HOT SPRINGS.
CURATIVE VALUE. LORD BLEDISLOE'S ACTION. COMMUNICATION TO LONDON. His Excellency the Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, announced at the public reception accorded to Ladv Bledisloe and himself at Hanmer Springs on the occasion of the jubilee celebrations laft week that it was his intention to send a communication to the Dominions Oflice in London drawing attention to the therapeutic qualities of the hot mineral springs in the township for curing certain ailments. j ,
"Why don't you advertise your beauty spots and health and peace resorts to a greater extent I'' asked his Excellency. Until about eighteen months ago the extraordinary charm of Hanmer Springs or the value of its hot springs had not been brought to his notice, and still lees were the advantages of such a naturally favoured spot brought to the attention of overseas travellers. "
About a month ago, he added, after learning about the therapeutic properties of the water at Rotorua, he had addressed a communication to the Dominion's Office in London. (He had found that no waters in any part of the world, including Czecho-Slovakia, which was famous for its mineral waters, were so valuable for curing certain ailments as were the waters of Rotorua. After having had a talk with Dr. P. Chisliolm, medical superintendent of Queen Mary Hospital, li& proposed to address a similar communication in respect to Hanmer Springs.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 283, 30 November 1933, Page 16
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