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Victoria Valley - Mangonui. —Garton's Corner Bridge : Concrete piles have been driven and the erection is in progress. Puriri Bridge : Piles have been fabricated and the erection is in hand. Broadivooi-Kaitaia. —Awaroa Bridge to Herekino Section: Contracts have been let for the formation work on the 4J m. of clay gap. Herekino-Wainui Junction Section : Lee's Bridge, a 20-ft.-span in timber, has been erected. Waimamaku-Ohaeawai. —Kaikohe to County Boundary Section : 74 ch. was metalled and a top course of shingle laid, thus closing the unmetalled gap on this highway. Whangarei-Kawakawa. —Otonga to County Boundary Section : Three bridges on the Waiariki Plat and two bridges at Waiotu, totalling 4.60 ft., have been completed. These consist of rollcd-steel-joist spans on concrete piers, with reinforced-concrete decks. Approach work is in hand. Maungatapere-Kaikohe. —Awarua Gorge Section: 20ch. of base-course metal has been laid. Contracts were let for the erection of three timber bridges, which are well in hand. Kaikohe to Mangakahia Section : 2m. 16 ch. of base-course was laid. Whangarei-Dargaville. —40 ch. was formed in preparation for bituminous surfacing between Whangarei and Maungatapere. Dargaville-Maungaturoto. —Anderson's Bridge : This bridge has been completed, with the exception of approaches. Bascombe's Bridge : The erection of this bridge is in progress. Wellsford-Whangaripo. —Top-course metal was laid on the base-course put down last year, completing 2 m. 73 ch. Wayby-Mangawai. —34-J ch. was metalled north of Te Arai. Te Hana - Tomarata. —2s ch. of metalling was completed. Kaukapakapa - Port Albert. —36 ch. was metalled on the Hoteo Bridge approaches, and a total length of 1| m. on the Tauhoa to Mangakura, Boler's Hill, Mount Bonnie, and Putahi Flat Sections. Tauhoa to Wharehine Section : 4|- in. of sandstone and conglomerate base-course was laid throughout the length, and improvements to alignment and widening of formation carried out. Tauhoa - Kaipam Flats, —A wearing-course was placed on the sandstone base laid last year. AucMand-Maungaturoto. —Silverdale-Maungaturoto Section—Waiwera Southwards : The southern approach to the Waiwera Bridge was completed, and a sandstone base-course laid. Waiwera Bridge : A commencement was made with the construction of this bridge at the beginning of the year. The work has been delayed by difficulty with the pile-driving, but at the close of the year the six continuous spans to the centre expansion joint had been constructed and the pile-driving was two piers in advance of the completed work. Puhoi-Warkworth Section : Langridge's Bridge, consisting of two 30-ft. spans in steel and concrete, has been completed. Culverts : One reinforced-concrete culvert, 3§ ch. of pipe culverts, 2 ch. of concrete channelling, and 13 ch. of spall drains were constructed. Formation: The earthwork of the formation and creek-diversion between 4m. 66 ch. and sm. was completed. Between 12 m. 24 ch. and 13_m. 7 ch. formation has been practically completed, and the length between 9 m. 35 ch. and 10 m. on the Pohuehue deviation was prepared for metalling. Sandstone base-course : In completion of the previous year's programme of an all-weather route to Warkworth a further 1 m. 40 ch. of metalling was carried out, together with 56 ch. of temporary track. Metalling : The formation recently constructed between 12 m. 23 ch. and 12 m. 63 ch. was metalled to full width. Top-course metalling on sandstone was carried out over a total length of 3m. 79 ch., involving 6,427 cubic yards of Motutara metal. Dome-Wayby Section —Culverts : Three large reinforced-concrete culverts were constructed and 9 ch. of pipe-culverts laid. Formation: Formation contracts were let for work between 20 m. 33 ch. and 21 m. 34 ch. Sandstone base-course : 122 ch. of half-width base-course was laid, also 42 ch. of temporary track in the vicinity of the Hoteo Bridge. Metalling : 54 ch. of metalling was laid and consolidated. Wayby-Wellsford Section—Metalling : 25 ch. of top-course work was carried out. Wellsford -Te Hana Section : Formation was carried out in the Wellsford Township for a distance of 15 ch., 6 ch. of which was metalled, and a further 50 ch. length of metalling was completed. To Hana - Topuni Section : The metalling of this section was completed. Topuni-Kaiwaka Section : Formation. The filling at the north approach to the Topuni Bridge was partially carried out. Birkenhead-Albany Section : 81|- ch. of cement-penetration pavement has been constructed. A further length of 211 ch. is being constructed in bituminous penetration, which will complete the paving of this section. Motutara Island. —Further developmental work and plant extension have been undertaken at the quarry on this island. Auckland- Helensville-W aiwera. —Contracts have been let for the reconstruction of Whau and Brigham's Creek Bridges, and the work is in progress. Northcote Road. —The Northcote Borough has completed the sealing of the shoulders to the concrete pavement. Titirangi Road.- —Concrete paving over the full length of this highway was undertaken during the. year, and has been completed full width in the Waitemata County, and half-width in the New Lynn Section. Waileumete - West Coast. —Considerable improvements have been made by widening the formation and. cutting back corners.

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