LOCAL BODIES & ROADS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2131, 24 April 1914, Page 10

LOCAL BODIES & ROADS

HON. W. FRASKtt, SPEAKS PLAINLY,

ißr TckEKißh,--Pr«fl* Association.) Now Plymouth, April S3, j Interviewed, bv a "Daily News" reporter, tho Hinistor of public Works j said ttio ioqa.l bodies did not always do ■ their duty by the main roods. They frequently starved'them and devoted more uttontion to district roads. Tho bodies isi the- North Island could with advantage take ;i- leaf out of tiro book of t« ,«outfo Island loeal hoiks. Tho latter looked after their roads. They would not permit heavy traffic in -winter (this had to Im dorio in the summer months), nor would they allow the use of narrow tyros, or heavy wagons, and bullock dravs wore, absolutely debarred frow using tho roadii in winter. _ In the North Island, however, local bodies seemed to take no caro of or paifts with their roads. The nature/of tiro country on which the- roads wore Md in the North Island demanded more caro than in the South, for the Inn (J. hero was mostly loose and friable, ani metalled roads would not stand heavy and indfscnmmate traffic in winter. This was a matter that demanded careful and immediate attention. Local bodies- if thoy wanted decent, roads roust take care of thorn. At the present time thoy were supremely carolcss of what traffic they allowed— hence- tho constant appeals to tho Government.