RIVERHEAD NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 242, 13 October 1925, Page 15

RIVERHEAD NEWS.

The Pnkeatna Ridine; "Bafepayera* Association held Its monthly meeting on Saturday afternoon at Rlverhead, Mr. T. Wake, president, In the chair. v Relative to the opening of the 10,000----acre Riverbead national rewnre, the Hon. A, D. llcLeod, Minister of Lands, wrote that he would shortly make a personal inspection and decide upon afforestation purely, or afforestation and settlement of the block jointly. Mr. McLepd said his mind was etiU open oh, the subject. The member for the district, the Hon. J. G. Coiites, also wrote on the same subject. - Begardlpf the' delay in construction of Sergeants culvert, it w*« itsted that the eaat wan authorised, in the last loan, but the work .wae eqepended pending the metalline of the adjacent hlenwar, Rumen to Albany. The, secretary was .instructed to urge the completion of the culvert before next winter, as the' spot was almost impassable lor the cream cart. The secretary reported that in response to a letter suggesting- *n inepectlon of the barrier holding Jn the metal at the Riverhead dump, the engineer replied- that he had confidence in the strength of the wall aftf* seeing it. The presidept, Captain Ifewton, and Meesr<|. CMfton and Sergeant were ap> pointed to meet the Minister of Lands on hU inepectlon of the Rlverhead block, and ■the whole executive meets the Prime Minister on 'hie tour of the electorate to discuss highway matters. - The chairman pt the Highway* Board Is to be invited to lnnpect the local shingle deposits, and the portion of the road Where it ih«e been tested no The estimated average cost of local ehingjc Is onc-thira that of outside metal.