MAIN HIGHWAYS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 251, 23 October 1922, Page 4

MAIN HIGHWAYS.

ALLOCATION OF REVENUE. DI&XEIBITinX < >F Ti'BE TAX. (Bj Tel»srapb.-Owa Corresr''ndeat.) CHRJSTCHI.'RCH. this day. Ever Rinee tb» circulated, its fhtt drat' nf th- Main Highwars Bill. South IM.iud motorist? and lo«)l hodie? have been concerned to kao-w whether the mmn>j- rev-ed through nhe j motor i> ro lax for 'ho rcm ft ruction and maintenance oi main road* 1( a? to b<j pooled, or "hethrr that portion rai-rrt m i each island naj t" be fpont in t&nb i island only. Doubt? have nn» bepn s-'tl iat rest for Hip MinMer of Public Vork3 I has assured repre-entafn c:- of the South llf laud motor union thai pn>\ Won wi'l Ibe made in the bill which will tome down very shortly to keep thp two funds • separate 'and expend them accor<i : ngly. Ever sin.--.- Mr. Ha«kcf. president of the , union, and Mr. Anwll. ox-prrsident ot ' the Otago Motor Hub, two member? ot the deputation, have returned to Christ" 1 church, they say they were exceedingly ! pleased with the Minister's decision, especially as a merioranduin issued by I him since the last main highways con« ference had left the matter in doubt. The conference had decided against the pooling of fund?. North Island dnlegatea ngrowing it would not be fair to make Eolith island motorists f-hare heavy es« pon.litiiv i\hii-li N'onli Iflaml mam roads required. The MinL-ter'.- memorandum ignored the question. fur' Apr it eontaiiird ;, ftiiteiiirnt that the liis! iiml most imjiortnnt fa.-tor m allocation of the proceed? at ihc tyre.l i tax «a.< iu"iiey rcjuiring to be .~pcnt mi particular road.-. Thir meant that i money iva> to be allocaie.l to JitTi-retit i ilistriets aiTordinj; tn llirir acuial needs, i Now tiic Minister h/'l jfiu-u an a.-Mir- ' ar.ee t'hni South Island mnury »"iiid hi -pent in tlie South Ma ml "iiiy. XV '' !l regard ibo pri>poral that t»>o road ! hoards U t-ot up, "lie fir ea. \\ I the delegate* faid the Minister declincl 'to commit v> any deCnite plan, hut .-u^ee~ ; '''l ilia! I"'--:! , '. 1 ' -A 0 boards mi.CMt h.' μ-i up. Mil I all ijueMioni ot |ioli>> liocided at a mmi nieetinp. tin .-alii probably it wnuid be Ijest in s°t up one b.jard f-T tiie ulu-li Uorainipn. and then tn;.ke ?>ifh t'hairje.- a« tl>» bo,n-J miohi n.-umui'-nJ. lie n»"' board or bo.ird- «:ll alioca'e tyre ire uioney. \vhicli »i , .! ar.rrrg-it' , wver»l hundred tliiju.-an-l p"iir<ts a year to i counties or other !-"*al Uvlir--. finely or •in group?-, for r-.vppiviiiure .n m»jn road?. un'l.T the mi; en i.-i-.u ■■!' a iii? : iiy traine.l n,a,l niiiuerr in 'hi , rmploy ~f ihe i.i.t.-.| ..r : ar I-, i ::o :■'.•.> '.-'■' gei foiintie; !■■ i-on-.l'lr.e in gruups for the purvlinsr t>! >ip-t>-«li*tc road ruak.nr ;Uiit. in order that '.-ork rn.o be dim" n~ well and r- oP.uu)i-"a!l.i n- p.UJ ble. The tyre iw "j.i- 'i\c\\ in foi\.- for many held in ;pi.-t nni .'< γ-i,- pas-.-.ii: ■ I Main Hij:hv. n Hill.