THE MAIN SOUTH ROAD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 198, 10 January 1913, Page 2

THE MAIN SOUTH ROAD.

) To the Editor. .! Sir,—ln Taranaki's most ip-, 1 0-dai:e newspaper I read your remarks re the South Hoad. I travel much in TVi'iaki, and I find your remarks would apply to > every road in the Egmont CV.mtf, particularly. Wlvy should these roads he in such a bad state? The farmer m'] tell you the rates are always on the rise, and he can prove to you 'hat voadmaking ought to he cheaper hem Uinu in any other part of New Zealand, and who will say that the traffic . : s as heavv as in cither the Ilawera or the KJtham | County? Then the cause of the trouble I must bo bad management. At one time i the flax industry on this 10,1 it caused I very heavy traffic on these roads. When 1 land rallies and rates were low it was I. nothing strange that we should have bad I roads, and there, were bad roads But a man who prided himself as a model chairman ifjook the chair for the Taranaki Com, iy. which. T think, then extended 3 miles south of„Opunake, and soon showed what superior management could do. But why quote ancient history? Tt is a remedy for bad roads we are looking. Wou suggest that the coast be formed ijnto two counties, with New Plymouth f\nd ITawera as centres, and T nm sure if» we judge the chairmen of these eotmt"?s on their past services they will be unaXqimously elected to the position on the nW' formations which they now occu l ir -_ VTn enlarging their scope and thus them to employ more up-to-date road-mak«i,g facilities I am certain, with present r%,es. we would have better roads. This\i s the hope of J MACADAM.