TRANSPORT PROBLEM

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 55, 6 March 1937, Page 10

TRANSPORT PROBLEM

LONDON VISITOR'S COMMENT

Praise for the manner in which the Government was attacking the transport problem in New Zealand was expressed at Auckland on Thursday by Captain R. G. England, of London, who .has spent the past three months in the Dominion on business, (states the "New Zealand Herald"). Captain England is 'a director of England's Branch of Carter-Paterso'ri, Ltd;, ,'one of the largest transport • "services ■ iii Gr^at-Eritain. New Zealand was taking steps similar to those in England in transport co-ordination and control, Captain England said. Transport to a certain extent had to be a national service because it was for the benefit of all.

"It is possible to produce far more than the people require, but the difficulty is distribution," he added. "A Government can decide on the policy by which it can control transport as required and leave to individuals the task of perfecting details. ■ The concentration of individual effort in a controlled way seems to be the best solution."

Captain England said he had noticed a : remarkable improvement in New Zealand roads since his last, visit to the Dominion 15 years ago. In a comparatively short time • a tremendous amount of work had been done, and he believed that, generally speaking, the roads were as good as the major T ity anywhere. That was particularly notable considering the difficult nature of the co.untry through which they had been constructed. The route from Napier to Waikari was a marvellous feat of engineering.

Prior to entering business many years ago, Captain England was associated with three expeditions to the Antarctic, two with Scott and one with Shackleton.