The Guardian And Evening Star, with which is incorporated the West Coast Times. FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1933. A YEW HIGHWAY.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 May 1933, Page 4

The Guardian And Evening Star, with which is incorporated the West Coast Times. FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1933. A YEW HIGHWAY.

At the meeting of the County Council on Wednesday, tiie members had before them again tile question of opening a new road to link Arahura (at Flowery Creek) with Kumara Junction, by direct route practically beside the railway line over the greater pait.of the distance. The agitation for the construction of - this piece- of road has been going on for several years, but the County Council wa® not favourable to the work at the Arahuva end, because it endangered the status of the /Arahura to Dillmans road, which is a primary highway, under tlie Board, and the new work threatened to add considerably to the yearly liability of •'th, 3, Council. The Council, however, has facilitated the construction of the road in question at the northern end to give access to settlers as far as Kapitea, and this useful road lias been in use now for some time. . The whole question has been re-opened on a fresh basin bv a letter from the, Highways Board in which the promise is-, made not to- disturb the status of. the existing road to, Dilimans, which will coni-, tinue a main highway. The Board proposes further when (he road is made north from Flowery Creek to Kumara Junction, to declare that road a primary highway, and will require the local body to contribute the mileages maintenance rate only. In submitting the proposals, the District Engineer pointed out it might be possible to undertake the work with unemployment assistance, and if so a start would be made from the Flowery Creek end, To aid in this work the Council was asked'to vote a small sum towards the cost of beginning the work. Having had the promise of the Highways Board in regard to the status of the old road and the new road to be built, and being, satisfied the ratepayers would not be burdened unduly, the Council accepted the proposal and voted a small sum towards the initiation of the work. This was a very satisfactory action hv the Council, which has shown its bona fides in the matter. The attitude which it took up from the outset, was for the protection of its financial interests in regard to future ecsts, and the position being clarified it offered to give helpful assistance at once. The poad when constructed null be a useful connection for north and south traffic, and it cannot be denied, will be ,a rival to- the railway service. That, however, is understood by Ministers, so that the public utility must be accepted as the principal argument for providing the road. It will shorten the road distance between Hokitika and Greymouth considerably, and should cheapen transport. A Councillor mentioned on Wednesday that coil vvQuk] .then lie delivered direct to Koiterangi b v truck, cheaper than the present, railway facilities. M-o doubt other commodities will he affected similarly and the nublic will derive th.?. benefit. To complete the road, however, is ,n considerable undertaking. Th? bridge costs will he large as there are several structures to jvovid.? for. However, a r•• sponsible Government Department is backing the work, and from the promises made it will go through in time —but prob,ably deferred. It? accomplishment will however be a boon to motor traffic.

must not only plan and organise our material life, but apply scientific investigation to the vital question of human adaptation. It was far fjom general acceptance that there was such a thing as a science of human uituis-, and further still from acceptance that such a science was a practical importance to every one, and that some knowledge cf it should be tin indispensable qualification for all in positions involving (control of other people. When * response to a situation learned in -childhood had to be changed in later life to meet new demands, that wag a true example of suppression. In place of it primitive reaction was substituted something more complicated. The word repression was often confused with the word suppression. Supression was actually the putting asid? the old man and putting oh the new. Repression was nothing more nor less than iutellectua. dishonesty. Life was becoming mere and more standardised, and we were trying to force the essentially individualist man into essentially similar modes of thought and conduct. It could not l)c done without danger and .something must eventually give way. If we utilised our scientific knowledge of materials in coruinction with the scientific knowledge of mind there seemed to be no limit to progress.