A MUCH-NEEDED WORK

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2120, 11 April 1914, Page 4

A MUCH-NEEDED WORK

Tjje urgent need -for the early com* pletion of the road turn ®'aimtt-ri-no Railway sfcatifen to Toka-jinu has I'cen insisted upon in the calMnns of Tub Dominion mi ifroro- limn one oo« casion, .and saiisfaeiion ejiould be felt at the .favmrraMo iepjj wljieh was given on Tlmralay by tho pitfiiiE HiSistEif, to the ctciiuteliiou which waited upon him arid M.n. HEtoMAtf in refereneo to this imp&rtant matter. The .Many advantages ol the road wwe eiearly and fttrcMy explained to the Ministers %y ' KWvjlan and the H0& J. Beijufi. The defmMiofi was quite justified in claimiuig lih'afi tho work w&s a national one, -for..it would open u.p a district which can boast of same oi tho_ finest scenery ii'i New Zealand, besides many other attrnstxffns from. Wfih the tourist and the 'health point •of View, When the road is Od the journey focsni W-filltogtsft to Lake TsiUpo b,y toajn and , ■iriotoi i 4iua could be' made vb abaivb fourteen hours, and, tiro popple o.{ Awcfclattd, Hapier, ]Sfew ati.d other centres wcmld also benefit- bj? tho easy aeeegs whj.cli w;ould be provided to a most desirable holiday' r.csbr : (i. Mil. Masses , f was in full synrpafihy with the -request of tho deputation, and made it quite clear that the Government intended to have the work done.' He said that improvements Were to ; be made in tlm Toiigariro National Park, and the ro'ad from Waimari.no to Tokaanti ,was .part of tho $chomc s There ..can Ive ho doubt that tho pro* posad expenditure would .bo "thoroughly justified, and ft is to be hoped t-hcit the Government, will endeavour to. push the work through as speedily as possible.