1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
300 
That Five-year Road Plan !
Page 116
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
THE Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his recent broadcast, said that he was making the first announcement of a new five-year plan for roadconstruction and improvement, which would involve an expenditure of not less than £100,000,000, but the rabbit which he thus conjured from the hat was not so new as he appeared to wish us to believe, for the proposals concerning it were published months ago. The sum referred to may, at first, convey the impression that it is formidable, but it represents only £20,000,000 a year, which is almost insignificant when compared with the huge amount paid annually by owners of motor vehicles for their use of the highway. So little has been expended on the roads for several years past that much of the money will necessarily have to be spent in making improvements which should have been carried out long ago. We must, presumably, be thankful for small mercies, and even the programme outlined is an indication that our rulers are taking a more reasonable view of the increasing value of road transport and its probable expansion, for it would be of little use to go even thus far if it be their intention still further to restrict the motor industry.