ROTORUA'S BUSINESS.
■ —- NEED OF IMPROVEMENTS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) ROTORUA, Friday. The fact that Rotorua is almost dependent upon tourist traffic was emphasised by the Mayor. Mr. T. Jackson. in an address to ratepayer.-. In spite of the improvements in agriculture in the district, he said, without the money brought in by the tourist traffic Rotorua would be very small. In time agriculture might make Rotorua independent, but that time was not yet. At present tourists accounted for To per cent of their business. In the days of slow transport people stayed, perhaps, a fortnight in the town, but now. with motor cars, they could see everything in a few day=. It was necessary to attract tourists and hold them in the town. The beautifying of the lake front was essential. If something •were not done the falling lake level would leave the foreshore an unsightly morass. The scheme of improvement adopted by the council was a bold and courageous one of linking up by a waterfront boulevard the whole of the thermal attractions of the town.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 102, 2 May 1931, Page 7
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