“THE WORLD ATTRACTION.”

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 253, 12 October 1911, Page 5

“THE WORLD ATTRACTION.”

NEW ZEALAND AS A SI ENIC AND HEALTH RESORT. I [BY IHH.HU’II -I'H 111, ] | (Own Correspondent .J | Wellington. Oct. 12. • As a scenic ami health resort New ! Zealand is the world attraction, re- : marks the Hon. T. Mackenzie in his ’annual report on tourist and health r.-..rts. "It will.” he adds, "be my • endeavour to maintain this national ia<-’t. and while facilitating access i to our beauty and wondrr spots, pre 1-erve them in their original state, ’ supplement inn where advisable their 'natural attractiveness. ’ The Ministi r goes on to report the tourist j traffic during the year did not quite i come up to 1909 In, the falling off ' being attributable to reduced iiavell- ; ing on the part of our own population. The oversea traffic showed nil , ineiease, and thtre is t very n ison i to anticipate even better result* in I.his direction during the ensuing ■year. The r.eeipt- from nil -ouri-es I vv.re 1’26.657 as comjnml with £26.- ! *72 for the previous year. The exIpt ndittire amounted to £11.33*. as [ again-t £15.23* for the pr. v ions ‘ EXPENSES OF INDIGENT I PATIENTS. I "I have felt.” continues the Minisi ister. "that the practice obtaining in I pn-t years whereby a limited initni iter of indigent patients have been i granted free treatment in the Sana- ' toria at Rotorua anti Hamner wits I not a satisfactory one. Owing to the i limited number of free beds availi able many deserving ea*es were igiiiI polled to wait a considerable time t until a vacancy arose, and through j this cause many cures were delayed. 'Ft r-ling that this wa- a matter for : Charitable Aid Boards receiving : ra’es and <ub>ml : es for the purpose. II decided to take advantagt of the | provision m the Hospital and ( hariti able Institutions Act enabling such i bodie* to contiact with the Crown i for granting rebef to indigent per- | in s.iHJitf'i'Hiiu <»r institution ! under the latter's control. I accord- ! ingly had drawn up a form of eoni trait, and all applicants for free | treatment are now referred to the I Charitable Aid Board of the distiict ■in whd-h the applicants reside. This !nc.r arrangement is working -irinori ably and will. I am sure, bring better ! resuits than were possible under the j old '•vstem with its limited number lof available beds. Moreover, the | earlier restoration of indigent ini vulids to health should relieve the I board* of the cost cf charitable aid.” I THROUGH PASSENGER j TICKETS. ' The system of booking passengers I by steamer, rail, motor, and coach, j reports the Minister, has been con tinned with very satisfactory results. The total receipts from tins source I to the 31st March, 1911. amounted to I £29.050. tb.e commissions received ; totalling £1343. He hopes there will 'be a hrge and increasing revenue from this source.