MOUNT RUAPEHU ROAD
An inspection of. the road being built nn Mount Ruapehu was carried out last weekend by Mr. B. & Champtaloup, touring manager of the Auckland Automobile Association, who reports that good progress is being made (reports an exchange). The road has now been carried to the fringe of Lower Scoria Flat, but there is still" a large amount of rock to be cleared.. (Mr. Champta--4oup was able to drive t his car to an altitude of 4400 ft, about two miles above the Chateau. Until some of tho softer fillings have consolidated, private cars will not be allowed beyond "Big Rock," about a mile and a half above tho Chateau. More than a mile of the road has already been metalled. It is expected that tho new route will be ready for use next winter. It will bring the skiing grounds at Salt Hut within easy walking distance, and the present strenuous four-mile walk will be obviated.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 145, 16 December 1933, Page 27
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159MOUNT RUAPEHU ROAD Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 145, 16 December 1933, Page 27
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