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Bluff Harbour ; Export Wharf, Auckland Harbour ; Waipapa Landing, Bay of Islands ; Waikareao Estuary, Tauranga Harbour ; Whakatane ; Extension to Matiatia Wharf, Waiheke Island ; Otapu Creek, Matakana Island, Tauranga Harbour. Boatsheds, Skids, Slipways, &c. —Anderson's Bay, Otago Harbour; Evans Bay, Wellington Harbour (5); Bluff ; Picton ; Lower Portobello Bay, Otago Harbour ; Vauxhall, Otago Harbour ; Boiler Point, Otago Harbour; Whakatakataka Bay, Auckland Harbour; Waikawa Harbour; Mission Point, Tauranga Harbour.; Tokomaru Harbour. Breastworks and Retaining-walls.—Groyne, Milford Beach. Reclamation. —Tauranga Harbour; Okahau Bay, Auckland (2) ; Okahu and Hobson Bays Auckland Harbour (2). (reneral. Construction electric transmission-lme over Northern W airoa River ; electric-power line, McCormack's Bay ; erection of electric transmission-line, Pukehuia, Northern Wairoa River (2) ; erection of electric transmission-line, Tangiteroria, Northern Wairoa River (2) ; septic tank and outfall pipe, Hobsonville Air Base, Auckland Harbour ; two crossings of Wanganui River at Piriaka with overhead electric transmission-lines; crossing of Waikato River between Peacocke Road and Hillcrest, Hamilton, by electric transmission-line ; erection of electric transmission -line, Uruti Bay, Pomare Bay, Pipiroa Bay and Waikare Inlet; electric transmission-line Veronica Channel (Waikare Inlet), Sulphur Point, Tauranga Harbour ; sewer outfall, Papakura Channel, Manukau Harbour ; Arthur's Nose, Lyall. Bay ; overhead crossing, electric transmission-line, Waikato River ; pipe-line, Rawawara Stream, Waitemata Harbour; railway bridge, Piako River; extension to clubhouse, Panmure, Tamaki River.

AERODROMES AND SUBSIDIARY SERVICES. The intervention of the war has necessitated every effort being made to accelerate the construction of flying-fields and buildings at Royal New Zealand Air Eorce Stations to meet the requirements of the Air Eorce Expansion Programme and the Empire Air Training Scheme. The greater part of this additional work has been completed, and it is expected that the remainder will be finished this financial year. In implementing the construction of buildings the ready co-operation received by this Department from building contractors merits high praise. The policy of utilizing modern earth-moving machinery, wherever possible, has proved its worth especially in the construction of flying-fields and the levelling of building-sites. Civil Aviation Programme. Work has progressed towards establishing additional aerodromes and air-route services alongexisting and projected air routes. Construction of civil aerodromes and landing-grounds has been pioceeded with, but subsequent to the outbreak of war no new major civil aerodrome-construction projects have been commenced. At the 30th June, 1940, there were eighty-three aerodromes and landing-grounds available for use. This figure includes ten emergency-landing grounds and five Air Eorce Stations. Construction is proceeding on four new civil aerodromes and two new emergency-landing grounds. Air-route services consisting of radio communications, radio direction-finding, and meteorological information have been extended. Several new radio stations have been completed and radio-direction-finding equipment has been installed in special accommodation. Musick Point Aeradio Station. 1 ransmitting-station. Two 150 ft. and four 75 ft. towers, on concrete foundations, were erected and fenced in. The roadway giving access to the site was formed and metalled, electric power and water-supply have been provided, a temporary transmitting-station and temporary married quarters weie erected, and a commencement made with the construction of the permanent transmitting-station and the operators' residences. Receiving-station.—The access road to Musick Point was formed, metalled, and sealed, and 13 chains of access to residential sites were formed and metalled. Water and electric power supply ave been provided for, and the erection ot two 75 ft. towers completed. The temporary receivingstation, the short-wave Adcock building, and two transformer sheds, together with five temporary married quarters, were erected. Residential sites were levelled off, and the erection of six residences and single men's quarters is now in progress. Overseas Air Route. A complete overseas air terminal has been provided at Auckland. This comprises moorings' facilities for landing passengers and freight, administration and workshop buildings, all at Mechanics, Bay, and a seap ane-hangar and facilities for slipping flying-boats at Hobsonville. All these facilities have been provided by the New Zealand Government and are in addition to those established by Pan American Airways. Emergency flying-boat moorings are being laid at Kaipara and Cornwallis, Manukau Harbour, wlule a marine survey of portion of Kaipara Harbour is shortly to be commenced to determine the location of an emergency alighting area for all classes of flying-boats. 1 o assist in the safe operation of aircraft over long ocean spaces it has been necessary to provide new aeradio facilities. A subsidiary station has already been erected at Awarua, Southland and work has been in progress at the Musick Point Aeradio Station, Auckland. In addition, New Plymouth

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