MOTOR TRANSPORTATION

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIII, Issue 10139, 27 October 1925, Page 6

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION

an ENTERPRISING movement. • WHITE STAB” TOURIST SERVICES, LTD. A glance at the map of New Zealand will show that the scenic .attractions and points of greatest interest are access.ble only by road. Two years ago some of the_ bestknown motor service companies of the South Island formed White Star Tourist Servers. Ltd. It was an iinmed ate success and White Star cars (a most exe.usiveJy Cadillacs and Packards) be, ame knmvn throughout the Lomin.en lor convenient, sale, :nd comfortable travel. White Star cars on their regular routes pass or reach every point of interest in the South Island. So great a convenience to travellers has the Wlnte Star Services proved that, about two months ago, it was decided to extend to the North Island, with the resu.t that there is now a- chain of Hh te Star Sendees around the North Island consisting 01. perhaps, of the best-known and equipped .passenger transporters. Air tne larger centres on the var.ous routes have a Whits Star Service and the best hotels are White Star Hotels. The organisation is now such that a passenger may travel any essential route in the Dominion and by merely booking his journey have nil dcta.iS of his tour automat caly arranged. If he should take a steamer journey a "White Star car meets him oil arrival. . .

With the whole of the Dominion now linked up with the Lest services on all rouLes, a vigorous publicity campaign has been commenced with the object of attracting to New Zealand an increasing number of tourists. To this end" V'h.te Star offices have been opened at •Christchurch and Auckland, raid representatives Lave already left the Dominion to open offices at Sydney and Melbourne. A representative will leave for Canada within the next few weeks. Visitors to the Dunedin Exhibition will see the Wlnte Star exhib't there and be ab'e to obtain detailed literature and maps of the whole, or any part, of N.Z. The convenience of the various depots will be realised by an example. A passenger booking to Auckland, via Taurar.ga by White Star lroni Gisborne, receives his ticket at the local office. This takes him by err'to the boatside at Tauranga and by steamer to Auckland. There he is met by a White Star car vvh eh conveys him to Ids hotel—a White Star hotel. This is done by simply taking bis ticket at the Gisborne office. The local WTiite Star Service is the Gisborne Motor Service, Co., Ltd., and any tour, anywhere, may he booked through them. At the same time should the Government Tourist Department or Messrs Cooks be patronised ths is just as effective as both of these inst tutior.s book Wh te Star. The cars of the organisation wil: be readily identified by a large White Star on the cats and White Star badges on the coats of officials. Such well-known names as the following are included in the W 7 hite Star Services:—

NORTH ISLAND. J. Trewhella, Auckland. N. D. Robertson, Hamilton. A. E. Alagon. Te Kuiti. Johnston and Smith, Waitara. Gibson Motors Ltd., New Plymouth. Rotorua Motor Transport Co., Rotorua. Ivcl’y and Fleming, Opotiki. Gisborne Motor Service, Co., Ltd., Gisborne. Hawke’s Bay Motor Co., Ltd., Napier. W. S. Gillies. Tokaanu. Hatrick and Co., Ltd.’s Wanganui liver Service. SOUTH ISLAND. Ka'koura United Alotor. Co., Ltd., Kaikoura. Newman Bros., Ltd., Nelson. N. L. Emms, Takaka. Newmans’ Alotors, Ltd., Hokitika. Pilkiugton Alotors, Ltd.. Akaroa. ALocketts’ Alotors, Ltd., Dulverden. Aiount. Cook Alotor Service, Ltd., Timaru. Dunedin Wanaka Alotors. Ltd., Dunedin. Southern Lakes Services, Ltd., Invercargill. There ire also a number of feeder or branch services and a wel.-known taxi service in all towns. It will thus he seen that the organisnt on is. sinonij.i ].y Vomp’ete and should prove of the very greatest service to the travel ing public. The Gisborne Alotor Service will be glad to supply information regarding ; 11 tours.