TRAFFIC TALLIES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2704, 6 March 1924, Page 3

TRAFFIC TALLIES.

MANAWATU COUNTY. The traffic tallies taken by the Council as requested by the Highways Board in order that it might ■determine through which counties (lie main highway- should run were presented at Tuesday’s meeting of the Manawalu County Council and disclosed the following figures:—

The clerk reported that during the fortnightly period over which the tallies were taken there were no race meetings or shows in the district unduly to augment the totals. KAIRANGA COUNTY TALLIES. Tallies were taken of the traffic on six different roads in the Kniranga County? from Monday, January 28 to Sunday, February 10, inclusive,.for the whole 24 hours each day. The figures for the three roads which the County Council hopes to have declared main highways—Napier road and Foxton and Rangitikei lines—are as follows: —

Point of Tally Motor Horse Vehicles Vehicles Awahuri Bridge 2858 354 Shannon-Foxton ] Rd. 1010 228 Wliirokino Bridge 1300 359 Pa agio tu Bridge 2069 1271 Foxton Racecourse 2175 461 Stewart’s Line 1034 156 Awahuri Road 2827 593 Sanson 3838 386

Napier Foxton Rangitikei Motor ears 3102 4129 4892 Heavy motor trks 105 333 528 Light motor trks 147 429 221 Motor cycles 012 1378 1004 Motor buses 11 90 145 Gigs 492 636 610 Drays Carts' 156 300 252 396 759 85 4-wheel waggons 39 173 60 Bicycles 1976 5097 2298 Saddle horses 134 347 253 Loose horses 16 39 40 Buggies 25 25 — Cattle 404 236 839 Sheep .1513 523 327 3 Pigs — 2865