WELLINGTON AUTOMOBILE CLUB

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2269, 1 October 1914, Page 3

WELLINGTON AUTOMOBILE CLUB

—. —4 —• —. annuAl meeting. The annual meeting of the Welling-, ton Automobile Club was held last light. C. H. Izard presided. According to the annual report, ivhicfh' was adopted,/,thero wero 103 members on the register, 42 being old members and 61 hew members. The committee during the past year paid special. attention to the Petono crossings matter.; As the result of strong from the club, .the nurdles >vere lowered to a height which ivhilst it provided a- crossing for foot jassengers was not-of, such height as :o be dangerous to' motors going at a reasonable rate of speech . "Complaints J lavo been mads lately that the eounoil! jas reverted to the previous height, I instituting a danger to traflic, and it 3 proposed to tako further proceedings igauist the council with regard to their >bstructk>ns," says the annual report. The committee has carefully considered tlio Railways Amendment Act 1 Sill, and has made strong representa;ions through the New Zealand Aut-o-nobilo. Union to the Minister in chargo if the Bill in connection with the clause, ximpelling motorists to stop,their cars vhen approaching a level crossing. The wunoillors of the Hutt Couuty Ooiuicil vero good enough to receive a deputar ;ion from the club at their meeting vith reference to proposod speed limits in their roads, and as, a result of, sev■ral interviews, had the satisfaction of laving the original proposed restricaons considerably modified. As a remit of circulars ■-sent to the principal lotel-koepers throughout the Dominion, irrangcments were made whereby the nembers of the club would have reducions on the ordinary tariff. A member >f the club, who is unwilling to dispose his identity, has generously_ prodded, at a cost of, at least, £50 to liraseif, signals and .signs /for the roads n the Wellington district, and lms> mdertakoa their ereotiou. The comnitteo also desire to place on record ts appreciation of the services of the' ecretary,. Mr. L: Dillon-Kelly, during ,he past year." The balance-sheet, which was adopted, iliowed an excess of assets over liaulities of £15 lis. Bd. ' . A letter was recoived from Jlajor■leneral Godley stating, how very much he military authorities appreciated the issistanco the association had given hem as regarded motor-cars since the (Utbreak of the fear. Had it not been oi this assistance, the arrangements or tho dispatch of the Force would not lavo been canned out with such facility ,s had been the case. Officers were elected as follow.for the meuing year; —President, Mr. T. ~M. Vilfordj vice-presidents, Messrs. 0. H. zard'and W.'.L Meek; committee, Dra. I E. Gibbs and Prendegast Kmglit .nd Messrs. W. Pryor, T. Young, 0. G. Sherwood, C. C. Larmaur, G. M. Banks, md G. Magnus; secretary and trea;iiref Mr. L. Dillon-Ivelly; auditors, ilessrs G. B. Hull and Oscar Kember.