ROAD CONSTRUCTION.
A MORE VIGOROUS POLICY. [BY TELEGRAPH.--OW.V CORRESPONDENT..] Wellington, Thursday. • According to the Wellington Post, the policy of the- present Minister for Lands is to have access given to every block of land that is put upon the market, and an. emphatic declaration has been made by him to that effect. • This question primarily affects the large areas of bush land in the North Island, and to a limited extent, it also affects Nelson. As'part of a more vigorous road construction policy, the Government has under consideration a proposal to devote a considerable sum every year, say, £200.000, to the widening of bridle tracks to dray .road width. It is estimated that there are about 600 miles of bridle tracks which urgently require widening. The number of tracks included in this scheme for the present is about 200. The idea is that every settler should, as soon as possible, have bullock dray or "dirt road" access to his section, and metalling cub follow 'after.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13780, 19 June 1908, Page 5
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