TARARUA RANGES

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 430, 11 May 1937, Page 5

TARARUA RANGES

CENTENARY MEMORIAL Wellington Conference Discusses Scheme Press Association —Copyright. Wellington, May ll), Tians for constituljng 'th e . Tarania Ranges a centenary memorial national park with the ideal of making available to the whole of the public of Wellington province th e greatest possible facilities for health, enjoyinent land recreation consistent with the preservation of native flora and fauna were approved by representatives of tramping clubs of the Wellington province at a conference' at Wellington to-day. The essential features of 'the scheme were th e recons’itution and improvement of 200 miles of tracks, the provision of four access robfis to lhe lower bush line and th e erection of lour bunkhouse hostels, one at the end of each of three of the roads, and on e at Mangahao. The conference did not' favour a project for a high-level trans-Tara. run. highway. De-ailed plans are to be presented to i the centenary memorial committee. I Irrespective of action by that committee the Government i s to be asked Ito acquire areas of standing 'bush leased to or owned by private inters eats' and to stop milling’ and deforestation of these areas. MOTOR CYCLES ON ROADS. "The time is rapidly approaching when, in the interests of the public, motor-cycles will have to be put off the road,” stated Mr Justice Reed during the hearing of a motor collision case in the Palmerston North Supreme Court. His Honour continued: ‘‘l think every case heard this session involving claims for damages [has had a motor-cycle concerned in lit.”