MINISTER'S TOUR

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23273, 16 February 1939, Page 18

MINISTER'S TOUR

VISIT TO FAR NORTH HON. R. SEMPLE'S ITINERARY SHORT STAY IN AUCKLAND [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION*] WELLINGTON, Wednesday The Minister of Public Works and Transport, the Hon. R. Semple. left Wellington for Auckland by the limited express to-night, Before proceeding to the North for a tour of the Buy of Islands electorate, Mr. Semple, who will be at the Grand Hotel, will meet a deputation in Auckland at 11.30 a.m. to-morrow from the Ellerslie Borough Council to discuss the Glasgow Road ovcrbridge, and in the afternoon ho will inspect tlic Valley Road bridge and the Whenuapai aerodrome. The Minister will leave Auckland for Whangarei, where he will stay at the Whungarei Hotel, at 9.30 a.m. on Friday. His itinerary for the tour has been arranged as follows: — February 17, afternoon, inspect Oneralii aerodrome. February 18, 9.-30 a.m., lonve for Kawakawa; 10.30 a.m., deputations at Kawakawa county office; afternoon, to Russell, stay at Duko of Marlborough Hotel, Russell. February 19, at Russell, launch trip. February 20, 9 a.m., leave Russell for Kerikeri, via Opua; inspect Bay of Islands county bridging programme; afternoon, launch trip on Whangaroa harbour; night at Kaeo, social function. February 21, 9..'50 a.m., deputations from tiie Whangaroa County Council at Kaeo and inspection of local works; 1.30 p.m.. leave Kaeo for Mangonwi; 2.30 p.m , open Mangonui wharf; 4 p.m., leave for Awanui, inspections en route, stay night at Awaniii.fFcbruary 22. Awanui to Te Hapua and Spirits Bay, via Ninety-Mile Beach, returning by the inland road via Te Kao; night at Awanui; social function. February 23, 9 a.m., leave Awanui for Kaitaia; 9.30 a.m., deputations from Mangonui County Council and inspection of works; 2 p.m., leave for Rawene. via Kaikohe; meet Bay of Islands Electric Power Board at Kaikohe; 6 p.m., arrive Rawene and stay night at Rawene. February 24, 9.30 a.m., deputations from Hokianga County Council at Rawene; afternoon, inspection of roads on north side of harbour light at Opouoni; stay at Opononi. February 2-3, leave. Opononi for Dargaville; inspect Waipoua and Trounson kauri forests en route; 2 p.m.. leave for Auckland; meet deputations, location to be advised; arrive Auckland, stay at Grand Hotel. February 26, in Auckland. February 27, inspection of Mangatawhiri Valley drainage with Franklin County Council; night at Huntly. February 28. official opening of Huntly borough water supply; visit Taupiri overbridge; 9.30 p.m.. connect with limited express at Frankton. March 1, return to Wellington.

ROADS IN THE NORTH REPRESENTATIONS TO MINISTER [BY TELEGRAPH—OWN COItI!ESPONDEXT] I)A RG A VILLE, Wednesday When the Minister of Public Works, the Hon. I?. Semple, passes through Dargaville on his return to Auckland from the North on February 25, he will be asked for a free grant to corer the cost of repairing the Trounson Kauri Park Road. A decision to seek this grant was made at a meeting of the Hobson County Council, members being of opinion that the previous offer of £3OO on a pound for pound basis was not acceptable, as practically no rates were received by the council from this area and because most of the damage to the road was caused bv tourist traffic.

It was also decided to support the effort of the Hokianga and Bay of Islands County Councils to have the route from Dargaville through the Waipoua forest to Kaikohe declared a State highway so that there would be a State highway running up both sides of the island. This question also will be placed before Mr. Semple.