WELLINGTON SUBURBS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 62, 6 December 1919, Page 12

WELLINGTON SUBURBS

MR.. WRIGHT AT NLWLANDS, Newlands is a village settlement in the vicinity of Johnsouville, and last. ni"ht'a good *udience assembled. at the State School, when •■Sir. If. A.. Wright addressed the "meeting. ■ Mr. Putter was appointed chairman, and briefly. intro-' duced tlie candidate. Mr. Wright 'was subjected to some interruption, but was noO seriously disturbed. The speaker dealt with educational matters, particularly as they applied to Newlands, which was sadly in need of a new school, lie also enlarged upon the.need of road improvement with the object of 'assisting, the .man upun the land. He contended-that Dominion road boards should lie appointed, whose business it would be to determine what roads should bo main roads, the lietrt rna.t making type 'for the whole or different parts of the' Dominion, the necessity and nature of deviations or regr'ading of existing main roads, and the making new main road.s. He complimented "The, Good Rnad3 Association ot New Zealand" upon the work it was doing in educating public op'ninn. lie was salis-, fled good roads and motor traction would? greatly assist the producer. Answering questions, the speaker said ho'was satisfied that his. figures were correct as to the present strength ot the Reform Tarty. He had voted for an increase in the wages of the Second Division men on the railways. He fell suie.there was no flaw in the Hutt Road Improvement Bill, .which had In-en carefully drafted.,' The meeting concluded with a vofo of thanks to (he speaker.