A LEADING PALMERSTON HOTEL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 651, 30 October 1909, Page 13

A LEADING PALMERSTON HOTEL.

Palmerston North,". with '.'a population of nearly twelve thousand, the largest inland town in the Dominion, has a most bracing climate, and is only a few hours journey from Wellington. Of late years it has become a very busy and important centre, partly on account of its position with relation to the Main Trunk, Napier, New Plymouth, and Wanganui railway linos, and partly because of the vast agricultural area surrounding (it. The town, too, has been mado exceedingly attractive by the gardens situated right in tho centra of it. v :. .' "■. - '■ The hotel accommodation, comprising some pf the most commodious houses to be found i anywhere in the Dominion; is frequently taxed during the year very heavily, in consequence of" the large number of visitors attracted by the agricultural shows held there, and-which are undoubtedly among 1 the finest hold in the colony; ; -':'■ ..■•■'"■-'■/ '. The above illustrations show portions of the well-known lioyal Hotel, which, since, March last, has been entirely rebuilt, refurnished re-. gardless of oxpense, the proprietor, Mr. George H. I'oster, 'late of the Imperial Hotel, Auckland, being convinced of the necessity for. a hotel conducted on thoroughly up-to-date lines. ; Tho'Spring Agricultural Show takes place during' the coming week, and, with fine weather, and the increase in the number of entries, with prize money totalling nearly two 'thousand pounds, the affair should be the best of its kind" hold up to tho present.' Following on tho.'show, week, arrangements have been made for the-holding of a naval and military tournament. Entries have been" received from ail parts of Australasia, and the tournament includes a number of events;in which the men of war from H.M. ships at Wellington will take part.