IMPRESSIONS ABROAD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17450, 21 April 1920, Page 8

IMPRESSIONS ABROAD.

ROADING IN AMERICA.

BEAUTIFYING CANADIAN TOWNS.

Discussing his totrr through. America and a number of European countries, Mr. G. W. Allsop said yesterday that he had been greatly impressed with the excellent roads he saw in . Honolulu, Canada, and the United States. Some • of the notable roads were oiled concrete, some were tarred concrete, and some j macadam with a surface of asphalt or I oil. The benefit of* such roads was I 6hown by the fact that in America the j ■ average mileage for one set of motor i tyres was 15,000 miles, against an aver- I age of 4000 miles in New. Zealand. Britain, he said, was fast recovering' from the war. Vast quantities of modern ! machinery had been installed in the factories, and orders were pouring in from all parts of the world. The question ' asked by. customers was not "How I much?" but "Can you supply?" Money I was very plentiful, and it appeared that it would only be a short time before Britain would again hold her pre-eminent position. The manner in which people in Canada are encouraged to beautify their homes impressed the visitor. In Victoria, British Columbia, he saw a large nursery, the property of the Government, where ornamental plants are raised for distribution to the people