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MOTORISTS ON WISH COAST.

A SUCCESSFUL TRIP. : J|jl After a successful visit to toMMHj on the West Coast, ilccars JL Dobson, A. R. Carey, B. Falck, aod|||a S. Hawkes, of tho Canterbury AaMgSlB bile Association, who left for HolpjllH on Tuesday, returnod to Cbxutdwjjilj® on Saturday night. In view of tlio spell of bad wtjMß recently experienced in CnUiwß tlio party were pleased to find ditions were very different in VwUMBj and Southern Nelson, the anij ioH which fell during their visit bengnH ■'■ Tuesday evening, the dato of tbW|9HH Speaking to a reporter on SaliUjjß|l niglit, .\lr Dobson said that he agreeably surprised at the condi t)Of|gflH tlio roads on the West Coast. instances a guod deal of traffic tdlflH shape uf timber waggons going wh| sawmills cut the. roads about, tiStffflß the sumo time the surfaces wer»jwH|j erallv in a fair condition. One JeqiHH which struck Air Dobson was rowness of the roads, as compartdjlßM those in Canterburv. the road tIMH the Buller Gorge being noticeable in this respect. TheMt-TOnH no reason why any motorist frotsCSjgM tcrbury should, in his opinion, afraid to take a car over the OgHfl roads. It was necessary, travel over thc<ni at a reasonable (|MH because of there being only certain 'f|H| lions, more especially in regard through the Buller Gorge, on I»HH cars could easily pass each other. ' JggH The party did not take a car them from Christchurch, and tbslMBM to Westport was made in a MllHfl car. Air Dobson speaks highly WpWMIBI skill of tho drivers employed OO'WHH service, who he says knows erc T of the road. He was informed tUIU occasionally foolish amateur moMfIHH get themselves into difficulties road in the Gorge bv not taking ciont care when driving, roishaplSßHß this connexion being most ce4jflgH|H about race time. In his younger days Mr Dobaon IflflH veyed many parts of tho AVwt CSaBM including Charlton, a onco flauiilWWM gold-mining town, and conseqtMMllHH none of the party was more than lie was in tho trip that irii.fNHj to that place from Westport. chango that had occurred in the MH veiling years was astounding to MHh all that was left to mark what jfMBB onro ;i busy centre being a soMifflS liouse, ami 0110 or two other turess even tlio street formations During the tour tho partr branches of tho Association at tika, Greymouth, Hec-fton and WViSH port, successful meetings being lwKlHj

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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18426, 6 July 1925, Page 8

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MOTORISTS ON WISH COAST. Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18426, 6 July 1925, Page 8

MOTORISTS ON WISH COAST. Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18426, 6 July 1925, Page 8

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