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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 45, 14 July 1914, Page 4

KOAI.) MAKIXii. l.ast week tlio \\c.lin«ton Dominion publislicil replies to a circular it had .sent outloLounty Councils, containing a se ics 01 questions bearing upon i lu> worked road-inaking. The answers arc instructive ami interesting.T'he Taranaki ('mint y replied that, il had not tried any experi nients in connection with tar scaling of roads. Imt is watching its iici-hbors w |, n liave undertaken (his class oi work, I'ltliain is inakinn fj'ee rse of lar and sand and other material-. Waiinate We.-t U s;, ti-he<l that tar is worth while and will prove (he -olution o:' lie upkeep problem. ||„«,.r« !ia* . xpvrsw.-iitH with soltai- anil lim!~ it. expensive, whilst tar tor building is proving just the thin;,'. I'ntea is testiiijr sollar fo its satisfaction on its lirido'e-. Wnilotara's engineer is lint, in favor ~| t, n■ n<,. () f burnt pao.i, aic Mini t'nunty 'onlcSses to havin T Tie. road-makin:; pokey, Khvitca's polkv i'. .pmu.tl v pi,ra-, dby Mr. Verry as lieing "to raise rate- and put on more metal," I *■ ih a1I yilia lias not experiment'd . and does not believe in the expensive

burnt papa, llorowhenua has been "going | in tilt.-, sum: old way," and Ilawke's ' Bay (believes ill heavy rolling and sealing the surface with a tar preparation. Patangata, a big county along the East Coast, is breaking fresh ground, aa it is experimenting with reinforced concrete \vfheel tracks, lift, wide, with an intermediate space 2ft. wide between tracks iilled with asphalt and tarred shingle, three inches thick, well rolled. These tracks an', for use of motor cars only, and are placed on one side of the road. The cost varies from £2500 to £3500 per mile, according to the distance from available stone. This enterprising Council contemplates, after due trial ot the concrete wheel tracks, to obtain power to tax motor cars up to £2O per annum, or induce the Government to institute a petrol tax and allocate the revenue amongst local bodies, in proportion to the amount of traffic they have to deal with and the relative cost of constructing the tracks. Pahialua, Eketahunn and Pongaroa have nothing to report for general information, and Masterton tanes "very little risks" (in the way of experiments).