ROUGH TRIP TO NAPIER.

Gisborne Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6020, 28 February 1921, Page 5

ROUGH TRIP TO NAPIER.

TWENTY-FOUR HOURS FROM GISBORNE.

EXPERIENCES OF MAYOR AND MR, H. D. DE LAUTOUR. An interesting account of an overland journey from Gisborne t 6 *[ a P 1 “ during the heavy rains last ueek uas o-iven to a Times reporter last evenS ?y the Mayor, Mr Geo. Wildish who has just returned tram* visit to Wellington, in company with Mr. ±l- - chairman of the HydroElectric Engineering Co. Mr. Wildish stated that they left Gisborne early on Wednesday morning and went to Manutuke with the Parliamentary party. Leaving Manutuke at about 10.30 am. they reached the Wharerata lull with safety, but, before they had negotiated the hill they met with a mishap. In© rain stated Mr. Wildish, had badly affected the road and the car struck a rock in the water-table Another rock was behind one of the wheels, and the car could neither back nor go forward. It was necessary, m consectuence to get out and jack the cai up and then push it forward. Ihis oneration was performed m the P Olll nm rain and took lialf-an-hour . to complete’ by which time the travellers were wet through No further difficulty was and Moiere was reached at 2.30 p-m. az a. they arrived at Wairoa, and the iesidents there were found arrival of the Parliamentary paity. Messrs Wildish and deLautour pushed on to Mohaka, where they ascertained that it would be necessary to Send the night, as the roads were too bidi pormVot a continuation ot ’the journey. They arose at 3.30 tl e following morning and proceeded Nanier, arriving at 8.10 a.m. car P was left in the mam street, a local garage being telephoned to to ieSki itf and tho travellers Warded the train and continued tllc l oui y tn Wellington,' arriving at o.ov p.m., nearly thfrty-six hours after leaving 1 the return journey, .it was decided upon arrival at Napier on Saturday night to 1 continue the journey to Gisborne, and Napier was left at 8.30 p.m. After travelling all, night the party arrived at Osborne at ? am. yesterday morning. Ihe trip was marked by the usual motorists experiences, several blow-outs and punctures occurring. At one place, this side of Wairoa, a tyre came rffiht off, hut these delays were taken with the usual equanimity of the motorist. ,