DETERIORATION OF ROADS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17955, 6 December 1932, Page 9

DETERIORATION OF ROADS

more revenue essential MR. WYNYARD’S WARNING A warning regarding the state of New Zealand roads was given bv Mr. M. ii. Wynyard, motorists’ representative on the Main Highways Board, at a recent meeting of the Auckland Automobile Association in Whangarei. Mr. Wynyayd said that the position to-day was that the motor users were contributing; most and the 'State was now not contributing at all, while the coiupty council contributions remained about the sam,e. t ~ , The Main Highways Board could not do to-day what it would like with the reads, which were deteriorating, ana unless the board got more revenue, tho roads would continue to go back. Representations to the Government had been made that the deterioration of -he roads was so great that requirements must be provided for. otherwise the loading system would fall into a grave state. R \ya„s the earnest hope of the hoard that funds would be made available. So far as North Auckland was concerned, the hoard looked upon it as one of the important districts in New Zealand. and when the route was fixed, a sra&L allocation. the oply case of its kin,d in New Zealand, was set aside for thp Aqckland-Whangurei road, but owing to curtailment of funds, the work had suffered. It was hoped the completion of the Dome Valley would be effected shortly.