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Lepperton Junction - Hawera, via, Opunake. —Taranaki County Section : The deviation at Katikara Stream, of 37 oh., has been metalled, and the approaches to the new Stoney River Bridge, 17-_ch. in length, have been formed, metalled, and bitumen-surfaced. Egmont County Section: A reinforced-concrete bridge of 25ft. span has been built at the Oaoiti Stream and a similar bridge of 50 ft. span at the Oeo Stream. A deviation 17 ch. in length is in hand at the Oeo Stream, the formation being practically completed. New Plymouth - Kaimata. —Taranaki County Section : The programme of improvements to grades, curvature, and width of the bituminous pavement south of New Plymouth has progressed a further distance of 75 ch., thus completing the first 2m. The earthwork is well advanced over the second 2 m. Sheet Road. —Eltham County Section : 18 ch. of approaches to the new bridge at Mangatoki Stream have been formed, metalled, and bitumen-surfaced. Waimate West County Section : 2m. 20 ch. of the bituminous pavement has been widened. Egmont County Section : 40 ch. has been sealed with bitumen. Stratford-Taumarunui (No. 7 Highway District). —Stratford County Section : Eastward from the Mangoatuku Road Junction a length of 100 ch. has been sealed with bitumen. Normanby - Manaia - Mount Egmont. —loo ch. of the bituminous pavement has been widened and a second coat of bitumen has been applied on 140 ch. Ihaia Road. —A second coat of bitumen has been applied over a length of 50 ch. Ngatimaru Road. —Waitara Borough : 30 ch. has been remetalled and sealed with two coats of bitumen. Auckland-Wellington, via Taranaki (No. 8 Highway District). —Patea County Section: 3£ m. of the bituminous pavement has been widened from 12 ft. to 15 ft., making a total of 9 m. of this work completed. Waitotara County Section : 33 ch. of heavy reconstruction and 8|- ch. of metalling on Kai Iwi Hill, and the bituminous surfacing of 2 m. 77 ch. between Goat Valley and Kai Iwi have been carried out. Wanganui County Section : The Wangaehu Hill, a distance of 76 ch., was reconstructed and metalled. Rangitikei County Section : Im. 8 ch. of metalling between Wangaehu and Turakina, which was reconstructed the previous year, and the bituminous surfacing of 3 ch. in Turakina Township were completed. Protective work was carried out at the northern approach to the Rangitikei River Bridge at Bulls. Ball Road. —l m. 20 ch. has been reconstructed and sealed with bitumen. Te Kuiti- Bulls, via Taumarunui (No. 8 Highway District). —Rangitikei County Section: A contract was let for the construction of the Hautapu River Bridge, Taihape, a concrete-arch structure, and the work is in hand. The formation of the Tohanga Road deviation has been completed and temporary bridges erected over the Makotuku and Heremaiea Streams. Kaharoa Road. —24J ch. of metalling was completed. Kohi Road. —46 ch. has been reconstructed and metalled. Momohaki State Farm Road. —A length of 9 ch. was reconstructed and metalled, completing the unmetalled gap in the highway. A further length of 40 ch. was remetalled and bitumen surfaced. Raetihi-Ohakune. —Raetihi Borough : The Makotuku Stream Bridge has been completed. Waimarino County Section : 30 ch. near the Ohakune Borough boundary was surfaced with bitumen, and a timber bridge replaced by a concrete-arch culvert. Rangitatau East and Watershed Road. —60 ch. of base-course metal was laid and several corners widened. Turakina Cliff Road, via Marton. —Gowers Hill, 23 ch. in length, is being reconstructed on improved alignment and grade. Wanganui-Horopito. —Between Horopito and Tohanga Road Junction 3 m. 33 ch. was reconstructed and metalled. Waverley Beach Road. —Waverley Town District: 19 ch. was reconstructed and surfaced with bitumen. Patea County Section : 37 ch. was re-formed and 32 ch. metalled. Wellington-Auckland, via Taranaki (No. 9 Highway District). —Makara County Section—Johnsonville - Tawa Flat - Piebald Corner Bridge : An old wooden bridge was replaced with a large twin-box concrete culvert. The road-alignment at the site was also improved. Porirua-Paremata Section; A commencement has been made with the realignment of the tortuous piece of road round the bends of the Porirua Harbour. During the year 40 ch. of new road was constructed and metalled. Hutt County Section —Paremata-Waikanae : Duck Creek Bridge was replaced with an 8 ft. by 10 ft. concrete culvert. Considerable improvement was made at the Paraparaumu Railway crossing by the removal of trees, hedges, &c. A concrete culvert at Horokiwi 15 ft. by 10 ft. was completed. Horokiwi-Paekakariki : The widening of the Paekakariki Hill has been completed. During the year 71 ch. was widened. The surface-sealing of the hill has also been completed, with the exception of a portion of the second coat. The sealing carried out during the year comprised 166 ch. of first-coat and 81 ch. of second-coat work. Horowhenua County Section : The Manakau Bridge, consisting of one 40 ft. span, was completed in concrete. The approaches, 10 ch., have been formed and metalled. The approaches to the Waikawa River Bridge have been surfaced with bituminous macadam. Between Levin and the Wirokino Bridge 2 m. 45 ch. was widened and prepared for paving, and 15 ch. of deviations at corners formed and metalled ; 3m. was surfaced with bituminous macadam.

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