HOTELS NEEDED
i D/ifficultje? in- finding adequate hotel accommodation in Hamilton for tourists and visitors were alleged at a meeting of tlie Hamilton Chamber of Commerce on Monday night. It was decided to draw the attention of the chairman of the Hamilton Licensing Committee to the position and to the need for increased facilities (states a Hamilton correspondent). Mr. A. G. Ward said that in 1900, when the population of the town was 1200, there were five hotel licences for Hamilton. Today the same number of- licences was issued, but the population had risen' to about 20,000. Two of the hotel buildings were ; among the oldest in the town. During" the' present Savile Cup polo, tournament, many visitors had been obliged to inquire for accommodation at Cambridge and Te; Awamutu. The secretary (Mr. R. Chaliiner)1 said overseas tourists experienced the same difficulty. Under the original New Zealand itinerary for travellers on the Empress of Britain he was requested to find in Hamilton dinner, bed,.and breakfast for 100 people, but inquiries had shown that it would be possible to cater for only 50. As a result, Hamilton had lost a number of valuable visitors. .
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 70, 24 March 1938, Page 22
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193HOTELS NEEDED Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 70, 24 March 1938, Page 22
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