CANTERBURY AUTOMOBILE ASSN.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 May 1929, Page 2

CANTERBURY AUTOMOBILE ASSN.

The m .nthly meeting of the ''•.Vestland Branch of the above-n .med A.vSOv* iat.on was held last night i:i the Westland County Chambers. Mr r i . W. Duff (Vice-president) occupied the chair. Apologies were received b r the absence of Air 1). Stuart (Fresh.cut), and Messrs B. Appleton and I*. Andrews.

Attention was drawn to the dangei on the South road of short culverts with their ends over-grown with weeds, and into which se.vcra. unwary l lo.or ists have slipped into. .It was. res Led to write wi the d strict on.;ineei and p lint out these dangers in order that the danger may be removed. Owing to the dual system of collecting the membership fees and the coin fusion caused thereby it was re olvet; to ask the parent hcidy to arrange tlial ail lees be paid to the 1 cal Secretary so that it will be known who are financial r-r who are not.

Messrs J. B. Ward, A. H. Lawn and A. Cronper were elected members of the Association.

It was res lved to apply to the Association to have d rection P' fits erected at tbe cross roads at South Hokitika, near Youngman’s. and at the road leading t> Han Han, it being painted out that strangers desiring of visiting the dredge often take the Arthur’s Town rad instead of the other, and in the other instance visitors have taken the Han Hau rea-d tlrnking they were on the ro id .to Lake Kanieri.

A’ proyal was expressed in the actio' 1 of!the ir lice in their, attempts t<> stnn the nnvtice of cv'dis's living in, thy country rifling without lights or. i;e Hectors. It was pointed ou.t .tbpt ip(*ase cf aced-ents the motorist, is, ii|variably blamed-. • .