ORIGINALITY IN ROAD-MAKING.
USE OF DRY CLAY. Much amusement was caused at a meeting of the council of the Auckland Automobile Association by a letter from a Hobsonville resident suggesting a number of ingenious innovations in road making. The writer stated in opening that he had devoted many years to the study of roading problems and had concluded that nature always provided on the spot materials that would satisfy all requirements. He had found that the best road-making material in the world was Auckland clay—“as found on the Rangiriris,” interjected a member (states the New Zealand Herald). The ideal road would consist of two wheel strips, one feet wide, of Auckland clay with a narrow drain in the centre. Dry clay made perfect roads and the strips could be protected by carpeting them with the used tires cut up and cemented together. It was decided to receive the letter and file it for future reference.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XX, Issue 2102, 14 April 1925, Page 4
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155ORIGINALITY IN ROAD-MAKING. King Country Chronicle, Volume XX, Issue 2102, 14 April 1925, Page 4
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