ROADING POLICY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 48, Issue 155, 12 April 1928, Page 6

ROADING POLICY.

CONFERENCE AT CHRISTCHURCH REPORT REFERRED BACK. ,(Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The conference on road construction ■and maintenance in the Canterbury district from the Conway River to the Rangitata, held yesterday, was attended by Professor A. H. Tocker (Canterbury College), Messrs B Falck b. W Freeman. (Canterbury Automobile Association), J. H. I/.. Hiatt A'; McGiffert (Cheviot County Council), K, U. Dixon (Eyre), E. W. Meyer (Oxford), W. Stalker (Rangiora), H. Neale A. Thompson (Springs), A Horsey W 1. Jail A A. Fooks (Ashburton), Godfrey Hall (Selwyn), W. J. Walter (Waimairi) J. Leslie and G. Magumess

(Paparua), . ~ Tjpdn resuming in open meeting, , after discufisfing the committee s report, the chairman (Mr J. E. Strachan) reported that the conference had considered the advance copy of the report and, while agreeing with its main principles, realised that, while the report represented what could be done if the district had full control of the funds available from the province allowance must be made for the fact that Isorth Canterbury was part and parcel of the Dominion, and therefore there was another point of view. It was decided to strengthen the report by referring it back to the committee, with power to act. Confidence was expressed in the •work of the committee. Messrs Godfrey Hall (Selwyn County), H. Neale (Springs), and B- UDixon (Eyre) were added to the committee, which will meet again next The original personnel of the committee was as follows:—Messrs J. &■ Strachan (president of the Canterbury Progress League), A. H. Tocker (Professor of Economics, Canterbury College) B Falck (president, Canterbury Automobile W. Freeman (vice-presid_ent, Canterbury Automobile Association), W. K. McAlpine (chairman, Tawera County Council), ' John C tT ia ko^n CouliP: W J Walter (member, VVaimam County Council), George Magmpess ■(engineer,., Paparua County Council) W T. Lindsay (engineer Waipaia County Council), A A. Fooks(engineer, Ashburton County Council), and P R- CHmie (secretary of the iOantebrury Progress League).