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Mataikona-Pakowai Road (in Block XIII). —Instructions have been given for an engineering survey to be made for the construction of about a mile and a half of this road. It is hoped that the work will be put in hand shortly. Wainui-o-mata (from Glendonald-Wairere Road to Education Reserve, Upper Taueru District). —A grant of £lOO to the Upper Taueru Eoad Board has been issued quite recently. Nothing has vet been done: Kakaamu Road. —A grant of £2OO was made to the Masterton Eoad Board. This sum was expended in metalling 2 miles 70 chains of the road. Flat Bush Road.—A grant of £5O was given to the Wairarapa North County Council for the purpose of forming a deviation of this road to give access to section 82, and the work done consisted of felling and clearing the bush for 57 chains, the formation of 39 chains of road 10 ft. wide, and the construction of two culverts of a total length of 82 ft. Lang's Road.—On this grant of £lOO, which was recently issued to the Upper Taueru Eoad Board, no work has been done. Lang's Section (Wairere), Bagg's Road (£1 for £l).—A grant of £250 was given to the Upper Taueru Eoad Board for the construction of this road, and up to the present 2 miles 10 chains of roadformation and a small platform-bridge have been made. The work is still in progress. Barton's Road.—On this road 5 miles 66 chains of engineering surveys has been completed, and the road has been stumped and formed to a width of 16 ft. for a distance of 2 miles 10 chains. Twenty-one culverts, of a total length of 288 ft., have been constructed. 390 cubic yards of slips have been cleared, 1,290 cubic yards of rock have been excavated, and 12 chains of drains have been cut. Barton's- Mangamahoe Junction. 1 mile 61 chains of engineering survey was made, 2 miles 1 chain of dray-road constructed, and nine culverts, totalling 187 ft., were placed in. position. Dagg's Road. —A grant of £lOO was given to the Mauriceville County Council recently for works on this road ; nothing has been done. Ihurawa Road to Barton's Line (£1 for £l).—A subsidy of £l5O was recently given to the Wairarapa North County Council, but nothing has yet been done on the road. Bideford Road, via Mangapakeha (£1 for £1). —A grant of £2OO was given to the Castle Point Eoad Board. Twenty-seven culverts have been constructed, and the road was surveyed, graded, and pegged, and also formed to a width of 12 ft. for a distance of 2 miles 4 chains. Tawatahia Road.—Tenders were called for metalling this road, and only one was received, which was not accepted. I would suggest that as soon as the weather is favourable in the spring the work be done by day and co-operative labour. Waingawa Road (Te Mam). —The principal works undertaken on this road during the year have been the formation of 26 chains for a width of 12 ft. and of 13 chains 6 ft. wide. Culverts of a total length of 76 ft. have been constructed, and metalling 10 ft. wide and 8 in. deep has been done for a distance of 4 chains. East Coast Road (Masterton).— The grant for this work having only been issued quite recently, nothing has been done. Tenui Bridge and Road (Contribution). —A grant of £450 has been made to the Wairarapa North County Council, and a contract has been let for the construction of the bridge. The desirability of the site selected having been questioned, it was inspected and reported on. 6 chains of embankments have been made, and the bridge, which is of three spans and a total length of 148 ft., is nearly completed. Tenui Valley Road. —Tenders were called for metalling this road, but none were accepted. I would suggest that the work be done by co-operative contract as early as possible in the spring. In all cases when tenders were called for metalling very few were received, and I would suggest that next season all metalling should be done by settlers on the co-operative system. Uruti-Castlepoint Road. —A grant of £lOO has been made to the Wairarapa North County Council, but no work has been done. Kaiwhata Runs (Kaiwhata-Ghalmers).—This road has been formed to a width of 16 ft. for a distance of 1 mile 27 chains. Eleven culverts, of a total length of 204 ft., have been made, and 18 chains of drains have been cut, and 1 mile of dray-road maintained. Kaiwhata Run 49 Road.—The bush has been felled and cleared for a length of 4 chains, and the road has been formed to a width of 10 ft. for a distance of 88 chains. One small bridge was erected, and six culverts, of a total length of 74 ft., have been constructed ; 850 cubic yards of blue rock were excavated, and 6 chains of drains have been cut. Mangaoronga Road.—A grant of £134 has been given to the Eketahuna County Council for works on this road. 31 chains of engineering surveys have been completed, but no other work has been done. Rewa Survey District, Small Grazing-run No. 51.—Formation for a length of one mile to a width of 10 ft., culverts of a total length of 162 ft., and cutting 6 chains of drains have been the principal works undertaken on this road. This formation should be extended a distance of about two miles, so as to give access to the run. Smith's Road. —-A grant of £l3O was issued recently to the Mauriceville County Council, but no work has been done. Mangaraupi Road (Stirling Block). —This road has been formed to a width of 14 ft. for a distance of 2 chains, and three culverts of a total length of 58 ft. have been constructed. Hukamd-Masterton Special Settlement Road.—This road has been completed and sown down in grass. The work consisted of 1 mile 69| chains of road widened to a width of 16 ft.; 1 mile 54 chains has been sown down, and 1 mile 50 chains of a dray-road maintained. Towai Road (Rising Sun Association).—During the year, besides the usual work connected

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