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Eketahuna County, Pahiatua County, Akitao County, Mauriceville County, and CastleMarlbt?L G hG™lp including Marlborough County, Awatere County, and Blenheim Borough. Wainea County; Richmond Borough and South Canterbury Group, including Mackenzie County, Geraldme County, Levels County Wafmlte Snty, Sraldine Borough, Temuka Borough, Waimate Borough, and Pleasant Point Town District. ... , ~ Tfcp Board has also recently agreed to subsidize the cost of painting and maintaining white Earthquake Damage. expenditure for the past two years was made up as follows :—

highways to their previous condition is approximately £100,000. Up to tne aim sum of £7,473 was spent by the Board. Purchase of Plant. a erand total value since the scheme was inaugurated of £155,694. pittas sum, , 31st March, 1931 : Power graders, 5 ; road-rollers, 3 , motor-lorries, 11 , raacro , the scheme, so that it is unnecessary to utilize ordinary revenue for this purpose. Testing of Highway Materials. SHfc as usual by machine for concrete pavements was the various pavements laid The results of compression tests carried out on the samples bored iiom Tne va v have been most satisfactory. Examination of Foremen and Overseers employed on Road-construction. petenoy «held outke lift August, ISUI. 7 eigbtv-fouj respectively in previous yea» The

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1929-30. 1930-31. Total. "■■"■' __________ : —*— ~ ——— — | " £ £ £ 51 907 44,539 I 96,446 Nelson- Westport .. ■■ ■■ ■• n'652 5 685 17,337 Murchison-Reefton .. .. •■ ■ ' 55)937 71)873 Westport-Karaniea .. .. •■ ■• > 2 1B9 9542 Various small items on other mam highways .. *> 10 j [ 86,878 j 108,320 195,198 . I