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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XII, Issue 234, 15 September 1922, Page 7

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A VISITOR SURPRISED. An interesting visitor to New Zealand at present is Mr. Julius Rosenfeld, managing director of a.Xirge firm of merchants and importers of Australia, and president of the Czechoslovak Chamber of Commerce in Australia. Mr. Rosenfeld is making a rapid trip through New Zealand with the object of getting Chambers of Commerce to extend their activities and will probably return later to go more into the matter. He passed through Hawke’s Bay during the week-end. Speaking to a “Tribune” representative concerning Napier, he remarked that he could hardly believe the population was only 16.01 K). Though he had travelled all over the world he had not seen, in the new world or the old, any town of Napier’s size which was so far developed. The developments he especially noticed were the Marine Parade esplanade. tbe Municipal Theatre, harbour works, road • tram service and electricity. “You must have a wonderful lot of business men and a very rich district behind you,” remarked Mr. Rosenfeld. lie added that similar towns even in the richest distrists in Australia did not show nearly the development which so impressed him here. He also paid a compliment to the Hawke’s Bay roads and said that outside the cities they had nothing like them in Australia. So far as Napier people are concerned they may draw some consolation from the fact that, though one of the most heavily rated towns in New Zealand, they have the distinction of being develqpod beyond their status.