SECONDARY ROADS

Evening Star, Issue 19764, 14 January 1928, Page 6

SECONDARY ROADS

HIGHWAYS BOARD PLANS RELIEF FOR NORTHERN COUNTRIES [Special to the ‘ Stae.'J CHRISTCHURCH. January 14. “ I am more convinced than over,” said Mr J. A. Flcshep to a reporter last night, “ that wo should have a South Island Main Highways Board, because our conditions are altogether different from those in tho North island, and our roads don’t require such heavy expenditure as those in tho north.” Mr Flcsher paid a tribute to the Main Highways Board in respect of work that he assumes was done under its subsidy system, by which deviations that saved distance and better grades bad been made. As to the board s intention to devote the extra taxation raised by means of the petrol tax to the improvement of secondary or subsidiary roads, Mr Flesber remarked that the motorists, who found the bulk of Ibis extra money, did not use those subsidiary roads “The whole scheme is to relieve ratepayers in tho counties,” he added, “and the North Island counties will receive the largest share of such relief.