of Crown lands adjacent to Helena Bay. Otonga-Whananaki.—The vote was expended through the Whangarei County in improving the road from Whananaki to the Otonga Railway-station. During the year about three-quarters of a mile of dray-road was re-formed preparatory to being metalled. Otonga East Main Road is the road from Hikurangi Township to the south side of the Whananaki Harbour. This grant was expended by the County Council in re-forming and constructing some deviations. Three-quarters of a mile has so far been made. Hikurangi-Otonga is a continuation of the Otonga East Main Road. About a mile and a quarter of dray-road has been made and several small bridges and culverts have been erected. The works have been carried out through the Whangarei County Council. Opuawhangar-Whananaki is a portion of the Otonga-Whananaki Road. The Whangarei County have, with this year's vote, metalled about a quarter of a mile of the road, and rebuilt several culverts and small bridges. Opuawhanga, Blocks XIII. and XIV.; Whangarei, Blocks 111. and IF.—To give access to Crown lands in these blocks a bridle-road was constructed through the Toeroa Block No. 1, connecting with the roads lately made in the Ngunguru Block and leading to the Ngunguru Harbour. A few culverts have been put in, and the road improved. Opuaivhanga-Otonga East.—This vote was expended through the Whangarei County Council in constructing a mile and a quarter of dray-road, and in otherwise improving the present line. It connects Opuawhanga with the Hikurangi-Otonga Road, leading into the Hikurangi Township. Ngunguru-Sandy Bay.- —This line is being constructed by the Whangarei County Council, to give the settlers in the Ngunguru Block access to a boat-landing in Sandy Bay. Whareora-Taheke.—About half a mile of road has been constructed by the Whangarei County Council, to give settlers access to Ngunguru Harbour. Grahamstown-Parua Bay is a continuation of the line Whangarei-Grahamstown. During the year the Whangarei County Council have made about a mile and a quarter of dray-road. This line has been of great advantage to the Parua Bay settlers. Whangarei Heads.—The construction of this line, which is a continuation of the Grahams-town-Parua Bay Road, has been carried out by the Whangarei County Council, who have constructed about a mile of dray-road. Mangakaramea-Tangihua.-—'To give better access to the settlers about half a mile of road was metalled by the Whangarei County Council. Maunu-Maungatapere-Mangakahia.-—The new line, laid out through the Whatiri Block, to Poroti has been constructed, and the Council are now metalling same. This is a great improvement on the old road, which followed the ranges and had very bad grades. Maungakaramea-Ruarangi is the main road connecting these two parishes. The Whangarei County Council have constructed about a mile, and improved about a quarter of a mile. Ruatangata-Railway-station.—Under my supervision the Whangarei County Council have metalled about half a mile of this road, which gives access to the settlers in the Ruatangata Parish from the railway-line. Purua-Ruatangata-Mangakahia.—This is the main outlet for the Purua and Kaueranga settlers to Kamo, and opens up a considerable acreage of Crown lands. During the year the Whangarei County Council have constructed two bridges on the deviation formed last year, and improved about two miles of road. Tangihua No. 2- Tangiteroria.—This road is for the purpose of giving settlers in Tangihua No. 2 Block access to the Wairoa River at Tangiteroria. About a mile and a half of dray-road and a mile and a quarter of bridle-track were constructed by the Whangarei County Council. Whakapara-Mangapai.—The whole of this vote is being expended in remetalling portions of this road and in general repairs to culverts and watertables. Tokatoka-Mangapai. —Part of this vote was expended through the Whangarei County Council in improving and forming the road on the north side of the Mongonui River; the balance is being spent by the department in erecting bridges over the Okahu and adjacent streams. The Okahu was a continual source of danger to travellers, as it so often flooded, and therefore was difficult to cross. A considerable sum is yet required to form this road throughout. Waikiekie. —Under my supervision the Whangarei County Council have constructed half a mile of this road, which is a portion of the line between Mangapai and Pahi. Mangapai-Waikiekie.—A mile and a quarter of road from the junction of this line with the Great North Road at Mangapai has been constructed, the line having been regraded to improve the grades. This work was carried out under my supervision by the Whangarei County Council. Mareretu gives access to a considerable number of Crown tenants. About one mile and a half of cart-road has been formed. Mareretu-Finlayson's-Waipu.-—The construction of a part of this new line, which will very much shorten the distance between Paparoa and Waipu, has been carried out through the Otamatea County Council. Further works are now being carried out by the department.

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