CANTERBURY AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 August 1924, Page 3

CANTERBURY AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.

WESTLAND BRANCH. TEES DAY. Alt!. l‘Uh. The annual meeting of the W ostia n Branch of the Canterbury Automohjl Association was held last evening il the Coitntv Chambers, :i lair attend mire of the motoring public being pro sent. ANNEAL RETORT. Tke annual teimrt and statement o account- were ad >ptod : I have to report that during the yoai ju-t closed six general and speciii meetings were Imld. tin* attendance "I members thereat being moderate, mil as many a- one would expect to set

pH'SCIIt . |)iirin<r tin 1 year seven motorists wen elected jis Ill'll- mcniliors ill' tin- Cnntprlmi v Aiil unnl ile As'i'i int inn. Kir.nt- lm:' eiintinueil tl» yenr tn linve till' iiiniii hidiwnv lietween Christchurch inn! tin- Coii't. :in<l mure part ienlnrlv tlmt port inn hetween S|iii!ie|ielii ntnl Otirn kept open fur wheel tniflie. n- in view nf the enlilpletinn of the 'runnel si ml i'iinsei|iient t limneli railway innneetion. it was fell red thnt portion mentioned would lx l nllowed to net into mi initnissnhle stat". whieh would he n distinct loss to the tnivellintr tmlilie. In this respect to :> eertnin extent we linve heeli suoeessf ill. The Kiinieri l.nke Hoad mid the Mtiin >lllll !i Hotel were nisi noittors thnt reiinired n certain nmoiint oi eonsidcration. It is tilensiinj t'i httve to report tlmt nil the rivets mid iimin streams on the hitter linve linen hridoed. trivin>; I'tlssnlily easy neei'ss to the sm'llie hontlties of tlitil diistriet. enniilod with thnt nf the I'Ttinf. -losel (Hinder. lint we renreli to linve I. . i- 1 :1 1 : - ihnt the Knlleri . '-ike Itr.ad nnpenrs I e *r"ttin<r into n worse nnd imrse lomlition. so nnch si tlmt nmnv motor oir owners lies itn t e to nmke the jonniev nt till. This is n sonieivhnt serious unit ter. nnd eenis to stultify mil- efforts to mnke he l.nke n res'irt lor visitili" tourists. ■•ltridee - ’ nnd '‘Slow' 1 siens nre ijrndinllv lieilie erected i" I 1 '" nlnees deem'd necessary t hro’it'liutit the district lie County nuthnrilies ci opertitiiiL' mmiilv in the nnitter of lnivine the ions erect -d to the l est ndv.'intnm'. I linve nl-o t o ree.ert the! t !"■ W-st-timl f'onntv Conmil were smccsful in heir netioi: with referen.-e to the tn\ne of iml l "r veil' s nsimr the C'onny rends, the ipicst mn h 'in:; nrstni'il in h" A; el Court, nod the result after unity months of "tiitinir Ini' recently erne to linml. The decision, iinvinur een on fried to th' Aoiietd ('.nut must l:i"d. nnd uhile th" ninin hotly el motorists will ncrept tlm inevitnlde with n rood ernie. tliev will or should, linve the satisfaction of feeliue thnt they nre emit l llilll iim toward. the lielterlilelit of the rotul surfaces usiisilly in anythin'.' lull ;i rood eomlition in loitli the I»oroiiL’h nnd County. As fur ns private owners of otirs nre cenrrrnrd this tnx is not nhpcctcd to. hut the heavy lux on Service enrs runtiint1 ’ on | men mn lie Ivies will, we feel, lend lo diminish Iruvelliue in U’c-t----luml. due to the ncicssity of the tnx ha villi' to he pnssed on fo the puhlie. I''urth''r ne feel l.hnt u tnx on nuy tirivnte enr visiting I lie West Ini.d district will tend to reduce our efforts to lunlio Westlnnd u | ipulnr tourist resort . to futility. At tho roipiest of the Kxhihition Kxeentivo im'inhers plnooil llioir onrs ul the dispnsul of Ministers of the Cuhinet. nnd lit her visitors nt the oiieuiiut ol the Kxhihit ion. lor u run to the Ifokilikn Corel'. Tlie visitinir Ministers nvuiled tliemselves ot this opporlunity to visit tlie lurminu district ol the Kokntnhi nnd the Cerire. nnd expressed tliemsefve- us hiehly delighted. The sum of Co was voted to tho lion Secretury for clerical nssi-tnme. Thnt heu'li|linrters iri t T ri- 1 ehmv!i le reI, nested to I urnisli U stutemeiit ei' ine :• list ol siihserioi ion- outstnudiuit. I hut u notice Irnil'll he ereete'l nl Wninrnu indientitie ii here the lend Minis oil' to Wniho. The followin'! v. ere elected nlllenihers ol the As.-oeilit 1011. Messrs 11. limit 1011. (I. I’.ule 'JO eve. A. K. I'.hoek. W Houston nnd .1. 1.. Turner. Mr 11. I'. I’erhum -vus elected President. Mr I' l-mik Williums. \'i, ,-President (re-elected) mid Mr A. 1C I'.leoek. lion, secretnri. A eoiiimittee mm elected e'ui'ist iuv ol the lolloii ini!: Messr- I eieheltnunu. liu-selt. New limn. .Mclntosh, llmhminn. Stuart. IJunsorove mid I tinier, the oliicc lieu refs t o lie or olli' io memhers. it mis re.-olved thm n letter he wriltmi to the Westlnml County Council druwiue the nttetitien to t lie ext retiielx hull Stute of the l.nke Kmlicri lioud. uml nskine tlim M'liie he put in order t nn early dute in view ot the summer season rtiliie. Votes of thunks Here pu'-cd to Mr Sn reel it who renreseiits the hraneli on tln' 1- Kxeeulive ill Cliristeliitnh. I)r K. Teielielninnn tis I’resident. Mr <• r:tnk Williums us Viee-I’residetit nnd .Mr •!. 11. Wilson US lion secretnrv. j