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 In the matter of surfacing macadamised streets, the policy of tarring and dressing has been largely adopted, and at the present time 22 miles of carriage-way have been so treated.

For the surfacing of footpaths the laying of tar topping on the more important streets, and of tar dressing on others, has been adopted, and in all 1,261,700 square yards, or approximately 260 acres, are treated in this way.

Where private cart or carriage entrances cross the footpaths, stone sett, concrete, asphalt, wood-blocks, or tar macadam paved surfaces are provided at the cost of the owners, so that a good surface for pedestrians is assured on all properly-formed footpaths.

Apart from paving operations, the Council has of late years carried out many very important schemes, having for their object the improvement of the principal traffic routes in the City, The most notable of these is the scheme known as the Eastern Outlet, which was started in 1915 and completed in 1920. The trams commenced to run on this route in February, 1921.

The work comprised the widening of Beach Road from 66 feet to an ultimate width of 110 feet. An agreement was made with the Railway Department, under which it contributed a 30-foot strip of land along the