HIGHWAYS MAINTENANCE
A WAIKATO PROBLEM
(Per Press Association. ) HAMILTON, this day. The Main Highways Board concluded a tour of the Waikato last night, when it met the Waikato County Council for a. discussion of the problem of maintaining nine miles of the (treat South road between Rangiriri and Ngaruawahia. The chairman of the County Council explained that the settlers, were burdened with the upkeep of a costly road used mainly by foreign traffic. The county had been saddled with a. liability for £I4OO, the cost of re-conditioning Hie road, and could not meet the bill. Mr A. E. .lull, of the Highways Board, said the county was handicapped through the existence of three road <!'«- triefs within its boundaries, making for inefficient administration. Figures quoted showql that the county was* losing £IOOO in" subsidies owing to the dual system of administration. 'Mr H. M. Wynyanl suggested- that the county might consider asking for a
commission to allocate the share of maintenance costs, among the outside districts whose set (levs used the road. Mr C. J. McKenzie said the board would give the matter every consideration.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16202, 27 November 1926, Page 6
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184HIGHWAYS MAINTENANCE Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16202, 27 November 1926, Page 6
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