MAIN HIGHWAYS SUBSIDY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16388, 9 July 1927, Page 14

MAIN HIGHWAYS SUBSIDY

HELP FOR SMALL BOROUGHS.

LEGISLATION PROMISED,

(Per Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, last night. Composed of 20 members of Parliament, a deputation waited on the Minister of Public Works, the Hon. K. S. Williams, to-day to ask that the same subsidy for main highways should be Raid |o boroughs as was granted, to county councils for constructional purposes. '

Mr. ,T. Linklntcr (Mnnawatu) pointeed out that no provision for construction was provided for small boroughs, which felt that a great responsibility had been thrown upon them financially. In some cases that responsibility could not lie met. It was asked that small boroughs should lie placed upon the same footing as county councils so far as the subsidy for construction costs was concerned. If that request were not granted it would mean that in many eases where .boroughs were small (he highway would not "be constructed. Most boroughs,. he thought, would be satisfied with the subsidy granted to county councils on the ordinary 18ft. to 20ft. road that constituted a 'highway.

The Minister gave a sympathetic, reply. and while not being able to promise to go the whole length of the deputation’s request, indicated that an amendment of the Highways Act would be brought down in the direction of giving assistance to the small boroughs.