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Courthouses. Whangarei. —General repairs have been carried out. Kaikoke. —Building has been repainted. Supreme Court, Auckland. —Caretaker's quarters have been renovated, find additional electriclight installed. Raglan. —The whole of the exterior of this building has been painted and renovated. Puhekohe. —Foundations of new building are in, and damp-course laid for commencing brickwork, Ormondville. —Building has been repainted. Hastings. —Electric light has been installed. Waipukurau. —The new building is practically completed. Gisborne. —The exterior of building has been painted, and an office has been fitted up in this building for the Inspector of Machinery. Opunahe. —The exterior of this building lias been painted and repaired. Manaia. —Electric light has been installed in this building. Stratford. —A contract has been let for painting and renovating. Levin. —Furniture and fittings for this office were constructed in the Public Works Workshops. Foxlon. —Repairs were effected throughout the building. Dannevirke. —Repairs and alterations were effected throughout the building, and the yard was asphalted. Supreme Court, Wellington. —A number of rooms were renovated. Magistrate's Court, Wellington. —The exterior of the building was painted. Masterton. —Alterations were effected to the interior of the building, and roller-shutter cases and other office furniture and fittings were supplied. Pahiatua. —The building was painted and repairs were effected throughout. Talcaka. —A wired-paling fence was erected on three sides of the section. Magistrate's Court, Christchurch. —New spouting was fixed and minor repairs attended to. Supreme Court, Christchurch.. —A quantity of shelving was erected, and better accommodation provided for the jury. Rangiora. —Electric light was installed. Amberley. —This Courthouse was thoroughly renovated, interior and exterior. Akaroa. —Renovations were attended to. Methven. —This building was painted and repair works were carried out. Lyttdton. —Alterations and. the removal of fittings were attended to. Timaru. —The spouting was renewed, and renovations commenced. Law Courts, Dunedin. —Repairs, &c, to skylights have been carried out. Lawrence. —Repairs to asphalt and plaster on walls have been completed. Middlemarch. —Macrae's Courthouse was removed to Middlemarch, and re-erection has been completed. Outram. —The exterior of this building has been painted. Bluff. —Repairs and renovations have been carried out. Gaols. Gisborne. —The erection of a concrete wall and kerbing and channeling to main gate is in hand. New Plymouth. —The yards and footpaths in exercise portions have been tarred and sanded, and the concrete paths have been repaired. A new cast-iron boiler provided for boiling pig-feed, leaks in the roof repaired, &c. Electric-light extensions were installed in the dome for the convenience of church services. One warder's cottage was repapered and repainted, and electric light installed. Terrace Gaol, Wellington. —The police residence was converted into flats, and bath, sink, and gas cooker, and water-supply were installed in each. Wi Tako. —A " Delco " lighting plant was installed by the Public Works Workshops staff. Addington. —The kitchen was overhauled and gas-cooking appliances installed. An electric motor and pump was provided to pump water from artesian well. An electric-lighting system was installed, and six register grates substituted for open fireplaces. Timaru. —Electric light was installed and repair work carried out. Paparua. —Now that sufficient supplies of cement are coming to hand more readily, good progress should be made with the various buildings connected with the prison. An iron hand-railing has been erected on the balcony of the west cell range, and the padded cell has been completed. Good progress has been made with the porches and floor ; temporary divisional exercise-yards have been erected. The kitchen block is completed with the exception of the baker's oven. The divisions in the bathrooms have been erected. A large iron tank has been erected at the back of the block. A5O ft. well has been sunk, and the water-supply for the buildings is assured when the motor-pump is installed. The excavations for a large septic tank are nearly ready for cementing. Work on the construction of the east cell range has been progressing steadily. Work on No. 1 temporary block has been proceeding. These buildings are being converted into an up-to-date farm-steading. A handsome stable with sixteen stalls and one loose-box is completed with the exception of the floor. A large motor-garage has been completed. A shearing-shed with two shearing-stands has been erected, with sheep-yards adjoining. Cow-byres with sheds and dairy have been built, and the shed is being erected round three sides of the enclosure. The new piggery, containing twenty sties, is almost completed. A large number of blocks and tiles have to be manufactured for the various building-works. The Gaoler's residence has been completed. The seventh block cottage is nearing completion. No. 2 cottage was removed to a better position on the Church Road. The kitchen has been removed from No. 1 Division to No. 2 Division, and a double hot-water service installed.