OTAGO MOTOR CLUB.

Otago Witness, Issue 3886, 4 September 1928, Page 69

OTAGO MOTOR CLUB.

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Otago Motor Club was held in the club rooms on Tuesday evening. The piesident (Mr A. E. Ansell) occupied the chair. A Ar ter was rec . eive <l from the Southland Motor Association stating that it "°”’d • gladly .co-operate with the Otago Club in providing a colour scheme for the coastal route via Owaka. The Otago Club could provide the colour signs from the Dunedin end in respect to the Bal-clutha-Catlins, Maclennan road, and thus a through scheme would be installed.— The matter was referred to the Sign Posting Committee, with power to act. The Southland Association wrote enclosing a letter which it had received from Mr C. Campbell, drawing attention to the flooding of a section of road near Pomahaka. The association asked for the co-operation of the Otago Club in remedying the flooding.—The matter was referred to the club’s engineer (Mr F. J. Williams) “ SAFETY FIRST ” POSTER. A letter was received from the secretary of the Otago Edacation Board dealing o h the necessity of instructing children regarding the dangers of street traffic.—The secretary stated that the board had decided to promote a “ safety first poster competition on the matter, and asked the assistance of the club in the way of providing prize money. The chairman said that the board was making .a donation of £5 towards the competition, and that the executive had also decided to make a grant o. £5. ROAD TO UPPER JUNCTION. A letter was received from some residents of Sawyers’ Bay drawing the attention of the club to the rough state of the road leading to the Upper Junction. It was decided to subsidise a reasonable amount expended on the road to the extent of £5O. PASSING TRAMCARS. The chairman said that from a recent ruling it had been made quite clear that a motorist could overtake and pass a tramear on either the left or the right hand _ side, at the discretion of the motorist. If a motorist passed on the right-hand side, however, the onuq was on linn to see that the road was clear. WAIPORI FALLS ROAD. Messrs Reid Bros. (Berwick) wrote stating that owing to the inconsiderate action of a few motorists they had decided to withdraw the privilege hitherto extended to the general public of using the section of road between the first two iron gates on the Berwick-Waipori Falls road. It was decided that a deputation should wait on the City Council to ask for another entrance to the locality. Mr H. H. Henderson said he believed an attempt would be made to put the old road in order again. In answer to a question the chairman said that the Dunedin City Corporation’s private buses were not allowed to go over the road. He understood that the City Council was likely to negotiate w-ith the Taieri Council to get another entrance.