AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16732, 15 January 1920, Page 5

AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.

MEETING OF COUNCIL. The Council 'of the Canterbury Automobile Association met lest evening, Mr J. S. llawkos, tho prffii icnt, occupying the chair. Mr P. AV. Johnston reported on •.ho Association's deputation to t!io Waimairi County Council rejrardinjj tho alteration of the speed limits on tho Xorth road. U« believed that tho Council had decided to increase tho rate of speed from 12 to IS mi!; 1 ? per hour. lie thought that all tho ' ciation members should be np]x>aled to to observo tho limits set through Papanui and j Belfast. i It was decided to eend a letter of thanlcs to tho Waimairi County Council, and a hearty vote of thanlcs was pas rod to tho Association's committeo that had waited on the Council. ! It was further decided ti> ask, by advertisement, all the Association's members to observe the limits oct, and it was etuted that tho Association would endeavour to deal very severely with any "road-hoggin?." Votes of thanks were pnsvri to tho Selwyn and Springs County Councils lor work done on the Dunanndel and Kakaia roads and water-races, and tho Main South road between Prcbblnton and Lincoln. It was decided to write uguin to tho City Council urging it to make the necessary improvements to certain dangerous 6pots in tho city, where the lay-out of t!:o tram lines made it impossible for vehicular truuio to ob.'wrve tho rule of the roa'J. Tho Paparua County Council wrote with reference to the bridging of tho water-races between W -dora nnd llurnhnm. Tho work would- bo dono as opportunity offered, but there was a pood number of such vvaterra re 9on the countv roads. Tho Wairewa County Council wroto acknowledging the Association's Vttcr regarding certain bad coruers on tho ChristchurchLittle Itiver road. Tho Council stated that the matter would be kept "stea*.lily in view. The following new members were elected: —Ci. Aires, W. Buss, K. G. McLean. T. 11. Williams, G. O. Morrison, J. A. Oliver, F. \V. Armstrong, F. L. »>nri». V. .Ti'mston, H. G. Parrisli, A. E. "Wilson, F. G. Smith, A. M. Bromner, It. Mi'n, A. Pratt, G. Urav, | W. McHule, D. J. Morrow, T. Hammond, | J T. O'Biyle, J. D- Buchanan, E. C. Parrott, H. E. 3e?sop, F. D. Helmoro, J. SeadGowing, D. J. Kcllehor, C. Mount, Major T. M. Chnrters, Misses A. Mcintosh, ur.d M. WooJ - . . , Tho Social Committeo recommended that tho annual Orphans' Day should bo held on February 21st, and that a hi? picnic- for members should be held on March Gth, on tho Canterbury Park Trotting _ Club's | grounds, with a concert and danco in tho i evening. | Mr b\ W. Johnston said in Im opinion 1 any'suggestion to drop tho leliabilhy trial would bo a 'retrograde (-top, ami ho thought n special committee fliould bo eet up to deal with the organisation of a trial. ! After flomo discussion Mr Johnston agreed to defer consideration of tho matter to a later meeting. • 1 Mr A. S. Clarkson reported for tho Soldiers' Car Committee "that during the month tho car had done 24 trips, carrying 168 men and covering 727 mil's. I Mr 11. T. Cooper traggostcd that tho Ae--1 nociation should publish a booklet explaining clearly tho mica of tho road for tho benefit of country mcmbors, who were, in Bomo caocs, exceedingly ignorant of the \yhoi« matter, and g°t very muddled when driving oven in a email township. Tlie matter was referred to th« By-lawa Committee-. Mr A. S. Clarkson reported at wrao length on a tour ho had made to tho eo\ith. With the exception of Dunedir., tho motoring association 6cemed to bo very apathetic, . and practically moribund. Ho bo*ioycd, however, that there were manv motorist who would welcomo a Tesurrectiontft movement, and he had no doubt that tho forthoominc conferonoe in Dum-Jin wth regard to the formation of a South Island Association would do a jrreat deal of good. Personally ho felt that it would bo an excellent move for the Canterbury Association tc form branches in Timun and Waimate. n< in Aflhburton nnd the \\Vs 4 Coast, and n' beli-ved the Otaso Motor Clnb could won! • on tho game lines in Otngo and Southland I Such a fchemo would irivancc the interests i of motorists, and would bo a sound benefi' to tho Dominion. .11 It was decided that arrangements fhmik be made to interview motorist* in Tirnarti Waimate, and Temukn-Geraldine, with re ferenea to tli~ possibility of forming branchw in theeo place*.