THE HILL ROAD
(To the Editor.)
Sir, —May I point out one important factor concerning the request to keep the old Paekakariki Hill road open? Seasoned motorists know to their cost that salt spray is not good for cars, either paint work' or working parts. Imagine the coast road to Paekakariki when a stiff westerly or northerly is blowing up the salt spray. I have not had the pleasure yet of traversing the new road to - Paekakariki; but imagine it less costly to use the train on a windy day rather than drive through salt spray. Having had cars seriously depreciated by salt spray in the past, I for one would prefer to pay a toll fee and use the old road. It would be well-nigh impossible to have security against spray, because a westerly or northerly could spring up whilst a driver was proceeding from "the city to the commencement of the new road. A toll fee would be preferable to closing the road, and ultimately prove a great saving in depreciation.—l am, etc., MOTORIST.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 50, 27 August 1940, Page 8
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176THE HILL ROAD Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 50, 27 August 1940, Page 8
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