THE MAIN SOUTH ROAD.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 53, Issue 272, 29 August 1933, Page 6

THE MAIN SOUTH ROAD.

Sir,—The road to hell is payed with good intentions, so also is the road to Chertsey, whether one tackles the journey from Ashburton or ltakaia, paved with the good intentions of those who for long have hoped to arrive there after a smooth passage. Of course 1 admit that the essential thing is that one should have the smooth passage home again 3 but uiifortunately both sides of the road have been tarred with the same brush, which means that one does not know whethex one is coming or going. The surface of the road, Sir, is fast deteriorating, as also is the human nature that travels thereon with the constant muttering of pugilistic impi'ecations, and the dread sound of dry bones rattling. If only our tyres could speak in the same language as our springs when they squeak. What pot-holes they would tell of; what undulations; yes, these are becoming quite popularfeatures of the road. Those charged with its maintenance should take a half-day off for inspection,, and six months on, for repairs, last they become charged also with the manifenance of a home for motorists with shattered nerves. GONZALO.