MAIN HIGHWAYS
MEETING OF BOARD. WORK DFRING AUGUST. Tlie Main Highways Board lield a meeting at the Government Buildings, Wellington, on Thursdav and Friday last. Mr C. J. McKenzie presided. In terms of the Main HighWnys Amiendnient Acl, 1926, tlie board decided that thc maintenance subsidv towards the cost of main highways generally be increased from £1 J'or £1 to 30s for £1. Tlie increase Iwi 1.1 be effitotivfe as from the 9th Seiptember, 1926. Numcrous applica.tions from local bodies ior assistanco in the purchase of plant under the board's schenie oi buying for local bodies weta dealt with. Thc ordors plaoed by the bonrd for plant for local bodies at thc 31st Marc'h, 1926, iotallcd £28,634, and ihe value of the adflitional orders plaeed Ihis fipancial year already appmxima lcs this sumii An appl ication wa.s received from tlie Wellington Suliurbaii Highways Board for Ihe declaration )l the D'av's Bay road as a main highway, but the Main Highways Board decided it wais unable to aeoede to the request The monthly report of works included the following itom : — Blenli eim-Oli r i ctch 1 1 r eh . — C1 a .rence River Bridge Protective Works: 1706 cubiic yards of filling arid 256 cubtto yards of stone work wero plaeed in position.
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Marlborough Express, Volume LX, Issue 231, 30 September 1926, Page 7
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211MAIN HIGHWAYS Marlborough Express, Volume LX, Issue 231, 30 September 1926, Page 7
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