CONCRETE ROADS.

Digger (Invercargill RSA), Issue 35, 12 November 1920, Page 5

CONCRETE ROADS.

A PUTARURU PROPOSAL. A movement for the permanent improvement of the main roads in the Putaruru district without delay was recently inaugurated by the executive oi the Putaruru District Development Board, whieh then discussed the matter with the two local county councillors — Hessrs F. C. Barnett and W. Carr Rollett — and the Matamata County engineer, Mr F. Shannon. The relative merits of metalling and concreting were discussed, and it was decided that ultimately concrete would prove far cheaper than metal. A rat© of 3d in* the £ should be sufficient to pay the interest and sinking fund on a loan for concreting about 30 miles of main road in the district, namely, from Putaruru to Waotu, from Putaruru to Puketurua, from Puketarua to the Waotu road, from Putaruru to Milyn's Crossing, Lichfield, and the Overdale Road. It was agreed to make inquiries ag to whether the necessary supply of cement could be obtained, and in the meantime to obtain tho permission of the County Council for its clerk and its engineer to give tneir services, when required, for the project. This permission was given at the last meeting of the council.