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Massey Road.—-The metalling of the portion between White Hills and No. 1 Main Highway was put in hand during the year and good progress has been made. Great South Road.— Manukau County Section : Reconstruction and widening at the Tamaki Bridge is in hand, straightening the alignment of the highway. Franklin County Section : Considerable improvements in alignment, involving heavy earthwork, were carried out on the Bombay Hills deviation. Waikato County Section : " Beinforced-concrete bridges, totalling 378 ft. in length, have been completed at the Whangamarino, Rangiriri, Te Onetea, and Kimihia Streams, and 20 ch. of approaches formed and metalled. Between Mercer and Taupiri a total length of 8 m. 57 ch. of bituminous-penetration pavement has been laid, and from Taupiri to Ngaruawahia a contract has been let for similar work, with necessary widening and strengthening. Pokeno- W aihi.—R&vuaki Plains County Section: 3m. 38 ch. of three-coat bituminous sealing has been completed. Paeroa Borough : A seal coat was applied on various lengths in the borough. Waihi Borough : A contract was let for sealing 1 m. 26 ch., and the work put in hand. Pipiroa-Coromandel.—Ooiomg,nāel County Section : The work of widening to 18 ft. was completed, 210 ch. being finished this year. Kopu-Raglan.—Faema, Borough : Bituminous sealing on the Station Road was completed, and a seal coat applied between Criterion Bridge and the borough boundary. Piako County Section : A contract was let for the reconstruction and. sealing of 8£ m. between Waiharakeke Stream and the Western County boundary, of which 6 m. 61 ch. has been reconstructed and 3m. 45 ch. sealed. Four bridges have been widened to 20 ft., and one 40 ft. span bridge erected. A further contract has been let for the reconstruction of 1£ m. of this highway near Waitoa. Morrinsville Borough : The construction of 3 ft. bitumen shoulders to the existing work has been carried out. , , Waikato County Section: Leask's Bridge, of onej_2o ft. span m reinforced concrete, with approaches, has been completed. Raglan County Section : The widening between Whatawhata and Raglan, the greater part ot which was done last year, has been completed. Hamdltm-R'otarua.— Matamata County Section.—Cambridge-Tirau : An additional 146 ch. has been formed to 24 ft. width, and a further 20 ch. is in hand ; 187 ch. of rhyolite and gravelled surfacing was also completed. Wmtoar-Tawpfh— Putaruru Town "District : The whole of the proposals for sealing this area are now completed, 78 ch. being undertaken during the present year. BUmUe-^Howiok.— Manukau County Section : A total length of 3m. 58 ch. was paved m Portland cement concrete. Howick Town District: 88 ch. was paved in concrete. Te Aroha - Waharoa,— Piako County Section : Bituminous shoulders to the concrete pavement have been constructed over a length of 1| m. Kihikihi-Arapuni-Putaruru.—Wnipa, County Section : A further length of 39 ch. ot reconstruction and gravelling was carried out. Putaruru Town District : Reconstruction and sealing work was completed. Mount Albert - Royal Oak.—2 m. 44 ch. was surfaced with tar by the Mount Roskill Road Board. Te Awamutu - Cambridge.—Wnipst County Section : A deviation 38 ch. in length was formed. NgaruawaMa-Waingaro.—s3 ch. in the Mile Bush Section has been widened to 20 ft. in steep rock countrv, and a further 11J ch. is in hand. Pukekohe - Glen Murray, via Tuakau.— Pukekohe Borough : Widening to 18 ft. was completed and a concrete culvert constructed. ' , Cambridge--Morrinsville, via Eureka.—The whole of the highway m Cambridge Borough, 60 en. in length, was sealed with one coat of tar. Pukekohe-Bombay.— Pukekohe Borough : A length of 60 ch. has been reconstructed and sealed with bitumen, completing a bituminous surface throughout the borough. Station Road, Matamata.— Bituminous sealing was completed during the year. Gisbome-Whakatane, via Motu (No. 3 Highway District) .—Motu - Willow Tree Crossing - Nukuhou : Between Motu and Willow Tree Crossing, a number of sharp bends were cut back, and extra culverts of a total length of 935 ft. installed. Opotiki County Section : Two points were removed between Waiotahi and Nukuhou, a total ot 9 eh. being formed 22 ft. "wide and gravelled. Tenders have been called for a reinforced-concrcte bridge across the Kukumoa Stream. Opotiki Borough : 52 ch. was sealed with two coats of bitumen and 7 ch. with one coat. Whakatane County Section.—Nukuhou-Whakatane : 5 ch. of filling was deposited in the approaches to Rvan's Bridge, and guard-fences erected. ; . ,',' ' Whakatane-Tauranga.— Whakatane County Section.—Matata-Otamarakau : Approach roads, 23 ch in length, were constructed to the new concrete bridges at the Hereperu and Mimihau Streams. Tauranga County Section.—Te Puke - Tauranga : Contracts have been let for re-forming and metalling 9 m. 30 ch. of this road, of which If m. of reformation and 1 Hi. of metalling are completed. Tauranga-Waihi.—Tnmimga, County : Several bad corners have been cut back, and 209 lm. ft. of pipe-culverts installed ; 23 ch. of deviation at Dodds's has been formed and metalled. Rotorua-Napier (No. 3 Highway District).— Rotoraa-Waiotapu.—Rotorua Borough: Whaka Road was treated with a seal coat of bitumen. Cambridge-Taupo.— Two small bridges at 33 in. 60 ch. and 34 m. 20 ch. were replaced by large concrete-pipe culverts.

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