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South Canterbury District No. 58 State Highway, Christchurch-Timaru. —Rakaia-Chertsey-Gordon's Corner Section : 9 miles completed in plant-mix surfacing. Rangitata Bridges : Resurfaced in plant mix. Washdyke-Timaru Section : 2 miles completed in plant mix. No. 59 State Highway, Timaru-Dunedin. —Otaio, Waihao, and Makikihi Bridges: Extensive repairs were effected to these bridges during the year. No. 60 State Highway, Timaru-Cromwell.—Mcintosh Bridge : A reinforced-concrete bridge 50 ft. in length completed during the year. Rona Bridge : A reinforced-concrete bridge 30 ft. in length completed during the year. Bain's Crossing : Contractor has commenced work on this culvert. Pukaki Township : A short length of 17 chains reconstructed and sealed. No. 611 Main Highivay, Chertsey-Kyle.—Ashburton County : In Chertsey Township section, 16 chains maintenance sealing completed. No. 224 Main Highway, Waimate-Studkolme.-—Waimate County: Bathgate's Road - No. 59 State Highway section,2 miles 60 chains reconstruction, priming, and sealing completed. No. 640 Main Highway, Morven-Waihao. —Waimate County : No. 59 State Highway - Morven Township section,2 miles 5 chains reconstruction completed. No. 217 Main Highway, Pukaki - Tasman Glacier. —Forty-three chains reconstruction and sealing completed at Pukaki Hydro-works. No. 207 Main Highway, Ashburton-Wakanui.—Ashburton County : Cochrane's Road - Chertsey Road section, 6 miles maintenance sealing completed. North and Central Otago District No. 59 State Highway, Timaru-Dunedin. —Widening of the seal width to 22 ft. and improvement of curvature over the 4-| miles Maheno to Herbert section were continued and completed. The first application of smoothing coat, amounting to 2j tons per 100 square yards, to this length was also completed. Widening and improvement to curvature of a 3|-mile-length north of Hampden are in hand, and approximately 3 miles has the earthwork completed. Plans have been approved for the deviation (length, 1 mile) and new 700 ft. bridge at Maheno to replace two old bridges and avoid a flood area. A fill was completed at the Waianakarua River (North Branch) Bridge to improve the sight distance, a 12 ft. timber bridge at Waitati was replaced with a double-barrel pipe culvert, and plans and materials are ready for a start on a 10 ft. by 7 ft. 6 in. culvert at Goodwood to overcome frequent flooding. No. 60 State Highway, Timaru-Cromwell. —Ohau-Cromwell Section: In the establishment of the Omarama Depot, the foreman's cottage has been shifted into Omarama and single men's quarters have been set up. The Omarama Stream Bridge, an 85 ft. three-span reinforced-concrete structure, was completed early in the year. A deviation of 60 chains length has been completed over the Locharburn to replace a tortuous length of highway. Between Locharburn and Lowburn 7J miles of preparation, priming, and sealing have been completed. No. 64 State Highway, Milton-Queenstown. —Roxburgh-Alexandra Section : Work on a deviation 1-J miles in length between Shingle and Gorge Creeks is in hand ; 41 chains of formation completed. Immediately south of Alexandra, 11 miles 44 chains of preparation, priming, and sealing and 40 chains of preparation and dust-laying seal coat have been completed. Yictoria Bridge - Gibbston : 2 miles of preparation and dust-laying seal coat have been completed.

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