CEMENT OR BITUMEN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21101, 8 February 1932, Page 10

CEMENT OR BITUMEN.

MATERIAL FOR ROAD IN G. • OPINION AT WHANGAREI. [FIIO.U 01,' It OWN' COKUESrONDENT.] WIIAX(<AIIEI. Saturday. The Wliangarci Chamber of Commerce received at lis last meeting circulai letter from the Associated Chaiisbers of Coinmerco asking fur suggestions to he forwarded to llio Economy Commission recently set up hy tho Government. Mr. St. Clair Jounneaux said creating more land settlement would he, in a brontl sense, one of the functions of tho commission, lie said he could see no reason why it was necessary to import bitumen from foreign countries for road formation when there were companies in New Zealand lnamilactuiMig cement, lie contended that cement roads had been proved in America to be more satisfactory than bitumen, and as using cement would he utilising the Dominion s products, ho moved that the chambers views be, placed before the Government. The president, Mr. 'J. Mitchell, said the Highways Board had already decided that bitumen was preferable 10 cement for road construction, but there was 110 reason why the chamber should not bring the matter up again. The motion was carried. A further motion by Sir. Jounneaux was carried that the recently formed land settlement committee of the chamber bo tailed to inaugurate a scheme of land settlement to bo . submitted to tho chamber.