HIGHWAY SUBSIDIES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18353, 22 March 1934, Page 11

HIGHWAY SUBSIDIES

COOK COUNTY REQUESTS £25,000 ASKED FOR The Cook County Council is asking for £25,000 in subsidies for. main lighways during the coming financial year and nearly £6OOO in county road grants. Decisions in this respect were made in committee after yesterday’s meeting, requests for highway maintenance subsidies totalling £15,555 against anticipated county expenditure of £5185, while construction subsidies applied for totalled £9543 on a. £ for £ basis. If. was decided to ask for £5947 in county road grants, against which Hie council was prepared to contribute £3452. HIGHWAYS MAINTENANCE Applications for main highways main tenance subsidies, with the county quota in parentheses, were agreed upon as follows.: — Gisborne-Wairoa, via Morere (10.5 m. to 32.5m.).--£2310 (£770). Gisborne-Wairoa, via Morere (2.5 m. to 10.5m.).—£1530 (£510). Gisborne-Wairoa, via llangaroa (21 .dm. to 44.4m.).—£2400 (£800)/ Gisborne-Wairoa, via llangaroa (6.7 m. to 21.4 m.). £1260 (£420). Gisbornc-Opotiki, via the Coast (4.5 m. to 25m.). —£3150 (£1050).

Gisborne-Opotiki, via Coast (1.5 m. to 4.5111.).—£360 (£120). Gisborne-Opotiki, via Motu (3.75 in. to 14m.).-£1290 (£450). Gisbovne-Ovmond, via Wuiohika (2.7 m. to 8.7m.).—£1155 (£385). Patutalii-Rere (om. to 17.4 m.) (£500). Traffic inspection.—£4oo (£200). T0ta1.—£15,356 (£5185). HIGHWAYS CONSTRUCTION Subsidies for highways construction, with the county proportion in parentheses, are to be sought as follows : Gisborne-Wairoa, via Morcre. —£1924 (£1924). Gisborne-Wuiroa, via Hangaroa.— £502:5 (£5025). Gisborne-Opotiki, via Motu.—£lß94 (£1894). Patutalii-Rere. —£800 (£800). T0ta1.—£9543 (£9643). COUNTY ROADS Applications for Public Works Department s grants for county roads, with the county’s share in parentheses, were agreed upon as follows: To Waimata-Arakihi junction.—£l2oo (£500). Manutuke to Wairoa, via Mangapoikc (Reay Bridge).—£2Boo (£1400). tlangaroa- Waikaremoana.—£l9o (£95). Ngakaroa road bridge. —£100 (£100). Muriwai beach road and bridges.— £SO (£SO). Brunton's road.—£2so (£250). Rcpongaere soldiers’ settlementGlencoe soldiers’ settlement: (£100). Papain road.—£loo (£100). Riverside road (Donner’s). —£122 (£12.3). Riverside road (Holden’s). —£210 (£210). Glenroy road.—£loo (£100). Christopher’s road.—£so (£SO). Matokitoki road.—£7s (£75). Taruheru creek cleaning.—£loo (£SO). Stafford’s road.—£loo (£SO). Parikanapa road.—£loo (£SO). Riverside road river protection.—£lso (£150).