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Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 154, 27 March 1937, Page II (Supplement)

Motorists to the north of Auckland have been complaining lately of the thoughtlessness of farmers in'the viciity of Dairy Flat, and Waiwera in lighting fires to burn off grass at times when traffic on the main road is heavy. Two motorists returning late in tlie afternoon a few days ago were held up for considerable periods by dense smoke drifting across the main road. One described the smoke and sparks us goi 1 material for a newsreel .short.; twice, tie said, there wore fully 15 cars parked waiting for the smoke to clear from the roadway. The bolder spirits who ventured into the smoke found that visibility did not extend beyond live feet.