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Upper Riccarton - Arthur's Pass. —Tawera County Section —Broken River Bridge : A light-traffic bridge, 100 ft. long with 7-ft.-wide deck, in hardwood, has been completed, and a contract let for the approach banks, protective works, and metalling. Darfield-Arundel, via Upper Rakaia Gorge Bridge (No. 14 Highway District). —Selwyn County Section —Selwyn River Bridge : This bridge, 300 ft. long and 12 ft. wide, consisting of ten 30 ft. spans on reinforced-concrete piles, has been completed, and a contract let for the formation of the approaches and metalling. Rakaia Gorge : 2m. 24 ch. has been improved, by widening on the left bank of the river leading to the bridge. Ohristchurch - Governors Bay, via Dyers Pass. —Victoria Park to [Sign of Kiwi : 1 m. 42 ch. of road has been improved- by widening, lengthening culverts, and building stone walls. Junction near Kaiapoi to Waddington, via Rangiora and Bennetts. —Skew Bridge : The construction of this bridge, consisting of four 30 ft. spans on reinforced-concrete piles, has been completed. Clarkville Deviation : The formation of a deviation 1 m. 10 ch. in length and 35 ft. in width has been completed, and the metalling is in hand. Christchurch - Russley Road Junction, via Burnside Road. —107 ch. of bituminous sealing in threecoat work has been completed between Clyde Road and Rossall Street, and two further £ m. sections have been surfaced with one coat. Picton-Bluff (No. 15 Highway District). —Ashburton County Section —Dromore-Ashburton : The reconstruction and metalling of 7 m. 60 ch. of road has been completed in preparation for bituminous sealing. Ashburton River Bridge : The erection of this reinforced-concrete bridge, 1,120 ft. long, with 22 ft. deck and 6 ft. footway, has been completed, and a contract let for the approach banks. Geraldine County Section —Cooper's Creek Bridge : A 40 ft. bridge, 20 ft. wide, in steel and concrete, has been completed, and a contract let for the approach banks. Waihi River Bridge : A contract has been let for the erection of this bridge, consisting of six 40 ft. spans in steel and concrete, and work is in progress. Waihi Creek Bridge : This 40 ft. span bridge, 20 ft. wide, in steel and concrete, has been completed. Levels County Section : The reconstruction of 7m. 65 ch. between Arowhenua and Timaru Borough boundary has been completed in preparation for bituminous surfacing, which work is in progress on a length of 4 m. at the south end. Waimate County Section —Junction Pareora - Cave Highway to Junction Deep Creek - Waihao Downs : 4 m. 58 ch. of bituminous paving, 18 ft. wide, has been carried out, making a total of 13 m. 50 ch. on this section. Horseshoe Bend Bridge and Deviation : A reinforced-concrete bridge 32 ft. long has been completed. Darfield-Arundel, via Upper Rakaia Gorge Bridge (No. 15 Highway District). —Cavendish Culvert: A reinforced-concrete 8 ft. culvert, 32 ft. in length, has been completed. Timaru-Queenstown, via Tekapo and Lindis Pass (No. 15 Highway District). —Levels County Section : Light-traffic bridges, 30 ft. long and 10 ft. wide, of hardwood on concrete piers, have been constructed over Day's and Sutherland's Creeks. Mackenzie County Section : A concrete culvert, 19 ft. by 14 ft., has been constructed near Fairlie. Lake Pukaki-Hermitage. —2o miles of road has been improved by widening at the Pukaki end. Waihao Downs-Wright's Bridge, via Hakataramea. —l m. 50 ch. at the Waitaki River has been widened. Geraldine-Fairlie, via Cattle Valley —Concrete culvert at White's Corner : A concrete culvert, 19 ft. by 14 ft., has been constructed near Fairlie. Picton-Bluff (No. 16 Highway District). — Kartigi Beach: The widening and improvement to curvature and visibility of the section between Bushey and 43 m. 20 ch. have been completed. Waitaki River - Shag Point —Oamaru to Pukeuri: The bituminous sealing of the remaining portion of this section, 3 m. in length, has been completed. Muddy Creek Bridge and Small Bridge near Bushey : These bridges, comprising three 40 ft. and one 20 ft. spans in steel and concrete, have been completed. Deviation at Bushey : This work, which includes the improvement to curvature and visibility and gravelling between 38 m. 65 ch. and the Kartigi Beach Section, and also the approaches to the Bushey bridges, has been completed. Waitati-Waikouaiti: This section between 13 m. 42 ch. and 21 m. 10 ch. was reconstructed in waterbound macadam and brought up to a high standard of curvature and visibility. Goodwood Deviation : This deviation, which eliminates the old Goodwood Hill, has been completed. Pukeuri-Kurow. —Little Awakino Creek Bridge : This bridge, comprising two 12 ft. and one 15 ft. spans in steel and timber, has been constructed. Dunedin - Port Chalmers. —Port Chalmers Borough : Improvements to curvature and the reconstruction and bituminous surfacing between the existing sealing and the approach, to the railway overhead bridge have been carried out. Ida Valley Railway-station - Moa Creek School. —Poolburn Bridge : This reinforced-concrete beam and slab bridge of 37 ft. span has been completed. Paimerston-Queenstown, via Becks. —Pigroot Bridge : This structure, a 37 ft. span in steel and concrete, was completed. Arrow River Bridge : This structure, consisting of one 63 ft. and two 34 ft. steel spans with concrete deck, has been completed.

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