MONEY FOR HIGHWAYS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 189, 12 August 1925, Page 8

MONEY FOR HIGHWAYS.

COUNCILS AND MOTORISTS

THEIR INTERESTS IDENTICAL.

(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) HAMILTON, this day. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Hamilton Automobile Association last evening, Dr. Brewis said he regretted there had been a tendency of late for county councils to distrust the good intentions of the Automobile Association. The branch realised the difficulties that these councils sometimes had in raising enough mor|iy for maintaining roads in merely a passable condition, which, in some cases was due to the refusal of ratepayers to tax themeelves adequately for this purpose, and sometimes duo to land through which main highways pass being too poor to produce, the necessary revenue. On behalf of. the branch he wished to assure county, councils that where they • could nat-reincdy the evils of wretched roade the- association would help them, to raise money, from other sources by endeavouring; to; change the incidence of -taxation,,: oij' Jn such suitable ways as they may suggest. Automobile associations were really Good Roads Associations, and good roads could only be obtained and maintained by taxing those to whom they .belong, or those who chiefly use them. The new Rangiriri Road was evidence to-day of what ho meant*.