MOTORISTS’ AFFAIRS

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 20, 14 April 1927, Page 13

MOTORISTS’ AFFAIRS

A.A.A. COUNCIL MEETS The council of the Auckland Automobile Association met last evening. Dr. Lawry presided over Messrs. H. C. Jones, T. G. Julian, J. B. King, R. Spinks, W. Phillips, F. Curd, and Dr De Clive Lowe. A sub-committee reported having viewed several sites, with the idea of securing a motorists’ camping ground in Auckland, and having decided that an area adjoining the Stone Jug at Western Springs, containing ten acres, was the most suitable. It was decided to ask the city council to set aside the area required. The idea is to plant shelter trees, and to recondition the Stone Jug. Hoardings In response to a communication from the North Otago Alotor Club, it was decided to heartily support any movement to reduce the hoardings and advertisements disfiguring roadways. North Otago advised that Mr. Lee, ALP., was prepared to bring a private Bill before Parliament on the matter, and support was asked for. The association decided to approach the local members of Parliament and to ask all agencies and branches to get in touch with their members with the idea of supporting Air. Lee’s Bill. Insurance The secretary was asked to proceed to finalise arrangemtns with the representatives of Lloyds, concerning the insurance on members’ cars. The meeting was told that the club’s solicitor had carefully considered the safeguards, and the solicitor and the special committee were quite satisfied with them. The cover •would include a 20 per cent reduction below present tariff rates. One hundred and eleven new members were elected, and in continuation of the cleaning up process, the committee struck off some fifty-three unfinancial members. , A Waipa County Council advised that it was applying to the Highways Board to have the Te Awamutu- Arapuni road declared a main highway, and that in the event of this being agreed to the council would be prepared to pay its quota of the work necessary to put the road in order. The secretary, Air. Hutchinson, said this road was the main link between the South Road and Rotorua, except by going through Thames and Tirau. The work now in hand would complete the road excepting two miles, which was practically a swamp, and which would close the road every time there was continuous wet weather. ‘•►This is a very dangerous corner, especially coming down-hill, and something should be done about it,” said, a member referring to the dangerous bend at the bottom of the Ayr Street formation. It was decided to ask the city council to remedy the position.