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Health Department. Whangarei.—Thirty hutments for Native T.B. patients were completed. Tauranga.—A start has been made on the foundations for a new sanatorium at Rotorua, and forty privies for Maoris were completed at Whakatane. Repair work was carried out to three district nurses' cottages. Gisborne.—The construction of one T.B. hutment and forty tube privies was carried out. Stratford.- At New Plymouth two huts were erected for T.B. Maoris and tube privies for Maoris at various pahs and farms in the district. A garage was built for the district nurse at Opunake. Wellington. —Renewals and additions were carried out at four places. Nelson. —One hutment for T.B. Maoris was erected at Wairau. Christchurch. —The male pavilion at Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer, was completed. Painting, renovations, and repairs were made to three buildings. Invercargill. —The new labour block at St. Helens is nearing completion. General renovations were carried out at the main hospital and nurses' home. Justice Department. Courthouses. Tauranga.—Extensive renovations and repairs were executed at Whakatane and Opotiki, and a septic tank and drainage system was installed at the latter place. Gisborne. —Extensive renovations and alterations have been done at Ruatoria. A new building is being erected. Wellington.—Alterations and additions were made at Wellington. Dunedin. —At Oamaru an electric heating system was installed and at Cromwell a sewerage system laid. The Arrowtown Courthouse was shifted to Omakau. Invercargill.—The new Invercargill building is very nearly completed. Prisons. Auckland.—At Waikeria Borstal Institute two staff cottages were erected and a pasteurization and bottling plant was installed. Invercargill.—Extensive renovations and alterations were carried out at the Borstal Institution. Mental Hospitals Department. Auckland.—The nurses' home at Kingseat, together with renovations to villas 12 and 13, has been completed. At Avondale a hairdressing-saloon and glasshouse, and at Tokanui, villa No. 4, with new slaughterhouse and equipment, were erected. General alterations and maintenance were carried out at several other places. Wellington. —At Porirua the contract for demolition of towers and making good is approaching completion. Reroofing of the farm block is in hand. Christchurch. —A new villa No. 5 at Templeton is under construction. Nelson. —At Ngawhatu three new villas were completed and at Nelson repairs were made to the main building. Greymouth.—The construction of the nurses' home also additions to the laundry building are almost complete. National and Commercial Broadcasting Services. Christchurch. —At 3YA fresh staff accommodation of six rooms was erected. Painting and renovations were carried out at 3ZB. Invercargill. —A five-roomed residence was erected at Dacre. Native Department. Whangarei.—Seventy new houses, one hutment, and ten cowsheds were erected, and eight renovations carried out. Auckland.- Thirty-two Native houses were completed, and alterations and additions made to a number of dwellings. Taumarunui. —At Nihoniho and Taumarunui houses were built, and ten were completed at Te Kuiti. Tauranga.—Twelve cottages were constructed under the Native Housing Scheme, and thirteen cottages, eleven cow-sheds, and one wool-shed under the Native Development Scheme. Eleven alterations and forty-four painting jobs were attended to. Napier. —Nine residences were erected, and repairs and additions made to six others. Stratford. —At Hawera new office accommodation was arranged, and at New Plymouth renovations were carried out at the hostel. Gisborne. —Ninety houses were erected in this district. Maintenance was carried out at the Native Land Department Buildings. Police Department. Whangarei.—At Kaitaia a new building was erected. Auckland.—At St. Heliers a new station and residence was erected. Tauranga. —A new cottage was erected at Waikune and a new station at Rotorua. Wellington.-—At Miramar a new residence and station was erected and a new station built at Levin. Nelson.—At Motueka a new garage has been built.

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