plains Aims Of Tourist Corporation

Press, Volume XCII, Issue 27796, 22 October 1955, Page 10

plains Aims Of Tourist Corporation

(New Zealand Press Association)

-jTON. October 21. rtel Corporation would j more- and better acfor both tourists and aders, said the Minister in . Tourist and Health Resorts H. Halstead) in the House ox .sentat ives this afternoon, when moved the second reading of the jurist Hotel Corporation Bill. The bill provides for the setting up the corporation, which will aanister the Government's tourist %els. The corporation would be inimental in making friends and ting funds, said Mr Halstead. rhe Opposi..on objected to the bill *ause it would mean that the tourist istry would b placed outside the »er supervision of Parliament, said N. Holloway ’Opposition. Herea>. He questioned whether New iders wanted to spend their lives service of tourists. A. Walsh ’Government. Tauthe only other speaker in the was interrupted by the aut at 4.30 pun. tead said the bill was nart vernment’s plan to develop industry. “First we must ipetent business aid in the imert of good aceommodalurist resorts,” he said. It ’mment’s intention to Teasing desire of New travel in their own ’ encourage overseas here. ■fain our share of the *e prepared to spend. I scarce currency is dollars from Cand States.” said Mr much good brirgnvever. unless the ‘at cities and at n high standard luxury type, but d which will ?quirements of and our own tion of the i to encourst standard, ’8 yas in the “No” to me here, because North Ir Halsaying >untry ralian

I Discussing finance for the improvement of privately-owned hotels or the i encouragement of persons desiring to i build new hotels, Mr Halstead said the Government was ready to receive recommendations from the corporation, • and to consider applications in suitable cases. The bill gave adequate power to the Government to control the policy of | the corporation, but it was not in- : tended to use those powers to frustrate the corporation or the directors, who would be given the freedom to operate j the corporation on a businesslike basis, ;Mr Halstead said. It was intended to i nominate experienced persons, not i representing any specific interests, to join the corporation, so as to form a ! well-balanced and well-informed j group to interpret the Government’s ! policy. The corporation would not enter into the provision of hotels in cities or elsewhere where there was no tourist i interest, but it would endeavour to : encourage the investment of overseas [capital to build a hotel in Auckland. jMr Halstead said. It was not intended to replace or control the private hotel .industry, but rather the corporation ■would assist the industry when it was I Beneficial to the tourist trade. i Mr Holloway said he had expected the Minister to give more reasons why the Government proposed to set up j the Tourist Hotel Corporation. The ; Opposition objected to the bill bel cause, in setting up the corporation, | the Government was acting in line : with other policy decisions which i transferred the responsibility of the j State to outside organisations.. The bill would mean that the tourist industry would be placed outside ; the pr aper supervision of Parliament. Effects of Tourism Mr Holloway said he wondered if i whether the Government and the people of New Zealand realised the ! effect of a huge tourist industry on local inhabitants. “I don’t think the iPeople of Nev’ Zealand would like to :put themselves in the position where i they spent their lives in service to ' tourists.” he said. That was the effect i me industry had on many of the tourfist countries overseas. Tourists wanted • servility, not. civility. How many hotels did the Minister {want? asked Mr Holloway. The MinI ister talked of 50,000 Australian j tourists. If the number of new hotels i

uuciuci ui new nuteis nm into hundreds, the or£y wnuid of ] lew ‘ for • New ‘ fheir 1 ’’ he 1 .J’age i t out ■ out : limit; 1 sums 1 irpora- 1 taele to .ustry in ( ■ie set of J way. The 1 ly to the < New Zea- ‘ ourists, it s with coney had at < ature t ion were not hether New < ndustry, said 1 was not ripe ion in a field ' -iment. The 1 because the ! e tourist in- J at present < wrong to pre- ' w’ould have a ' on the sale of i was not ready 1 . nor ready for ; btel Corporation, objective of the 1 ething for the try. ’ To date, < i made in build- ; the last 12 n an improve- : IT ACT ’ TIES STANDARD HCISED ss Association) )N, October 21. in the House of -ay on the commitbs Amendment Bill, 'Opposition, Petone) .on for the summary ffenders against the He said it was a dens who broke the law .rt, and a safeguard to ers conduct their pron case. w whether it is neces.ble to have a standing c offences. It is mail- ,” said Mr Moohan. er of Justice (Mr J. R. .d 90 per cent, of persons h traffic offences now did in Court, and safeguards reserve the principles of ce. It was only when a nded to a communication of his fine that the matter I. If a man did not answer is fine, the matter would led to Court. ision for summary convicfacilitate the administraistiee relating to traffic id Mr Marshall. er of the Opposition (Mr that if. as the Minister had ists’ organisations and the •ssion were in agreement measure, he could see no object. LIAMENTARY DAY Jur Parliamentary Reporter) /ELLINGTON, October 21. >position to the Tourist Hotel in Bill was indicated during i-reading debate in the House entatives today. The debate osumed when the House reTuesday afternoon. .mpanies Bill, perhaps the uminious piece of legislation fted in New Zealand, was apid second reading, and put the committee stage. atutes Amendment Bill, which dments was separated into 21 s also put through the comage.