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Wellington-Auckland, via Taranaki (No. 9 Highway District) : — Makara County Section : 7 ch. of two-coat and 26 ch. of first-coat sealing have been carried out. Hutt County Section : Paekakariki Hill—2 m. 49 ch. of second-coat sealing was completed. Five concrete crib walls and fourteen stone gabion walls have been constructed in repairing flooddamage. _ Horowhenua County Section : The Whirokino Deviation, 39 ch. in length, was surfaced with a bituminous penetration course. Manawatu County Section: The main drain flood-gate between the Manawatu River Bridge and Foxton was widened 25 ft. by the addition of three new gates, thus providing a substantially improved get-away for flood-waters. Wellington-Napier, via Wairarapa (No. 9 Highway District).— Hutt County Section: AkatarawaRimutaka Summit—Second-coat sealing was carried out over a length of 62 ch. Awahuri-Mangaweka, via Kimbolton. —Oroua County Section : Between Feilding and Cheltenham 1 m. of second- and third-coat sealing was carried out, completing the sealing of this section. Greatford-Woodville (No. 9 Highway District). —Aorangi Bridge at Feilding : The approaches to this bridge, 20 ch. in length, were sealed in three coats. Himatangi-Ashhurst, via Palmerston North. —Manawatu County Section : An experimental length of Im. of two-course bituminous surfacing was carried out. The lower course was mixed in place, while the top course consisted of low-cost plant mix. Fozton-Shannon. —Shannon Borough : A length of 20 ch. was prepared and sealed in two coats of bitumen. Levin - Palmerston North, via Shannon : — Shannon Borough : A length of 41 ch. was sealed in two coats. Kairanga County Section : Kahuterawa Bridge—This 80 ft. reinforced-concrete bridge with 14 ch. of approaches was completed. Fitzherbert Bridge, Manawatu River, Palmerston North : A contract was let for the erection of this reinforced-concrete bridge, which comprises four 112 ft. bowstring spans and seven 55 ft. beam spans, with a 22 ft. roadway and 5 ft. footway, and the work has been commenced. The formation of 7 ch. of the southern approach has been completed. Upper Hutt - Waikanae. —Widening at Akatarawa : Widening was carried out over a length of 1 m. 26 ch. Bunnythorpe-Kairanga. —l m. of second- and third-coat sealing was completed. Feilding-Hunterville. —Kiwitea County Section : Jamieson's Bridge—A contract was let and work commenced on the construction of this reinforced-concrete bridge, which consists of two 28 ft. and one 38 ft. spans. Pahautanui-Plimmerton. —4o ch. of this highway was widened. Porirua - Titahi Bay. —Bituminous sealing was applied over a length of 2 m. 67 ch., and a stone-faced seawall erected over a length of 1 m. 14 ch. Wellington-Napier, via Wairarapa (No. 10 Highway District) : — Featherston County Section : Rimutaka Summit - Featherston —A concrete crib wall 90 ft. long by 30 ft. high was erected at 6 m. 44 ch. in repairing flood damage. Wairarapa South County Section : Waiohine Bridge —Protective works are being carried out above the bridge to divert the river from the abutment. Pahiatua County Section : In the Konini Gorge 40 ch. of widening was carried out, with marked improvement to alignment and visibility. Masterton-Weber, via Alfredton : — Masterton County Section : 40 ch. of heavy widening has been completed. Waiohine Stream Bridge : A contract was let and work commenced on the erection of this bridge, comprising one 27 ft. reinforced concrete-beam span. Masterton-Castlepoint, via Tinui. —Masterton County Section : Devil's Elbow Deviation—The earthwork of this deviation has been almost completed, 40 ch. of formation being carried out during the year. Masterton-Stronvar, via Weraiti. —Widening was undertaken over a length of 1 m. 40 ch. Martinborough-Masterton, via Gladstone. —Martinborough Borough : The bituminous sealing of this section was completed by the application of a second coat over a length of 60 ch. Tupurupuru -Te Wharau. —Jackson's Creek Bridge : An existing ford was eliminated by the erection of this bridge, comprising one 24 ft. and two 16 ft. timber spans. Qreytown - Bidwills Gutting. —Featherston County Section : 2m. 40 ch. of this highway was sealed with one coat of bitumen. Martinborough-Otaraia : — Martinborough Borough : The bituminous surfacing of this section was completed by the application of a second coat over a length of 60 ch. Featherston County Section: Perry's Culvert No. 3—This concrete culvert, sft. by 4ft. and 48 ft. in length, was completed. Pahiatua Station Highway. —Mangatainoka River Bridge : This concrete bridge, 476 ft. long, with a 20 ft. roadway and two footways, was completed. Dreyers Rock Highway.— Dreyers Rock Culvert: This concrete culvert, 4 ft. by 4 ft. and 70 ft. in length, replacing an old timber-truss bridge, was completed. Westmere Highway: — Masterton County Section : Mangatepopo Bridge—The construction of this reinforced-concrete bridge, consisting of one 27 ft. span, was commenced. Waioterangi Bridge : The erection of this bridge, comprising one 42 ft. concrete span, was almost completed at the end of the year. Picton-Bluff (No. 11 Highway District) : — Marlborough County Section : Aubrey's Culvert, consisting of twin 3 ft. pipes encased in concrete, has been completed.

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