GOOD ROADS.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIII, 19 May 1922, Page 5

GOOD ROADS.

CONFERENCE IN JUNE. m Our Ow;. Correspondent). Wellington, May 19 Minister of Public Works inyour correspondent that he has i to call a conference of all options interested in the loading on June 7th o.t Wellington. He ready indicated important questo be raised, ai.d he gave an as- * that a large amount of infori was at his disposal, and will be before the conference. “I shall esent a draft Bill,'' he continued, •ugh I shalf .suggest a simple a with some alternatives which rot the merit cf simplicity. Howin view of the many interests in- > the subject is not altogether though I hope we shall' get to some agreement on funda--1 principles on which we can work iracticable structure. We want to a common understanding and to op misunderstandings. Then we rt out details and make whole a ' acceptable to local bodies.” i reported that the Hon. Downie rt, Minister of Internal Affairs, Iso secure th. slid of the Confcrn connection with the Motor Belon Bill, which is regarded as an la l part of any scheme for Naroads. The matter had to be Bed from last session, although ro tax is accumulating. It is felt Wellington motorists that if the s from this s-.-urce aro fairly subil. the Government may make 510118 on the heavy registration roual license fees suggested in the d Bill. This would' reduce the st' 3 ’ oppoeftiocs to the measure.