N.Z. BEAUTY SPOT.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 10508, 11 February 1928, Page 9

N.Z. BEAUTY SPOT.

LAKE W.WkARLAP'ANA. S.z. Hi ENT IN A I STB ALI A ON TOUR. ATTRACTIONS SHOULD RE KNOWN IN COM Alt IN'WEALTH. Io eiiiheliisl his illreatly extensive knowledge of tourist resorts and scenic attractions so that he may be able to provide prospective Australian visitors to the Dominion with first-hand information of roads and .spots of interest, Air H. J Manson, agent lor the New Zealand Government, and Trade Commissioner iu Australia, is now visiting the East Coast of tho North Island, lie arrived in Gisborne yesterday overland from Napier, accompanied by Mr. j. Hislop, Undersecretary of t.lie Department of Internal Affairs, having visited cn route Waikarenioanu ami Alorere, and in conversation with a Times representative last evening, praised tile resorts and scenery in certain parts of this district most highly. Air Alanson is at present on leave, and when the opportunity ollercd of visiting the principal resorts of tho East Coast of the North Island, amt which he had never had the pleasure of visiting oil previous visits Io Dio Dominion, lie gladly availed himself of it. lie wanted particularly to visit Waikaremoann. Morare, th» ALotu-Opotild bush, and Die Ruapehu national park. lie had been more than agreeably surprised with the magnificence of the scenery ■•ouiul Lake Waikaremoann, and ho was satisfied that it must become one of the principal all raid ions ot Dio Dominion when Dm transport difficulties were overcome, and he could foresee a rush of tourists there from overseas when the resort, was properly appreciated by attractive advertising. If a connecting link road could he made l from .Rotorua, it would make an ideal run through Tnupo. Wnirakei and the Diermnl regions 1.0 Auckland. There was no doubt many Australian tourists to New Zealand, who had not tho time at their disposal 1.0 include the South Island as veil n.° the North in the itinerary would very greatly appreciafe the scenery of .Lake Waikaremoona, if it were only made more widely known. Thorn was also the National Park, winch would afford tourists » splendid panorama of mountain scenery, of which there was comparatively little in their native country. There' was a large number of holiday seekers in Australia. not people of big means, but those who could afford neither the time not the money to make an extensive four of the resorts, ‘who would increase Dm tourist traffi.' if they were only given authoritative information as to what could he covered in, say, three weeks, which is tho extent ot the average man’s holiday,in the North Island, and a similar tour of the same duration in tho South Island. A large number of Australians would make these trips il they w-'we only made known, lie added.

He emphasised the importance of sparine- 'ft efforts in popularising the tourist ttrncr.ioiis and resorts in this ,rt of the country to attract Aus: Minus a-ross. In Australia at the piesont time all the States were catering heavily for tourist traffic, adopting the slogan -‘See your own State first." This was naturally inculcating the. spirit of travel and, with the interchange of visitors among the States, there was a marked tendency, for Australians to venture further abroad. •‘Now Zealand oilers attractions ilia! cannot be excelled in any other part of tin- world. ' lie said; ‘‘and these are situated in a much smaller compass than can be found in any other country. There is no doubt" that Australia, with immense wealth and liugli population, is the New Zealand Mecca so lar as tourist traffic i> concerned. and the more, Australians and New Zealanders ifuicrniingleil the better would lv‘ the reelings and sense ot appreciation of the peoples and of the eotintl ICS."

Mr .Malison stated that lie was deeply impressed with the scenery he had seen at Morere. with its native hush and mineral baths, the Facilities being miit|ue and the surroundings ideal. Altogether his stay there had b'en most enjoyable.