THE LEITH VALLEY HIGHWAY
Dr. McMillan’s Complaint Of Delay MAYOR ANSWERS CHARGE OF BIAS Dominion Special Service. DUNEDIN, November 12. The .Minister in Charge of Scientific mid Industrial Research, Dr. D. G. McMillan, who is also a member ot tin, city council, alleged a few days ago that the council had shelved completion of the Leith Valley highway, the new northern outlet from the city, and suggested that this was due to political A rejoinder was made today by the mayor. .Mr. A. 11. Allen. “It is not correct, as Gr. MeMiUau states -that little more has been done to this road than was commenced by the Labour council when it went out of office two years and a half a=°>” sa . H , the mayor. In support of this denial he quoted the following figures. the first column indicates the total money spent, including scheme 13 wages, am the second column represents the total cost, to the city corporation.
"Thus it will be seen,” Air. Allen added, “that the last council spent £2192 on the work and the present council has spent £8548, which is aS large a sum as finance would permit, having regard to other necessary works throughout the city. “C’r. McMillan’s concluding paragraph?’ Air. Allen continued, “states that Tn northern parts even though municipalities are opposed to the Government in political thought they did not let that binder their activity, but teamed in with the Government for their mutual benefit.’ In reply I would say that politics have never entered into the deliberations of the present council, with the exception of those occasions when they have been imported into it by Cr. McMillan. “Though he has been a member of the present council for two years and a half, Cr. McMillan has done practically nothing for it, and is the last man who should adversely comment on the doings of those who remain at their post in the council and do their best for the city.”
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Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 43, 14 November 1940, Page 3
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342THE LEITH VALLEY HIGHWAY Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 43, 14 November 1940, Page 3
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