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The design shows one 242 ft. and two 72 ft. cantilever spans, and three 25 ft. land-spans, the total lpncth beinar 461 ft., and the height above the water 56 ft. . , Moawhango Bridge (Horouta).— The temporary bridge, consisting of one 70 ft. central understrut span and one 23 ft. and one 25 ft. land-spans, was started in February last and completed on the 11th May. It was decked 12 ft. wide, and has since been used for horse traffic It was made extra strong and of such a height as to serve as scaffolding for the permanent bridge. Owing the Torere Boad getting so much cut up last winter, work could not be resumed on this bridge till November 9 054 superficial feet of totara has been sawn near the site during the year, and 9,611 superficial feet'squared. All the timber and ironwork are now on the site ; the iron lower chords aie riveted and the top chords erected. It is expected that the bridge will be open for traffic m May XTpan lll?t P , with iron lower chord and timber top chord, the height above water-level em ' a jtanaitikei Bridqe (Olara). —Owing to the position, the western tower coming, according to the plans about 70 ft. into the river-bed, the design was altered from one 250 ft. suspension-span and inn f<- ion<l aran to one 324: ft suspension-span only, the contract price remaining at l3 as ZinX' ThisCjon the lith March, 1899. The.amende contra, time expires on the 23rd July, 1900. Mr. Joseph Dawson is the contractor. The four suspensiontowers are completed except the cornices; the four anchorages Me also ironwork and cables are all on the site, and also most of the timbei. The trusses are now bei 0 fram 7lanaitikei Bridae (Vinegar Hill), £1 for £1 (to Account).— The new design of this bridge consists of one 206 ft. 6 in. bow-string span, one 120 ft. truss-span, one 79 ft. truss-span and one 15 ft span The plans were passed on the 23rd February, and tenders are now being called by the Rangitikei County Com J for the erection. The matenal for bow-. rm| g.rd,, wee prepared and delivered at Wellington by the Berlin Bridge Gompany, America for £983 7s. 3d., bu fnf-il cost with expenses landed at the site amounted to £I,3JU -L-.S. iua. KaM Bridge (Approaches).-On the Marton side 141 chains of aray-road has been formed and remetalled the old Westoe Boad being utilised wherever possible and 200 lln eal feet culvertiT have been put in. On the Halcombe side a length of 51 chains of dray-road has been formed together with 52 lineal feet of culverts, and a bridge across the Eangi awa Creek consisting of three 25 ft. spans. A progress-payment was certified to on 4th August, but the works are not^neluded in this year's returns owing to the final payment not having been made. Banaitikei Bridqe, Bull's (to Account).— Plans were prepared and tenders called for a pile bridge with ten 125 ft., two 122 ft. 6 in., three 20 ft., one 10ft., and one oft. spans, total 1,570 ft., on a site a few chains above that of the original bridge, but no tenders have been accepted, and fresh tenders are now invited. At the lower site a temporary bridge of white-pine, consisting of twenty-five spans of 25 ft. each, total length 625 ft., has been erected, height of decking above "TSS.'S'ftri-Th. bridle-track to the snmmit of Tongariro was inclnd.d in laet vear's returns but several outstanding accounts are included m this year s expenditure. The proposed shelter-shed at Ketetahi has not yet been erected. There have been several tourist parties UP %anqaJdßZTr°Trust.-m. J. T. Stewart, Secretary to the Trust, is submitting a special report oSe operations carried out under his charge. The traffic, especially m passengers, has largely increased on the „ver. The .steamer, See months. * jfi belonging to Messrs. Hatrick and Co. have made 123 trips to Pipirilri during the seasorf ® dimensions new river-boat ie—Length, 100 ft.; width, 16 ft.; draught, 14 in.; and speed, twelve mrles. She will be capable ° f and Clifton Block (Flood-damages).-Under this item 50 chains of formation was formed on theWaranui Eoad, and 3-1 acres felled alongside of it to Out, of this item 14 chains on the Cage Boad was rounded up and metalled and 24 te neW offices for the Lands and K^d^Stock a DepaTment-Offices have been finally approved of, and tenders will shortly C& MtmihaM e been on maintenance. In March 1899 the last of the roads in the block were handed over to the local bodies. Kaitieke —On the Taumaranui Boad 264 chains of road was cleared out of this vote. Ihis nart of he road is now good travelling, though several bridges require renewal. On the Upper Retaruke Valley 296 chains of engineering survey has been executed, and two contracts are now Es=»o^ KM b pSr» ,o° rS W-tt t-nbi Road would verv much shorten distance for supplies. _ Marton No 3 —On the Manganui-a-te-ao Boad 33 chains of clearing has been clone giving accesf to Section 22. On the pSkekaha Boad 189 chains engineering survey and 44 chains; of bridle-track have been completed. Three other contracts are nearly so, and one more being

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