NATIONAL INDUSTRIES
EVIDENCE AT COMMISSION. By Telegraph.—Pref>« AssoclatMn. Auckland, April 18. The question of the general improvement of the arterial roads was brought before the Industries Committee yesterday by Mr. M. H. Wwnyard, lepresentin» tho Good Roads Association, who iwired the adoption of tho Victorian system of constructing main roads, under which the cost of construction is borne by the local bodies i" proportion to the benefits received', and the maintenance is shared equally by t.ho Government and the local bodies, the general supervision being undertaken by ft oountry roads board. . ' ~ , Mr. Wynyard said he was sure that motorists would be willing to pay any reasonable licensing fee. Mr. G. \V. Hutchison, secretary of Hie Automobile Association, said that tho association was not advocating improvements for the benefit of motorists only, but for 'all traffic. Mr J. Blair, representing the Kodney County Chamber of Commerce, advocated that tiie Government should take over t ie main roads anct put tliem in order, lite need for State encouragement and the assistance of the engineering industry was emphasised. . . Mr. J. S. Dawes, of the Twjffi Englneering Company, said tlint a conference should bo held at which the Government, workers, and employers should bo represented to consider trade conditions. Mr. T. T. Jenkins drew attention to the importance of securing supplies of basic slag, and advocated tho extension of (he hydro-electric scheme to the north, and also the development of agricultural research work. Mr. Thomas Dawson Smith, representino, the Vinegrowers' Association, urged the removal of tho v»fno industry from the sphere of the prohibitionists, the industry had been established and fostered by the Government 20 years ago and the intention whs then to make it a national industry, irrespective of prohibition. The Government should iacilitate the manufacture of New Zealand wines and ensure that tho wine was kept threo years before 6ale in order that ,it should attain a liigli grade.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 175, 19 April 1919, Page 10
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317NATIONAL INDUSTRIES Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 175, 19 April 1919, Page 10
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