IMPRESSIONS ABROAD.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 April 1920, Page 5

IMPRESSIONS ABROAD.

ROADIXG IN AMERICA. Discussing his tour through America and a number of European countries, Mr. G. W. Allsop (of Christchurch) said that hp had boon greatly impressed with the excellent roads he saw in Honolulu, Canada, and the United States. Some of the notable roads were oiled concrete, Rome were tarred concrete, and some macadam with a surface of asphalt or oil. The benefit of such roads was shown by the fact that in America the giverage mileage for one set of motor tyres was lo,0(H) miles, against an average of 4000 miles in New Zealand. Britain, he said, wns fast recovering from the war. Vast quantities of modern machinery had been installed in the factories, and orders were pouring in from all parts of the world, The question asked hy customers was not "How much?" but "Can von supply? 1 ' Money was very plentiful, and it appeared that it would only be a short time before Britain would again hold her pre-eminent position. The manner in which people in Canada are encouraged to beautify their homes impressed the visitor, • In Victoria, British Columbia, he saw a large nursery, the property of the Government, where ornamental plants are raised for distribution to the people.