EXPENDITURE ON ROADS.
MINISTER AT PALMERSTON NORTH. (press association TELEGRAM.) PALMERSTON NORTH, April 17. After an inspection of tho Manawatu Gorge road, now ii? process of extensive improvement for the safety of traffic, the Hon. J. G. Coates, Minister of Public Works, said that whilst he was sympathetic to the claims of the Board of Control for £32,000 (having already consented to give £31,000), he must recognise that there were many requests for other works in the Dominion. He admitted that in some instances it was unwise to cut down expendituro, but there were so many works and so little money. It was no use giving one good road to a county while thousand of settlers who 6houid have first consideration were being pinched for lack of access. Regarding the suggested toll-gate, ho did not think there was any analogy between Eastbourne (Wellington), as the latter was purely a pleasure resort. He hoped Parliament would support the amendments to the Highway Bill, to be set up in a few clays. He would consider the Board's request.
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Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17741, 18 April 1923, Page 11
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