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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16619, 16 August 1917, Page 5

ROADING THE BACK BLOCKS- ♦ . NEED URGED IN PARLIAMENT. [BY TELEGRAPH. —SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.} WELLINGTON. Wednesday.", The member for Taumarunui, Mr. W. T. Jennings, suggested, in a question in Parliament, that as regards any new money the . Minister for Public Works may have available for this year's Estimates for road and : bridge work, preference should be given tosettlers that have been 10, 12, and 15 V years in districts not provided with.such-- \ public necessities. / -v : . .'• '. ~":r In his reply, the Minister states that the ... bulk of the new money available this year v > will have to be allocated, as far as it will < '. i go, to the most urgent of the items on last rt.y:f ; . r ! year's Estimates that he .was then" unable !to authorise for expenditure. He agrees ' that those settlers who have,- been the- . | longest time without proper access to their, I sections should have preference when the i question -of urgency ':; is being C considered, . and an endeavour will be made- to .give effect to this as far as ris practicable nnder- | the present circumstances- • . -; •. .; '_ ' A _* - SOnm