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Hokitika Guardian, 8 December 1925, Page 2

Tiik high Hood of last week, coupled with the interruption of Iraflic on the main south mail, and the loss of a lorry at one of the creel; crossings, draws pointed attention again to the need for bridging severe! of the lough creek i rossings along the road, which so often hold up trnflic. .Many of the smaller creeks are I ):• • chief menace, ‘or the reason that traffic, where the walor way is spread wider, can find a ford; hut with the narrow streams, the waters cut out the fords, and make tli<> crossing deep and dangerous. Silt and sand or large houlders settle at the danger points, in wlti li the tu 'vary are .soon in difficulties. ' ! ’ que-ten of bridging the .-breams ■i • t veil In* dealt with i-oinprehcn--ively. In other parts of Now Zea'and. notably Canterbury, streams of a similar character are bridged, and •mu U- I ralfie is sivrinlly v,ell entered I*n tin* south road trio, the no. 0""r. ji * ti-itt.ion is delayed. Promises are long unfulfilled and votes which have appeared on the appropriations. have disappeared lint not through cxcmlittire. It is time there was a definite and sustained request for the provision of funds for the bridging of the minor rm-sings, whic h so niton become major considerations when fiords rage. The subject is of vita! interest to the South which n ill not cciiiic into it- own till the means cl regular ' nmimiiiirnt ion are more c omplcte.