DUST NUISANCE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 26, 23 September 1931, Page 2

DUST NUISANCE

Own Correspoii

STRONG PROTEST AGAINi OF PUMICE ON MAI! HIGHWAY? PETITION TO MINISC PROPOSED

(From Our

NGONGOTAHA,] A largely attended meetin? sidents affected by the dust e along the main Auckland l was held in the Ngongotaha! Monday evening, for the pifff protesting against the use of j as a surface on the road froc to Tarukenga. Mr. J. E. Martin, who was ; to the chair, said that thej pumice on a road caivyings) traffic was nothing short 1

scandalous waste" of public 3 Ifi summer a three-inch sfflll such material disappeared in. •weeks, going off as dust into 5 ing pastures where, upon setth seriously affected the grazingi Then, too, continued Mr- ® the clouds of dust raised by moving motoxs often compktf scured visibility and thus cre danger to other traffic. Mr. Martin was-sure that thc nqisance would be renioved some material other than f used on the road. Mr. H. P. Ford, chairmanf Rotorua County Council, stated efforts by the Council to securi improvements - having he®1 avail, the best plan for those; ing from the nuisance was to up a petition which could ^ sented to the Minister of Ransom, would then, he consk most likely take steps to n what was undoubtedly a mecs stock.

Mr. G. G. Ford said that, t opinion of stock experts wbi® had consultedi^the dry cougt ' oped by cattle depastui'ed ® adjacent to the road was P y result of the pnmic dust in Afteg further diseussion unanimously deeided to draff ! tetition for signature against the use of pumice ® grounds that, besides having nf, ing properties, the dust fro»^ detrimental to both stock and and that it often created 8 danger to users of the road. ® of metal from iocal quarries ^ gested as an alternative to the? ice., - ■ :"'i