A NEW BRIDGE OPENED.
STATEMENT BY MR. McNAB.
[BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.]
EketahunA, Saturday. The new bridge: across the Mangataihoka River, near Hamua, was opened by the Hon. McNab yesterday. Mr. McNab dwelt on the necessity for roads and bridges, and said the death-roll from drowning was more than from epidemics. Bridges were too often forgotten by the Government of the day, and he commented on the new style of bridge invented by the contractor. Mr. Dawson. If proved satisfactory, it would do away with the old style, and, being only about half the cost, the Department would be able to build double the number to benefit the country. He spoke of the need of watching the progress of other countries, and applying their methods to New Zealand. He intended to do this, and with the prevention of the aggregation of estates, wo'ild build up a prosperous country. He advocted every opportunity being taken to open up the back country by good roads and bridges
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13397, 28 January 1907, Page 5
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