§ Captain GEEasked the Minister of Transport whether he will consider the advisability of curtailing grants for new roads until the existing roads have been put into such a state as may be necessary to meet the requirements of modern traffic?
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§ Colonel ASHLEYIt is my policy to give precedence to the needs of existing important highways, but at the same time it is evident that, in many instances, the needs of modern traffic can only be met by the construction of new roads.