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was explored on the East Melick trunk road to Eedditt. This passed through a 

 broken, rocky country, unsuitable for agricultural purposes in most instances, and 

 diflScult and expensive to build. The second route explored followed the West 

 Melick trunk road, which is graded as far as lot 13, Concession 4, Township of 

 Melick. This route was found somewhat more satisfactory than the East Melick 

 trunk road, although it passes through a country with a comparatively small per- 

 centage of land suitable for agricultural purposes. In some instances, the country 

 is very rocky, and a road very difficult to construct. It was found, however, that a 

 road could be constructed connecting Eedditt Station with Kenora by this route, 

 opening up a fair percentage of agricultural land, which road might, in the future, 

 be extended westward along the Grand Trunk Pacific Eailway to connect with 

 Minaki on the' Winnipeg Eiver. 



$52,092.48 was expended on the roads in this district during the season of 1919. 



A view on the Trunk Road in the Rainy River Valley. 



DISTEICT OP EAINY EIYEE. 



Number of miles of new roads cleared , 22.5 



" old roads brushed 19 . 



" roads grubbed 27 . 



" new roads graded 16 . 



" old roads re-graded 42 . 



" roads gravelled 45 . 



culverts ibuilt 76 



culverts repaired 30 



bridges built 9 



bridges repaired 5 



iron pipes laid 2 



miles of tap drains dug 4.5 



" road ditches dug 19 . 



" corduroy laid 2 . 



Amount expended $137,102 26 



