ALBANY MAIN ROAD.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 59, 8 March 1912, Page 2

ALBANY MAIN ROAD.

(Xe the Editor J lair, —Your correspondent "J." either, writes on The above subject without knowledge or with prejudice. It is. a fact, that can be borne out by all residents of Albany, that never before has greater expedition been used in spreading the metal after being carted. It is a decided advantage in country districts to have metal laid on one aide of the read rather than in the centre of the formation, thus leaving a soft or clay track for summer use. The metal track is then used in wet weather, and the soft track in dry weather. On roads thus formed one rarely sees loose stones on the surface, for it is in summer time that the moat damage is done to a metal road in the country. "J's" allusion to metal being taken to repair Phillips Hill is very ill-timed, and shows a narrow spirit. This particular piece of road carries more traffic than any other portion on the Albany main road to Birkenhead, and was in a deplorable condition, and the two small loads with which it was repaired were quite inadequate to make a decent job of it.—l am, etc, RATEPAYER.