THE MOTOR ERA.
BETTER ROADS REQUIRED. TARANAKI’S GOOD EXAMPLE. By TaJeeraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The question of the imposition of a motor tax for the maintenance of arterial roads was raised at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. It was stated that motor traffic would, be the main road traffic of the future, and the roads of the Dominion, with the exception of the tar-sealed roads in Taranaki, were unsuited to the needs of the future. Experts recommended the use of bituminous sealed roads to counteract the spread of road material. It was resolved that properly constructed and maintained roads were inseparable from the economic welfare of the Dominion, and as motor traffic will be the road traffic of the future, an equitable motor tax should be imposed and the proceeds therefrom applied to the upkeep of the main arterial roads, toll-gate methods being ineffective, obsolete and unduly harassing. The Government was asked to formulate a scheme of road construction to submit to local bodies.
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Taranaki Daily News, 11 May 1921, Page 5
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167THE MOTOR ERA. Taranaki Daily News, 11 May 1921, Page 5
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