Higher Subsidy For Army Damage To Roads

Northern Advocate, 21 December 1945, Page 8

Higher Subsidy For Army Damage To Roads

Cabinet has approved a subsidy of £1975, £l for £l, to cover the increased costs of the restoration of the streets' of Whangarei following damage from excessive military traffic.

This information was received at a special meeting of the Whangarei Borough Council last night in a telegram from the • Under-Secretary of the Public Works Department. The grant followed personal representations made-by the Mayor (Mr. W. Jones) in a recent visit to Wellington. Mr. Joues was congratulated for the success ; of these representations, and appreciation of his services was recorded.

When the estimate for the damage to the roads through military traffic was prepared over a year ago, a subsidy was. then given, based on this estimate:

Meanwhile costs have risen considerably and the work will take a much larger sum than originally estimated. To assist to cover this increase a further subsidy , was sought and this has now been granted,.

. ISLET.—A party of Indian Government meteorologists discovered a third new islet in the Arabian,. Sea in addition to two which appeared after a submarine earthquake on November 28. The islet lies about, 300 mile's west of Karachi on the Baluchistan coast, and 50 miles from the other two islets. It is wedge-shaped and rises 15 feet above the surface of the sea.