THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1928. ROADING THE PENINSULA.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5339, 15 October 1928, Page 2

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto: Public Service. MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, & FRIDAY. MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1928. ROADING THE PENINSULA.

During the past winter a further stretch of reading ha.-, been added to link up some qf .the back-blocks, ip the Coromandel Peninsula, with civilisation. Work has. been steadily going on for spnie; time to make a roa.d alqng the east coast of the peninsula from Waihi northward, and it is gratifying to note that there now rebut one stretch, that is. not actually under construction. However, this piece is being purveyed, and a sum of mqney has beep, placed on the Estimates, and as soon ais, the surveys are cojnplqtg work will be proceeded with. This part ks, known as the Tairua-W'henuakite section, and when completed will enable a round trip to be made from Waihi along the coast to Coroglen and to, Thames. Farther north roading activities. a;re also proceeding, arid in a year or. s,q it will be possible to circuit the whole peninsula by ca.r. For this we have to , thapk our member, Mr A. M. Samuel, w.ho, in order to make himself familiar with the relquirementd, of .the . district, made a peritonal tour. The whole qf the work has, been, mapped qut a,nd sanctioned by the Minister of Public Works. In dealing with the matter in the House recently Mr Samuel pointed out the value of linking up tlh-e isolated portions of the country with the towns. These who have traversed these parts assert that when the rqading is completed it will be one of the prettiest in the Dominion.