MOTORING MATTERS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 58, 10 March 1927, Page 17

MOTORING MATTERS.

AUCKULND AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION. MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. The president, Dr. Laurie, was In the chair at last night's meeting of the council of the Auckland Automobile Association. Recently a deputation comprising Messrs. A. Grayson, H. C. Jones and the secretary, Mr. G. W. Hutchinson, waited upon the chief traffic inspector, Mr. Geo. R. Hogan, to draw attention to the unsatisfactory manner in which buses stopped within the city area, and to recommend that proper space be set aside and kept free from motor cars, enabling buses to draw up to the kerb when stopping. The secretary reported that Mr. Hogan approved of the suggestion, and agreed to bring the matter before the City Council. He promised to make a careful inspection of the streets and traffic conditions before the by-law is passed. The deputation pointed out the hardships imposed upon commercial travellers carrying samples in streets where no parking was allowed, and suggested that windscreen discs could be issued which would enable bona-fide travellers to conduct their business within limited periods.

A letter was received from Mr. Edwin Horton stating that he had recentlyconcluded a motor tour of 2770 miles through the North and South Islands, and had a good opportunity of observing the signposting as carried out by the various associations throughout the country. In no case, said Mr. Horton, was there anything approaching the excellent work done by the Auckland Automobile Association, the example of which might be well followed by otter similar bodies. It was not his purpose to criticise the work of these bodies, but in many cases it was a little difficult to follow the routes, and signposts were often sadly lacking. It was very much to the credit of the association's service officer (Mr. R. E. Champtaloup) that he should have so well placed the numerous signs which had been erected in the Auckland district. It was never necessary to pull up to ascertain from the sign, in which direction to proceed. This was frequently the case in the south, Mr. Horton stated, due entirely to the want of a little thought in the placing of the indicator. Another excellent feature of the Auckland signs was that they gave particulars of distances. Altogether the A.A.A. was to be congratulated on the signposting it had done. It was resolved to reply thanking the writer for his expressions of appreciation. Fifty-edght new members were eleeted.

Service Officer's Report. j The service officer reported that dur- • ing the past month he had covered a further portion of the North, and had signposted from Kaukapakapa to Wellsford and from Dargaville to the Waipoua Forest and Kaikohe, via Kahu. Details he had been able to gather would add valuable and hitherto unobtainable information to the bureau records. Signs were now being prepared for the AlbanySilverdale - Waiwera - Kaukapakapa. Broadwood-Herekino-Kaitaia and Titi-rangi-West Coast areas. Directions were also ready for the deviation roads south of Te Kuiti for use during the winter floods. The matter of protection of signs was waiting a reply from the Registrar of Copyright, Wellington.