BACK-COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT
PES FEESS ASSOCIATION. Wellington, July 9. The Premier wa.s interviewed to-day by the member for Egmont, Mr W. T. Jennings, with reference to road and railway matters in that part of Taranaki. The Premier anticipated that with fine weather, road works would be pushed on this year much more than last summer, when bad weather hindered the anticipated operations. With regard to the Stratford-Gngarue (via Whangamomona) line, the Premier stated that he intended to haye a survey made of the northern portion as soon as a man was available. At the same time, the Premier intimated that the North Island Main Trunk Line must be pushed on as rapidly as possible.
Mr Jennings also saw the Minister for Native Affairs (the Hon. Jas. Carroll) as to the position of surplus native landt between Mungaroa (in the Oliura V alley) and Ongarue, and was informed that the Commissioner of Crown Lands for Taranaki is having a suryey male to ascertain what landt are suitable for settlement,
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8153, 10 July 1906, Page 2
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167BACK-COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8153, 10 July 1906, Page 2
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