PATROLS ACTIVE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 191, 15 August 1933, Page 12

PATROLS ACTIVE.

AUTOMOBIUE3 ASSOCIATION.

EOAD IMPROVEMENT WORK.

Tho eignposting patrol of the Automobile Association is at present in the Gisborne district, and this week will be working between Gisborne and Wairoa and out towards the Mahia Peninsula. He will travel up the East Coast later in. the week, and within a fortnight will have completed the routo via Cape Kunaway, between Opotiki and Gisborne.

The hotel and motor camp inspector left Auckland yesterday for a further visit to the southern districts, and after completing his work in the central area around Raetihi, Ohakune and Taihape, will continue south to Wellington, returning via Wairarapa and Gisborne. Road Improvements. The Automobile Association has received word that in response to its representations, improvements are being carried out to roads on the Coromandel Beiiinsula. The reports received by a patrol state that on the CoromandelColville rorfd the water tables had become blocked and the road was ecouring out to an uncomfortable degree on account of the heavy rain. On the Mercury Bay-Coroglen route to Thames, pot holes were causing inconvenience, and the association made representations soliciting some relief for road users. These roads are now receiving attention, and it is hoped that more comfortable travelling will be provided. . Severe, inconvenience has been caused in the Gisborne district, where the -Haiigaroa highway was recently blocked by slip.- This road suffered severely in' the earthquake, and is still crumbling where the hillside was cracked. During the recent heavy rain further slips came down, and for a time some of the settle-ments-were isolated. A portion of the road Jβ of clay formation, and this adds to ithe. difficulties of settlers. The A.A. is making representations to the Highways Board. , • Wandering Stock. ', The danger of motorists encountering; stock '.which are wandering on the road' during the hours of darkness has been the subject of complaint to the. Automobile Association. In some districts only isolated cattle are encountered, but in other' areas stock seems to be allowed to roam on the road at night without any proper check. A Southern visitor who recently toured North Auckland remarked on this.feature when he returned a few days ago. Naturally this danger -would be increased in the northern districts, where the roads are of a much narrower'.nature than in the southland where any straying stock would of necessity be very close to the running surface.-The A.A. is taking up the matter with local bodies.