JOTTINGS

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 17, 14 October 1927, Page 9

JOTTINGS

The Wainui-o-mata load is in a rougher ana more pot-holed state south of the reservoir road junction than it has been for some years. A traffic census taken by the Canterbury Progress League on the main roads north and south of Christchurch showed that the heaviest traffic at any single point was 1192 motor vehicles per day at the Riccarton Road junction. At the Conway bridge on the Christ-church-Blenheim road the tally was 28 vehicles a day. In the south at Rangitata bridge it was 139, at Tinwald, south Ashburton, 591, but at the Rakaia bridge only 188 For an annual pl smium of £1 ss. an Adelaide (South Australia) company gives motorists immunity from appearance in Court, fines and costs, in respect of summonses for breaches of the motor parking and police regulations. Throughout the whole of South Australia it covers the payment of fines and costs, while in Adelaide and suburbs it includes also a legal representative at Court. A Wellingtonian reports that in America this useful service is covered in various automobile association subscriptions. The annual report i f the Canterbury Automobile Association shows an income for the year totalling £-1924, a credit balance for the year of £1135, and assets totalling £13,832. Mr. H. Channings, overseer to the Levin Borough Council, writes to correct a statement made in last week’s notes with regard to the method of making roads in the torough. It was stated that three-quarters of a gallon of asphalt per square yard was applied to a new road, whereas one-quarter of a gallon is used to that area. Good carburation may be offset by poor ignition. The contact breaker points should be examined to see if they are clean and adjusted to the correct distance on the break. The distributor should be cleaned and the contact breaker ruexer looked at to see if it is free on its spindle. The sparking plugs sliould be taken out and cleaned thoroughly - Tf they show signs when dismantling of internal sparking they should be replaced Finallv, valve caps, if thev are fitted, should be screwed down tightly, and all chances of air or compression leaks occurring eliminated.