DAMAGE IN MANGAPAI RIDING

Northern Advocate, 5 February 1936, Page 6

DAMAGE IN MANGAPAI RIDING

“It would cost something like £2OOO to put the roads in the Mangapai riding back to the condition in which they were four or five days ago,” Cr. A. Stephen told a “Northern Advocate” representative today. Recently constructed by the Public Works Department, the TauraroaOmana Road has slips from end to end. and, with the approach to a large bridge completely washed away, is likely to be closed for some time. Tctara trees are standing on the top of a slip, which has discharged from the hillside on to ‘the Maitgapai-Caves Road. The settlers are portaging their cream along a track through the bush.

While the Waiotira-Ararua cream route was blocked for three days, cans were sent via Ruawai to the Mangawhare factory, instead of to Kirikopuni.

An energetic gang of workmen has reopened the Pikowahine Road, while traffic can just get through the Tokatoka Road, where tremendous subsifi dences covered the metal. DON’T SIMMER THIS SUMMER Get a bottle of Price’s Fruit Drink Extract. 1/- bottle makes 3 gallons of cool, reviving, palate pleasing cordial. In flavours Grape-fruit, Orange, Lemon, Limes and Raspberry. Say ■‘^rice’s”—for your own pleasure. P3O