MAIN HIGHWAYS EXTENSIONS.

Shannon News, 28 February 1928, Page 3

MAIN HIGHWAYS EXTENSIONS.

SMALLER BOROUGHS ASSISTED.

INCREASE IN SUBSIDIES,

Some 185 additional miles of main highAvays are declared by a supplementary Gazette issued on Saturday, streets si|tuatcjd in oughs Avith a population of under 6000, which arc not eligible to participate in the proceeds from the petrol tax. , The object of the Order in Council gazetted is to place the boroughs referred to on a better footing than has been the case hitherto. Previously these streets, \A 7 hich from the continuation of main highways through boroughs, received maintenance subsidy on the same basis as did the adjoining main higlnvays in the counties; but in future the boroughs concerned -will be entitled to a subsidy of £1 10s for each £1 of actual expenditure involved in the maintenance of the streets, irrespective of the amount paid by the Main Higlnvays Board to the county councils in respect of the adjoining lengths of main highways. In addition the boroughs will be eligible to receive contributions towards the cost of construction and re-construction work on the streets that are noiv declared to be main higlnvays. Some of the New Highways.

Included in the list of boroughs which Avill benefit under the new scheme, together with the length of roads in each borough, are the following:— Wellington-Auckland via Taranaki main higlnvay: — Otaki. —40 chains. Levin.—l miles 48 chains, Foxton.—l mile 13 chains. AAvahuri-Mangaweka, via Kimbolton main higlnvay: — Fcilding.—2 miles .70 chains.. Greatford-Woodville, via Fcilding and Ashhurst main highway:—

Feilding.—l mile 50 chains. Fcilding-iS-tanAvay main highway: — Feilding.—l mile 74 chains. Foxton-Shannon main highway:— Foxton. —1 mile 55 chains. Shannon. —44 chains.

Levin-Palmerston North, via Shannon main higlnvay:— Levin. —53 chains. Shannon. —1 mile 13 chains, Wellington-Napier, via Wairarapa main highway: — . Featherston. —1 mile 28 chains. Grey town. —-1 mile 74 chains. Carterton.—2 miles 22 chains. Eketahuna. —1 mile 40 chains. Pahiatua.—l mile. >. Featherston-Pigeon Bush, main highAvay: —

Featherston. —11 chains. Featherston - Martinborough main higlnvay: — Featherston. —72 chains. GrcytOAvn.—34 chains. Greytown-BidAvill’s Cutting main higlnvay:— GrcytOAvn.—34 chains. Carterton-Longbush main higlnvay:—

Carterton. —21 chains, Eketahuna-Alfredton main highway: — Eketahuna. —36 chains. Pahiatua raihvay station main highway:—

Pahiatua. —42 chains. Gisborne-Whakatane, via Motu, main

higlnvay:— Whakatanc. —2 miles 36 chains. 7 Opotiki. —.1 mile 42 chains. Napier-IGisborne, via Wairoa main higlnvay:: — Wairoa. —2 miles 7 chains. Wairoa-Gisborne, via Hangaroa main

highway: — Wairoa.—23 chains. Napicr-Wellington, via Wairarapa main highway:— Waipawa.—2 miles 57 chains. Waipukurau.—62 chains. Dannevirke. —2 miles 16 chains. Woodvillc. —1 mile 45 chains. Waipawa-Tikokino main highway: — Waipawa. —54 chains. Dannevirke-Waipukurau, via Porangaliau main highway: — Waipukurau.—7s chains. Dannevirke.—46 chains. Auckland-Wellington, via Taranaki main highway:— , Waitara. —2 miles 15 chains. Stratford. —2 miles 5 chains. Eltham. —2 miles 16 chains. Hawera. —2 miles 42 chains. New Plymouth-Kaimatu, via Inglewood main highway:— Inglewood.—l mile 26 chains. Ohura main highway:— Stratford. —70 chains. Stratford-Opunake main highway:— Stratford. —76 chains. Elthain-Opunake main highway:— Eltham. —62 chains. Eltham-Rawhitiroa main highway:— ElthamV—73 chains. Lepperton Junction-Hawera, via Opunake main highway:— Hawera. —70 chains. Auckland-Wellington, via Taranaki main highway:—

Patea.—l mile 51 chains. Raetihi-Ohakuno main highway:— Raetihi.—3B 'chains. Ohakune. —2 miles 2 chains. Wanganui-Horopito main highway: — Raetihi. —1 mile 25 chains

Blenheim-Picton main highway: — Picton. —1 mile 32 chains. Blenheim.—l mile 68 chains. Nelson-Blefihcim main highway:— Blenheim.—s 7 chains. Nelson-Westport main highway:— Richmond.—2 miles 35 chains. Richmond-Collingwood main highway:— Motueka.—4 miles 44 chains.