The "value of tar-scaling in roadmaking was instanced at the last meeting of the Eitham County Council. There was some question as to what should be done with certain surplus toll-gate revenue, and the clerk said he did not know whether it could be used for any purpose but the upkeep of the Eitham road. Councillors pointed out that there was no stipulation to that effect, but when the tollgate was erected they had not anticipated any surplus to be available for other purposes. That there was. only went to prove the success of the tarscaling policy adopted by the Council in all its road work, which, while necessitating much greater initial outlay, yet was, in the long run, much more economical than the ordinary macadamised road.
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Otaki Mail, Volume 27, 21 November 1919, Page 4
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