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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 305, 24 December 1926, Page 6

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CITY SOLICITOR RETURNS. HOLIDAY TRIP IN BRITAIN. The city solicitor.. Mr. J. Stanton, accompanied by Mrs. Stanton, returned to Auckland by the liner Rotorua this morning, after an extended pleasure trip abroad. Leaving Auckland in March last, Mr. and Mrs. Stanton visited Italy, France and England, paid a short visit to the Continent, and, after flying back to England by airplane, made a comprehensive tour of Britain, during which Mr. Stanton met Auckland's town clerk (Mr. J. S. Brigham), who is abroad investigating municipal matters. In the course of an interview, Mr. Stanton said that, in motoring throughout Britain, one could not help being impressed with the magnificent roads 3 and the provision that was made for motorists by the R.A.C. and the English Automobile Association. There was a wonderful system of road services, as telephone boxes were scattered throughout the country, men on motor cycles, with repair kits, to give help to any motorists requiring their serviceE, controlled the roads, and service stations, at which any motoring requisites could be obtained, were installed. The use of the motor car had increased to an enormous extent, it being recognised as the most pleasant way that one could travel about sightseeing and in search of pleasure. Continuing, Mr. Stanton said that he took every possible opportunity of visiting the English law courts, and said that one could not help feeling impressed with the dignity, efficiency and incorruptibility in the administration of British justice, likewise the profound knowledge that was displayed. In London he met the London city solicitor, and both from him and the Guildhall officials received the greatest of courtesy. He considered that the coal strike had affected the English tourist trade but little, and throughout his tour of Britain saw few outward signs of poverty.

In conclusion, Mr. Stanton remarked that the High Commissioner's office in London was now doing excellent work in connection with the advertising of the Dominion. A very fine window display was made, which included deer heads, swordfish, trout, likewise an excellent selection of New Zealand photographs. It was a display'that was attracting a lot of attention, and was doing a lot in the direction of making the attractions of New Zealand better known.