A MOTOR TRIP TO WAIHI.

Waipa Post, Volume IV, Issue 165, 22 November 1912, Page 3

A MOTOR TRIP TO WAIHI.

The .following notes of their trip to Waihi on Tuesday to make enquiries as to electrical supply in Te Awamutu were very kindly furnished by the two members of the Board deputed to obtain information on this subject, namely Mr A..-S. Wallace (chairman) and Dr Reekie:—W2 left Te Awamutu at 4.15 a.m., and thanks to the absence of traffic at that early hour, had a fast and pleasant trip to Te Aroha, passing through Ohaupo, The Narrows, Tauwharo, and Morrinsville. For the first part of the. journey the'road was dry though very rough, but after leaving Morrinsville there was a splendid stretch to Te Aroha of grand motoring country, which allowed the car to travel at its highest speed, and enabled us to reach Te Aroha at 6.45, having taken 2% hours to cover the 52 miles from Te Awamutu. After partaking of an ample breakfast with appetites rendered keen by the exhilarating rush through the fresh morning air, followed by a mineral bath, we again pursued our journey at 7 a.m., heading for Paeroa. This stretch of the road known as the Te Aroha Gorge, proved simply execreable, and | was altogether a very severe test for the car. Thanks, however, to the chairman's willing efforts in rolling away the largest rocks, progress was possible though only on the lowest speed, it being merely a matter of forcing the car over the obstructions as there was no choice so far as the alleged road was concerned. After 15 miles of this sort of, thing including the negociation of a bridge which we found on crossing to be labelled unsafe for traffic, things improved somewhat and Waihi was eventually reached at 11.30 a.m., 80 miles having been covered from Te Awamutu. We found the town extremely quiet, more dead than alive, though the bitter feeling against the Federational,ists was very marked. After completing the Board's business and partaking of a hurried luncheon, a start for home was made at 1.30 p.m., Te Aroha being reached at 6 p.m. Here we dined leaving again at 6,30, and reaching home about 9 p.m. after a tiring but thoroughly enjoyable day.