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Two large bridges are under construction, and, as the road work is well advanced an immediate start is to be made with the next, and last, section to the Haast' on which several large bridges will be needed. to otr^f 6 T!™ ime " C ! men ī T is bein s made witll the Haast Pass Road 1 th 6 SoUth WeSt,and R ° ad * 8 b ' id « e — These two roads will provide direct communication between the glaciers and other scenic attractions of Westland and the lakes of Otago. Camp? are being h workmen at the Makaroro end of Haast Pass Road, but, owing he °P T g f w qU + e i nt , SUPplieS by steamer ' tlle "umber of men on than fifty Westland cannot be immediately increased by more Taill^ nother «nportant work which is being started is completion of the Taumarunui Tokaanu Road, which will give employment to 200 men In Tokaarni fl W ° V f l \ a sllorter rout e between the Main Trunk district and okaanu, the road will open up some excellent timber country, and will enable anfafffie int<> &ImS ' b ° th al °"B the route A commencement is also be made with what is known as the Waitakere sum ge wZh?b ri v V S S l° n I T I b ° dieS have fo ™ d the reas^ble for , i ha^ e been . asked to contribute. This work will give employment for 200 unemployed married men of Auckland City and suburbs, and when completed will provide an excellent scenic drive near Auckland. «.v +W T f t0 f 6 -]■ res ® nt y™ r ' s Programme of roadworks, lam pleased to say that extensive activities have been planned for the purpose of furthering the development of the Dominion s roadmg-system, and it is proposed to appropriate for this purpose £500,000 more than was provided for the previous year. graph hereunder ex P enditure over the last twenty years is illustrated by

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT NET EXPENDITURE ON ROAD CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING MAIN HIGHWAYS FOR YEARS 1913-14 to 1935-36

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