MAIN HIGHWAY FORMATION.

Shannon News, 15 July 1927, Page 1

MAIN HIGHWAY FORMATION.

WORK IN THE NORTHERN END. —— < IIEATHERLEA SECTION MAY HAVE TO WAIT. The financial policy of the Ilorowhenua County Council in regard to main highway construction was briefly under notice at the monthly meeting of the Council on Saturday, when Cr. Catley asked the chairman what the position was going to be in the ridings if the loa,n was over-expdnded. [Supposing that the Te Horo portion of the road was finished first, Otaki next, and so on, how-was the last riding going to come out? The chairman stated that the Council had authority to raise they could raise a further 10 per cent, on that without taking a fresh poll. If they raised 10 per cent, on £BO,OOO, there would also be a Government subsidy of £BOOO, making £16,000 extra to spend on the road v The chairman added that it would be as well if the Council kept to the last the .section from Heatherlea corner to the Wirokino bridge. Mr Ronayne, tlie district engineer, agreed that if they were-going to cut down the expenditure, it should be on that particular piece of road. The length between Levin and Shannon was being pushed on with. There was a good deal of heavy earthwork in this section, and it was, necessary to have the consolidation done before the Council' could

get. paid. He did not believtf! there was any grave reason for thinking a 1 this juncture that any , of the rodjl was likely to be neglected. IjS-.the earthwork had to be carried out so that th'fc pav iug could be done, they must. get or with it. He would like to see the Eh, gineer’s programme carried outpthis year. One of the weaknesses pf. thi system was that before the Council gol authority to spend the money, they ha< carried out four months’ . raised this, point? at' the "last* Tneetiuj of the District Highways Council. Th estimates should be framed and tin Council should know early in Apri what money they were going to have Until the Ho\ise met, however, the Boar<