SECONDARY HIGHWAYS

Taranaki Daily News, 9 April 1928, Page 9

SECONDARY HIGHWAYS

ADDITIONAL DECLARATIONS THE ORDERJN-OOUNCUL ISSUED. BENEFITS OF PETROL TAX. Secondary roods in counties will benefit coneiderably as the result of the latest step the Main Highways Board has taken in connection with the allocation of revenue from the petrol tax, an Order-in-Council issued on Thursday declaring 2750 mike of such roads an additional main highways, including several local areae. Some months ago the district hrgliways council were asked to recommend suitable secondary roads for declaration as main highways, the intention being to declare a« such approximately an additional 3000 milee. The total mileage recommended by the council®, however, amounted to approximately 4300 miles, but in order to avoid delay the Main Highways Board has selected a total mileage of approximately 2750 miles. The declaration of these roads as main highways means that the controlling authorities will receive a subsidy of fl 10s for fl on maintenance expenditure. A later Gazette notice will deal with the balance of euch roads to be declared.

Secondary roads of local interest classified for declaration in the recent Gazette are as under: — HIGHWAY DISTRICT NO 7. (Taranaki.) lhaia Road (Opunake Town District and .Egmont County)—C miles 40 ehaias. Pukeurulie Road (Clifton County)—7 milee 20 chains. Ngatimaru Road (Clifton County)—3 miles 40 chains. Waitara Borough—so chains. Lower Mangorci Road (Taranaki County)—2 miles 40 chains. Egmont Road (Taranaki and logicwood Counties) —8 miles. Oxford-Saunders (Taranaki County) —5 miles. Skeet .Road (Eltham, Hawera, Waimate West and Egmont Counties) —20 milee 40 chains. Normanby to Manala-Mount Egmeai Main Highway (Waimate West County) —2 nrties. Eltham-Rawhitiroa (Eltham County) —9 miles. Pembroke Road (Stratford County)--5 njiles 40 chains. Stratford Borough—4o chains. Beaconsfield Road (Stratford County) —5 miles 60 chains. Hawera-Mokoia (Hawera County) 10 miles 40 chains. Junction Road (Inglewood County)— 19 miles. HIGHWAY DISTRICT NO. 8. Bells Road (Patea County)—3 miles. Kaharoa Road (Patea County)—3 miles. YVaverley Beach Road (Waverley Town District 2nd Patea County)—4 miles 20 chains. Kohi Road (Patea County)—s miles 40 chains. Rapanui Road (Waitotara County) 6 miles 40 chains. Springvale-Francis s (Waitotara County)—3 milee 40 chains.