Railways and Tourist Traffic

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 225, 24 September 1935, Page 6

Railways and Tourist Traffic

BOABD TO STUDY SOUTH ISLAND ATTRACTIONS Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Last Night. A comprehensive tour of inspection over the principal railway lines of the South Island is to be undertaken next month by members of the Government Railways Board who will'also take the opportunity if time permits to visit some of the tourist districts in the South Island served by the railways. This tour follows on the recent tour made by the board throughout the North Island when much valuable information as to tiro services and their possible improvement was gathered. The announcement concerning the proposed tour was mado by Mr. G. H. Maekley, general manager of railways, who is visiting Auckland. He said that at the conclusion of the board’s next meeting in AVellington members proposed to. leave on October IS for the Bout'll Island on a tour of inspection of the West Coast Jiues and tho Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill sections. They intended so far as time permitted to visit the South Westland district, the lakes district of Southland and the Eglinton Valley which were developing very markedly from tho tourist point of view. Mr. Maekley said local bodies, chambers of commerce and others interested would be advised of the board’s itinerary and it was hoped to be able to meet as many representatives in the different cities and towns as time permitted.