CANTERBURY ROADING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20307, 15 July 1929, Page 9

CANTERBURY ROADING.

COMPLAINT BY MOTORISTS.

REPLY BY MR. M. H. WYNYARD

Figures in contradiction of the impression that the South Island has not voceived full consideration in road in;; stibsidics aro quoted by Mr. M. 11. Wynvard, motorists' representative on tlio <i Main Highways Board, in a communication forwarded on Saturday to tho South Island Motor Union. At a meeting of tlio union executive in Christchurch on Thursday it was stated local bodies in No. 14 highway district had approved of paving programmes involving £160,000, but allocations totalling only £BO,OOO had been made by the Highways Board, lho schemes concerned all counties adjacent to Christchurch. Replying to tho complaint, Mr. Wynyard says the cash allocations to Canterbury districts aro:—No. 33, works, £35,000, radial roads, 115,000; No 14 general works, £IO,OOO, radial roads, £80,000; No. 15, general works, £IO,OOO, radial roads. £50,000. !ho total for tho tlneo districts is £IBO,OOO. In addition provision for extensive sealing work will probably bo made out of revenuo funds, says Mr. Wynyard. 'ln No. 14 district subsidy offers by the Highways Board amounting to approximately £60,000 have been accepted, in addition to money for the completion of payments on paving at Paparua. Mr. Wynyard says no proposals involving £160,000 have been submitted to tho board. Tho hoard would consider now proposals as they were received and local bodies would bo advisoil when new works could start. It was desired to support programmes to lho limits of available finance, Last year tho board furnished £240,000 for South Island road construction, and this year no less than £386,000 had been provided.