POROPORO HIGHWAY

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 2, 24 April 1939, Page 5

POROPORO HIGHWAY

o WHAKATANEwOPOTIKI ROUTE 1 ( VIA OHOPE BEACH \ i Tiie following letter f om Hon R. Semple, Minister of Public Works, 1 'ias been received by the member "or tlie district Mr A. G. Hultquist ' relative to the proposed new Wha- ' katanc-Opotiki main route. ' I have to acknowledge receipt of the letter dated 10th January from ' the Secretary of the WainuLWhang•rara Settlers Association, which < vas forwarded th ough you to me ! or information as to the progress of 1 lie highway via Ohope Beach. A copy of the above letter was re. t ?eived direct from Mr Robinson, and > he is being advised in similar terms i to this letter. I understand that you d'seussed <. he matter of the deviation with Mr < Inspecting Engineer- ! vhen you were in, Wellington recent- , 'v. The position rega-d to the survey work is that,, with the limited staff available, progress has not been as rapid as was anticipated, md with the number of other urgent works in hand it has not beer to allocate additional staff ' o thi s survey. However, investigations are in, hand and as soon as be results of the survey are avail, ible, further consideration w ill be >iven to the p'opo al. \D Dcorrespordeuce PRECIOUS MERITAGE "Th's British freedom, which W' ajl share and enjoy, has bc.m won by ccnturies of struggle on land and :"a. It is indeed a precious heritage bought with blood, and 1 am satis, ied that if the spirit of the Empire s the spirit Avhich animates a'l of 'ou to.dav then that blood-bougiit "reedom will never be given up, ? said Captain, H. J. G llmo'c gen•ral secretary of the Territorial >A >• oeiat'on when add i "o».sing a fro wile- — ting at '