SETTLEMENT ROADS
The Public Works Statement which the Hon. R. Semple has presented to Parliament, reviews the activities which were continued throughout the year for improving and metalling access to producing areas in backblock districts. Altogether 402 miles of road we're formed, 699 miles were metalled either directly by the Public Works Department, or by local authorities in receipt of financial assistance in the form of Government grants and subsidies. In addition 6563 lineal feet of bridging was completed, and culverts aggregating a length of 56,112 feet were installed. The net expenditure from the "Roads" vote of the Public Works Fund for the year ended March 31, 1940, amounted to £1,124,590, compared with £1,290,838 for the year immediately preceding.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 22, 25 July 1940, Page 13
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119SETTLEMENT ROADS Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 22, 25 July 1940, Page 13
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