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Sir Wi. H. Nicholson, president of the Canterbury Automobile 'Association and Mayor of Sumner, has purchased a piece of land which includes a high cliff on the road to Sumner from. Christchurch, in the vicinity of tho Shag Rock and has offered it to the public to bo removed. The cliff completely prevents one from seeing traffic approaching from either side, and if removed, would, in addition to enabling motorists to have a better view, allow of the road being widened and thus obviate the present acute turn at a corner. which on Sundays. and holidays is a busy intersection. MiNicholson is desirous that practically tho whole of the sectjon bo removed, but tho amount of work in this connexion that will actually bo done will depend, on what is allocated by the Main Highways Board. As the work may bo regarded as in tlio nature of reconstruction, it can be carried out on the pound for pound basis.

Building operations are proceeding apace at the rooms.of the- Canterbury Automobile Association, where -important additions are being carried out. This was tho reason that it was found necessary last week, when the annual meeting of the South Island 3fotor Union was being held, to use another building. _ Accordingly the meeting was held in the rooms of the Canterbury Officers' Club, a vote of thanks being subsequently accorded, that body for its action in obliging the Union in the manner indicated.

The 1925 motor vehicle registration for England) Wales and Scotland, was 778,211 cars, trucks, buses, arid taxicabs." Oil January Ist, 1925, it was estimated were 115,885 motor vehicles in London.

The Selwyn River continues' to causo trouble to "motorists, and advice was received yesterday by the Canterbury Automobile Association that the ford was again impassable.

Since 1017 the automobile industry of America, has paid more than 800,000,000 dollars in taxes and last year the tax was 31 dollars for each car produced.

- It was the intention of the Canterbury Automobile Association to make a tour of the West Coast at an early date, with a view to_ assisting tho oranches there, in various ways Owing to members of the party being imable to spare tho time necessary for such a trip, however, it has been reluctantly decided to postpone the visit uiitil a later date.

Tho conference called by the Minister of Internal Affairs to discuss.matters connected with the issue of. new: idont'.nVntinn nlates and othor similar questions, h*>B been postponed till Jiino 18tli, at Wellington. Mi- W. H. Nicholson, president of the Canterbury Automobile : Association, is expected to leave Christchurdh on a business trip to Australia next week.

The thirty-seven competitors who took part in the 24-hour endurance test around the Danish island of Sjaelland had to face unusual iifficulties, for the circuit to be covered was only announced an hour before the start, and snow and rain had put tho roads in a very bad' condition. As a consequence, only six cars completed the distance without loss of points; or these half-dozen, tho first three were 10.15 h.p. Fiats, driven respectively by A. P. Svondsen, A. Hansen, and K. S. Rasmussen. Fourth-nl ace was takpn by V. Lvsted, on an Overland; K. Trolle, on a TJnic, was fifth, and tho sixth man was Wagner, on a Dodge.

Most of the Peninsula roads are in good order, but tho Summit road, except from Hilltop to Pigeon Bay, is in poor condition. The roads from Duvauchello to both Pigeon Bay and Okain's saddles aro in good order. The road from tho Summit to Lo Bon's Bay is in good order. The Summit from Lo Bon's saddle to Long Bay saddle is in a> very rough condition. From Long Bay saddle to Akaroa tho road is in good order, with the exception of a long clay patch, which becomes slippery in wet woattier.^