A MINISTER ON TOUR.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1501, 25 July 1912, Page 5

A MINISTER ON TOUR.

MR. FRAB2R AT TE KUITI. ' (Bj Telejraph-Prcss Association.) Te Kuiti, July 24, The Hon. W. Eraser, Minister for l'ub* lie Works, accompanied by Mr. Wil-wn, member tor Taumarunui, arrived her* tliis mornin?. They wore received by Mr. Hardy, Hie Mayor, at tho station, also by members of tJio Reform League. Immediately after arrival tlw Minister, accompanied by a number of settlors and townspeople, drove out to tho main nad on «i tour of inspection. The party is expected to return at 3 o'clock this nfter--110031. Deputations from various parts of tiic district and Waikato will wait on tiio Minister tliis afternoon. There will be a banquet to-night. Tho Minister vetuniß to Wellington to-morrow. •m. ... . , . Laten • tho Minnster for Public Works received numerous deputations (his afternoon and evening on road and railway matters. Mr. acholes (couuty chairman) urged tho adoption of the subsidy system of grants. Settlers prepared to help themselves should be assisted. Mr. Boitdie iulvoentcd that tho main road should .bo pushed through. No district in the Dominion required such a. largo expenditure as the .king Country, owing bo the great expan«?»of settlement. It was ill tho interest ot the, country that an activo roadiiic policy should lie adopted. i Mr. Fraspr said much depended 'upon the amount placed at his disposal for ex. pendituro. He had seen sufficient of the state of tho district to impress on him tho urgent need for roads. He could not say" anything as to the policy of the Governmcnt at present, but all the work undertaken would lie put through on economical lnws. Ho.could,not help thinking that much nioncv had been wasted in tho past through delay in installing, also insufficient supervision. It appeared to bo- a cheap method to push through- a great amount of formation to open up the country; but really it was wasteful, as much ; S, W ' la 'l to done again before metalling. Every pound saved meant a pound extra put on the roads. ]1 0 intended after Parliament rose to go through tho country and make himself acquainted with the needs of every district. He wasnot a niflu of many words, and preferred to bo judged by what h* accompli*,. the Minister' attended"a. banquet tonight. Ho will return to "Wellington by tho 2 a.m. express.

(By TeJciraph.-Special CorMsnonaenU TA special correspondent, telegraphing lroin lo hmti yesterday, stated that-the on \\ IVaser (Minister { ov p u | jlio Works) had spent an excecdinglv heavy (lay. .Iho correspondent added (kit Mr. itoot had made a distinctly favourable impression on the settlors of the 'di#.tvict.)