MAIN HIGHWAYS BOARD.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21146, 2 October 1930, Page 10

MAIN HIGHWAYS BOARD.

REPRESENTATION OF MOTORISTS DEEMED TO BE INADEQUATE. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, October I. Alterations to the present constitution of the Main Highways Board were advocated by the Fapakura Chamber of Commerce in a letter received at a meeting of the Wellington Chamber. The tetter stated that, in order to give effect to the' well-established principle that there should be no taxation without adequate representation, the chamber was of opinion that the Main Highways Board should consist of one representative of the Public Works Department, two representatives (one for each island) appointed by the motor associations, two representatives appointed by the Counties’ Association, one representative appointed by_ the municipalities, and one representative appointed by commercial motor vehicle owners for the current year. Practically the whole of the receipts .would be obtained from motorists. Motor owners’ representation on the board was at present one member, with three Government members and two counties’ members. The chamber submitted that as motorists found the greater part of the funds made available to the board, their representatives should be increased to three, at the expense of the Government representatives, more particularly in view of the fact that, according to latest advices, the Government would not r S. nding out of General funds any part 0 « t moneys to 138 use d by the board. It seems to be a perfectly reasonable request, said the chairman ’ (Mr D. J. MGowan). “The motorists are finding nearly all the money. Why should they not have more than one-sixth of the say? .The Wellington Chamber endorsed the views of the Papakura Chamber,