BACKBLOCKS ROADS.
i ,;• INTENTIONS;:';;.'' y;^. :j * . (By Telcgrapli-Prcßa,AEEdclaWontl.<'.: ; - • • V / '.Auckland, January S. Referring to the back-block roads in the Auckland district, the Frasor ■ (Minister for Public Works) said that to i ■ ; put down nil tho roads required tako: years, and|tht> fiiiaiioial' aspect to bo. faced whs' a serious one, Tlioro had 1 been an tmtcry tivsomo districts bocausono now votes' for roading had been put on the Estimates this year.' Settlors did, not'rcaliso in ninny cases thatUn pro-, ' yious years votes.far in excess of the amount which tho Government could find had been placed on tho Estimates with, tho result that-when tho" Estimates camo to bo mado "up for the following! 3' o<lr no hnco eums romhifiinjj unexpended toero suflicicnt to provide for tho needs of many of the districts for the next twelve months. That explained why'.certain localities had had no fresh votes mado to them this year. There. was only-a certain amount of money available, but tho' Government intended tx>. do its best for tho bock-block Bottlers, and-with this end in view would put tho construction of I ronds before railways as being more necessary. , ' .: . ■;...,
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1639, 4 January 1913, Page 5
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187BACKBLOCKS ROADS. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1639, 4 January 1913, Page 5
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