SOUTHERN TOURIST TRAFFIC

Evening Star, Issue 19004, 28 July 1925, Page 8

SOUTHERN TOURIST TRAFFIC

UNITED MOVEMENT REPRESENTATIVE AT AUCKLAND. The Mount Cook Motor Company, the Duncdin-Wanaka Motor Company, Newman’s Motors, Ltd., and the Knikouva United Motor Company have appointed a representative to act on their behalf for the purpose of interviewing tourists on arrival in Auckland with a view to getting them to tour the South Island. In this direction the companies mentioned were fortunate in securing Mr J. E. Broadfoot, recently chief post master in Christchurch. Mr Breadfoot has an extensive knowledge of the South island, of which ho is at present carrying out a comprehensive tour. The Southland League, the Otago Expansion League, and the Canterbury Progress League are keenly interested in this venture, with the result that delegates of these organisations have arranged to confer with the representatives of the motor companies concerned in Dunedin this evening, it is hoped that the leagues and other organisations interested in the tourist traffic and other propoganda for the advancement of the South Island dis tricls will unite with the motor companies and assist in bringing this most important development to a successful issue. The main idea of Mr Brnadtoot’s presence in Auckland is to get intimately connected with all associations concerned, to deliver lectures and meet steamers from abroad, and also generally to assist tourists in their needs. As a sample of what the South Island is losing in tourist traffic revenue, Air Broadfoot gave the following, Which occurred during liis present tour. At Nelson ho met a party of Americans who, owing to lack of knowledge of the country and general inattention, had made up their minds to return directly to Wellington and thence to Australia; but the timely acquaintanceship with Mr Broadfoot cause them to continue their journey through the West Coast to Erams Joseph Glacier, and thence to Christchurch. When the tourists left New Zealand they admitted that they wore astonished at the beauty of the Soufli Island. They also stated that the only good weather they had experienced in New Zealand was in the South island. The South recognises that the North has its heanly spots which are well worth visiting; but the South also has many beautiful places. There is no desire to clash with the North, as there are enough tourists coming to the dominion to more than occupy all the accommodation wc can provide.