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Pakuratahi River : One small diversion at Kaitoke has been completed, while another and some bank protection is in hand. Hutt River: Work on straightening the river near the Borough of Upper Hutt over a length of 60 chains has been commenced. Waimea River : One-half mile of new stop-banking adjacent to the Appleby Bridge, together with repairs and raising of old banks, was completed. A 3-chain breach in O'Connor's stop-bank required 4,500 cubic yards of material to repair. Wairoa River : Ninety-five chains of river straightening immediately below Brightwater and 70 chains of clearing and diversion cuts was done in the vicinity of Fennel Island. Eleven chains of filter barriers were constructed. Near the Wai-iti River mouth 8 chains of diversion was completed, while 13 chains of stop-bank were restored and raised in Appleby Bridge area. Thirty chains of Redwoods Valley stream was deepened and willow-pulling done. Wai-iti River: Three and one-half miles of river diversion was completed, and cut-off loop is silting up satisfactorily. Near Wakefield 2| miles of extensive island clearance of gorse and willows, and less extensive clearance was completed over the remainder of the river to Brighwater. At Springs Grove 8 chains of stop-bank was constructed. Some continuous crate protection above Wai-iti Domain was renewed. Motueka River : Above Motupiko 15 chains of gorse and willow clearance and diversion cuts were completed. At Mararewa Railway-station a 13-chain filch cut and a 12-chain stop-bank were constructed and willows removed. Minor works included clearing of stranded willows and broom growth and bank-protection above Motueka Bridge with large boulders. Tadmor River : Willow-clearance, opening an old channel, and bank-protection with anchored willows was carried out. Takaka River : A large cut involving 25,000 cubic yards and 30 chains of stop-bank were completed. Nineteen and one-half chains of continuous stonework was done at Kotinga. Thirty chains of stone facing was placed near Takaka. Over another length of 32 chains two diversion cuts were completed. Anatoki River : A stop-bank 8 chains long and 8 ft. high was constructed to prevent river changing its course into the Onespec- Creek. Waingaro River: A crated wall 5 chains long and 5 ft. high was constructed to prevent overflows. Aorere River : A crated stone weir 2| chains long was constructed to check rapidly increasing scour. Shipmast Locust: Fifty per cent, of the plantings in the Nelson City Council's nursery are alive and most are showing vigorous growth. Christchurch District. —Karamea River : Twenty chains of massive stone bankproteetioo. and a stub groyne were constructed, while minor works were also attended to. Littlt Wanganui River: Periodical attention was given to the training-work. Bullei River : Near Rahui moderately successful work was done by the construction of a diversion cut to deflect some of the flood waters from the left bank. Nile liver : Work was not completed. Oparara River : Training-wall at the mouth was completed and severe flood damage to protection works repaired. Giles Gieek : Half the work of cleaning and deepening has been completed. Waimaigaroa River : River channels have been straightened to prevent further bank erosion

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