ROADS IN THE NORTH

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21587, 4 September 1933, Page 7

ROADS IN THE NORTH

COMMENTS. ON CONDITION . BUSINESS MEN'S INTEREST n»«o [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT] WHANG-AREI, Saturday s ~X The state of several important toads'' in the Whangarei district was discussed at a meeting of the Whangarei Chamber of Commerce last evening, and the,;,: president, Mr, C. V. Stringer, and N. Drummond were instructed to interview the chairman of the No. 1 Dis-. trict Highways Council, Mr. R. T.«V. Ronayne, in the matter. 1 Mr. Stringer commented on the gatf"' >; in the main highway between Huk«-"" renui and Towai. " Jlr. J. R. S. Richardson said thereX; -r was a dip in the road which resulted in cars being held up frequently for ' ' 12 hours following heavy rains. "With ;r, the ever-increasing tourist traffic, it isi.lV essential that this small stretch of road„~. should be attended to immediately," hj» ? said. Mr. N. Drummond drew attention to ,v • the bad state of the main Whangarei-... . Waipu road from tho Ruakaka turnoff to the Mata Hall, a distance of a few miles. "This road is stated to have"," been the most expansive in New Zealand to build and it should be perman-<*«"< ontly repaired," ho said. "It has re-!>«> cently been repaired with mud and i't: chips, which have soon worn away." ■ Tho matter of flood water over the bridge at Wliakapara, where cars wero * stated to be held up in heavy rain, and the Waipu Cove Road was also men- " tioned. " .> V