MINISTER OF WORKS.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17981, 28 March 1930, Page 7

MINISTER OF WORKS.

DUE HERE TO-MORROW. TO RECEIVE DEPUTATIONS. BRIDGE OVER WAIKATO RIVER. Several deputations will be received by Hon. E. A. Ransom, Minister of Public Works, at the Hamilton Hotel to-morrow, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. It is expected that the proposal for erecting a new bridge over the Waikato at Hamilton will be brought before the Minister by a delegation from the Borough Council, the Waikato Gounlv Council and the Waipa County Council. A deputation representing settlers of the Kaniwhanawha Valley will urge upon the Minister the necessity for extending the metalling and generally improving the Karamu-Kawhia Road. Dairying lias developed to a greater extent in this area and the settlers are anxious that this road be improved to provide better access to their holdings. After lunch the Ministerial party will visit part of the Waipa County in the Raglan electorate. TRIBUTE TO MINISTER. DOING HIS JOB THOROUGHLY. ALL REQUESTS GRANTED. (By Telegraph—Special to Times.) NUARUAWAHI A, Friday. A tribute to the capabilities of Hon. E. A. Ransom, Minister of Public Works, was paid by Mr. Lee Martin when speaking at Te Akau yesterday. Mr. Martin said lie regarded Mr. Ransom as one of the most capable men in the present Parliament and a Minister who is doing his job in a very thorough manner. The Minister took a very commonsense view of matters placed before him and had very real sympathy with settlers in the back districts who ai'e labouring under hardships by reason of having no proper access. The speaker was delighted that Mr. Ransom should have gone out of his way to make a thorough tour of Lhe Raglan electorate, to see for himself the conditions under which the settlers lived and the great progress made. With the granting last night of two requests made at Te Akau yesterday afternoon Mr. Ransom has acceded to every proposal placed before him during the tour of the Raglan electorate up till that time. This was due undoubtedly to the' fact that nothing extravagant has 'been suggested and that tlie proposals have been. commonsense and in’no way fantastic. The grants made by him were mostly to assist settlers who are hampered In their farming operations by reason of clay roads, and settlers everywhere have made very evident their gratitude at the Minister’s appreciation of their difficulties. The two requests he granted last evening were subsidies of £3 for £1 for metalling a stretch of three miles of clay Voad lo enable the settlers of the Te Akau district to get in their supplies by Raglan Harbour, and £2 for £1 for metalling a mile of clay on' the lluakiwi Hill to avoid a big detour. Mr Lee Martin added that Mr Ransom was a man of vision, courage and determination, and if given the opportunity would go very much further in the political life of the country, and would serve New Zealand we.lL