HOLIDAY ROADS

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 112, 17 November 1928, Page 11

HOLIDAY ROADS

The Wellington Automobile Club, Jr. Conjunction with the Aard Motor Service, have issued the following report on the state of roads between Wellington and Auckland:— ■ ■ Main Trunk.—Wellington to Shannon to Palmerston North (100 miles): Good. Wellington to Foaton: Impassable, coy. ered with water. Foxton to Bulls: Good. Bulls to Taihape (59 miles); Hilly, bad bends, good surface. Taihape to Ohakune (40 miles): Doubtful in bad weather, chains required. Impassable after heavy rain between Tangiwai and Karioi, badly cut up. Waiouru to Takaanu (42 miles): Good summer road, unmetalled; take chains. Bulls to Wanganui: Good. Wauganui to Ohakune:. (80 miles): Bad condition, road unin'etallcd in parts. Impassable between Kakatabu. and Raetihi during winter months and bad weather. Ohakune to Taumarunui (63 miles): In bad condition, possible .to get through. Taumarunui to Te Kuiti (65 miles); Not advisable for tourist traffic;; practically impassable. Te Kuiti to Hamilton (52 miles), Hamilton to Pokeno (47 miles): Good.- Pokeno to Waihi (68 miles):. Good. Pokeno to Auckland (Ran» giriri: Watch for loose screenings. Via Taranaki. —Wanganui to New Pk« mouth: Good. New Plyniouth to T« Kuiti (110 miles): Good. Section be. tween Mahoenui and Ko; Pio (20 miles)' has patches of loose metal. ■ East Coast and Taupo.—Wellington W Masterton to Napier: Good. Deviation »t Mount Bruce is rough, but not difficult. to negotiate. Matahiwi deviation, between Woodvilte and Dannevirke- and Napier side of Dannevirke, are open for light traffic only. Bowen road in fair order, Palmerston North to Woodville: Excel* lent. Napier to Wairoa (80 miles): In fair condition. Wairoa to Gisborne" (S6 miles): Rough .in places. Napier to Taupo (100 miles): Good. Taupo to Waimarino (76 miles): Fair condition. Taupo 'to Rotorua to Whakatane (112 miles): Very good. Whakatane to Gisborne (142 miles): Good to Motu. Motu to Gisborne umnetalled for some miles. Cars can get through if fine. In bad weather, advisable to train car from. Motuhora to Puha. Taupo to Atiamuri to Hamilton (100 miles): Good. Rotorua to Tirau: Passable in fine weather. Tirau to Hamilton: Good. Whakatane to Tauranga to Waihi: No report. Rotorua to Tauranpra (56 miles): Good.