ROADS IN FAR SOUTH

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19125, 21 September 1936, Page 4

ROADS IN FAR SOUTH

HAAST PASS & HOLLYFORD ORGANISATIONS’ DISPUTE Allegations that the Southland Progress League had broken its promises by not supporting the completion of the Haast Pass road were contained in a letter and letter telegram received by that body from the Otago Expansion League last week, and led to a discussion oil the relative merits of the Haast Pass road and that from Hollyford to South WestLand. 'The Otago league called upon the Southland League to give the Haast Pass project its fullest support. After Dr. J. A. Pottinger had urged that a spirit of co-operation rather than one of rivalry should be fostered between the two organisations, the following motion moved by him. was carried: “That the secretary should advise the Otago Expansion League that the Southland Progress League was not aware of having broken any promises; that representations were certainly made in regard to the Hollyford route (it being believed to be better from the national viewpoint), but now that the Government had announced, that it was going ahead with the Haast Pass road the Southland league would acquiesce and would take no further action ; and lastly, that it was the intention of the Southland league to co-operate with Otago in future in urging the construction of roading projects in this part of the island.’’