LIGHT SPENDING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 307, 28 December 1935, Page 6

LIGHT SPENDING.

TOURIST CRUISE VISITORS

LESS THAN £1 PER HEAT).

"On an average I doubt if these trippers on the big liners that coino here during the summer months spend £1 a head in New Zealand," a Wellington business man whose activities keep him in fairly close touch with overseas arrivals said to a representative of the "Dominion - ' on Tuesday. "These people are really only out to enjoy the cruise. Where they go does not matter very much. They are free from care for over a week and 1 many-of theni, I am told, do not leave the ship at all, even when she is in port.

"Anyhow, there is only the one day in Auckland and one in Wellington. The ship does not want to stay any longer as the harbour dues on such large steamers are pretty heavy. Napier is one of the prettiest seaport towns in Australia and New Zealand, and is one, moreover, with a unique history, but those steamers pass it by, as any form of stoppage, even for a few hours, would mean harbour dues.

"The only thing, perhaps, about these trips is that some people, having caught a passing glimpse of the glorious and diverse scenery may be tempted to return and make a stay here some time in the future."