WEEKLY ROAD REPORT

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 34, 8 August 1925, Page 23

WEEKLY ROAD REPORT

WELLINGTON AUTOMOBILE CLUB

GUIDE TO MOTORISTS.

The weekly report on the roads of the North Island, prepared by the Wellington Automobile Club, in cdnjunction with the Aard Motor Service, is as follows :—

*BEST ROUTES The routes recommended for the week as best are :—

TO AUCKLAND—Via New Plymouth, Te Kuiti, Hamilton, Pokeno. TO PALMERSTON NORTH.—Via Shannon. TO NAPIER.—Via Mastertou, Woodville. TO TARANAKI.—Via Foxton. TO TAOPO—Via Napier. W.A.C. AREA I—MAIN TRUNK

Sec. 1 (Wellington to Shannon to Pal. NODS miles. Ji'our-houra and a half. Jloail hail at Nguliaunuigii, Johiisonvillc, lac- j kakariki-Lcvin, To 'Horo to ■ north of Otaki, imd lor four miles north of Slian--no«. Very imd goiug at Parcmata area, which is under rupair. Sec. 2 (Wellington to Foxton to Bulls)— 100 miles. Five hours (seu Sec. 1) to Levin. Levin to Foxton poor. Thence good to hulls. Sec. 3 (Foxton to Pal. N.)—24 miles. Due hour. Eoad good. Soo, 4 (Bull* to Talhape>-50 miles. Two hours and a half. Itoad good, but travelling ia slow over last '20 miles owing to hilly country. Sec. 5 (Talhape to Raotihi)—No report. Sec. 6 (Bulls to Wanganui)—3o miles; V, hours. Road very good. Sec. 7 (Wanganui to Raotihi)—No report. Sec. 8 (Raetihi to Taurmaranul to Ta Kuiti) —Impassable. Sec. 9 (Ta Kuiti to Hamilton to Pokeno)— Kuiti to Hamilton, 52 miles; 2i hours. Jtoad fair and all metalled; balance no * report. Sec. 10 (Pokeno to Auckland)—No report. W.C.A. AREA 2—VIA TARANAKI

Sec. 11 (Wanganui to New Plymouth)—nu miles; 4 hours. Eoad fair to good. Sec. 12 (New Plymouth to Te Kultl)-iO3 miles; 5£ hours. Tar scaled or metalled. ffi Vory pot-holed between Urenui and Mt. Messenger; balance fair to good. Section 13 (Auckland to Whangarei)—l2o miles; 8 hours. Almost impassable ia places. No metal on long stretches; chains required. Will improve iv finer voatlicr. Sec. 14 (Auckland to Helentville to Dargaville) —1"5 miles; 9 hours. Badly potholed, between Henderson and Avondale, which is now being concreted. From live miles out of Helcnsvillc practically inipassahlo to Muungaturoto. Tuenco good to Dargavlllc. Sec. 15 (Oargaville to Kaltaia)-— U miles; 2 hours. Very fair road, liable to flood easily.

W.A.C. AREA 3—EAST COAST AND TAUPO

Sec. 16 (Wellington to Masterton to Napier) —221 miles; 8 hours. Pot-holed half-mile south Jlungaroa. Pot-holed and patchy Featherston • to. Masterton; ' good elsewhere except at Te Aute, which is dangerously potriioled, aud should have been repaired earlier than this. Sec. 17 (Palmertton North to Woodville)— If miles; 1 hour. Good road. Inquire at AAHD, Palmerston North or Woodville, or Wellington Automobile Club if any slips in wet weather. Sec. 18 (Napier to Wairoa to Olsborne)—ls7 miles; SJ hours. Eoad has improved undor fine weather, and is now good to Morere. Remainder patchy to rough. Sec. 19 (Napier to Taupo)—loo miles; 6i hours. Road good. Carry chains in case of unexpected rain. Sec. 20 (Taupo to Waimarlno)—S4 miles; 8 hours. Very bad during winter. Chains required. Sac. 21 (Taupo to Rotorua)—s6 miles; 8} hours. Road lairly good, pumice formation. Very rough Waiotapu to Kotorua. Sec. 22 (Whakatane to Clsborne)—l37 miles; 0 to 7 hours. Eoad to Motu good, but liable to slips. Motu to Gisfcorne^impassable. Cars may bo trained daily at a cost of about 355. Sec. 23 (Gieborne to Hicki Bay)— lmpassable. Unmctalled 18 miles between Wliangaroa and Tolago Bay. Usually open Oisborne to Teararoa from October. Rc r mainder seldom open. Sac. 24 (Taupo to .Atiamurl)—24 miles; 2 hours. Very fair. Carry chains in case of rain. Sec, 25 (Rotorua to Tirau to Hamilton) —No report. S«c. 26 (Whakatane to Tauranga to Walhi) —110 miles; 7 hours. At this time of year chains are required most of way. Whaka-tane-Tauranga passable all year. Tauranga to Waihi in frightful condition. AAKD oars -arc only ones Retting through and have a system of aid from horse teams. Sec, 27 (Hamilton Tauranga)—Good metal road. Sec. 28 (Walhl to Pokeno)—ss miles; 4 hours. Good metal road to Turua, thence to Miranda very bad (clay). From Miranda to Maramarua being metalled. Remainder good.