CYCLE MYTH EXPOSED
CHRISTCHURCH NOT LEADER CLAIM MADE BY AUCKLAND Christ-church is generally regarded as possessing the densest bicycle "population" in New Zealand, but this was declared by a leading dealer in Auckland to be something of a myth. He stated that the imports of bicycles through the port of Auck'-and was greater than that of the three southern centres, Welling'on, Lyttelton and Dunedin, combined. It is considered by this authority that saturation point lias been reached in the City of the Plains, whereas in Auckland and suburban extension has been responsible for a great'y-increased use of the pedal me'.hod of transport, imports through Auckland port would be distributed as far south as the Waikato and to the north.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 41, 22 January 1943, Page 6
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119CYCLE MYTH EXPOSED Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 41, 22 January 1943, Page 6
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