TOURIST TRAFFIC
SOUTH NEGLECTED
(By Telegraph—Press Association.)
CHRISTCHURCH, November 4
"The South Island is not receiving its rightful share of tourists," stated the report presented to the annual conference of the South Island Travel Association by its director, Mr. J. J. W. Pollard, this morning.
The Mayor of Dunedin, Mr. A. H. Allen, presided.
Figures irom the Tourist Department's report were quoted, giving the number of tourists in New Zealand for the past three seasons as follows: —1935-36, 14,284; 1936-37, 17,297; 1937-38, 19,532. These represented increases on predepression returns, but it had to be noted that at least 6500 came on cruise ships and stayed only a few days. Virtually none of those visitors came to the South Island, The estimates suggested that the total number of overseas tourists to the South Island last year was about 5000, which was slightly rnqre than a quarter of the total. The Tourist Depastment estimated the money brought by visitors at £1,200,000.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 110, 5 November 1938, Page 15
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