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This is the splendid in the Great Hermitage Competition at "The Hermitage," Mount Cook. Travelling All Necessary ss Paid from Hotel Expenses Paid! Incidental ere in N. 7.! Expenses Paid! Return 1 ravelling Expenses Paid from Anywhere in N.Z.! Third Prize Seven Days' Holiday at " The Hermitage" A Week End at "The Hermitage " (Including return fare, Timaru to Hermitage) (Including return fare, Timaru to Hermitage) These are the MAGNIFICENT PRIZES offered in return for the most correct answers to a set of simple questions. Entrance Vee 1/-. Entries definitely close on November 30th. 1926. Judging will commence on Ist December, 1926. i mi* And the winners will be announced in the chief newspapers on Vth December, 1V26. Competitors may send in any number of entries, but each entry must be accompanied by a fresh coupon and 1 /- entry fee. Coupons may be obtained from any Government Tourist Bureau, or from any branch of Thos. Cook and Son. WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO. Answer the Questions below. Write your answers clearly on plain paper, and send with Coupon appearing below, and Entrance Fee 1/-. Important Notice.—The following are the conditions under which entries will be received and judged, and prizes awarded. Read them carefully. , ... 1. A specially appointed Adjudicator will judge on their merits ALL entries received. 2. Points will be awarded for approximate correctness of replies conforming nearest to those written out, sealed, and in the Adjudicator's possession, and for literary skill, neatness, punctuation, etc. 3. No answer to any one question must exceed thirty words. . 4. The First Prize will be awarded to the competitor gaining most points; the Second and Third Prizes will go to those competitors next in order of points secured. 5. In the event of a tie in points the prize will be awarded to the competitor gaining most points for Questions 5, 3. and 7. II there is thru still a tic on points, the decision shall be based on inaxiThe Great mum points gained for Questions 1,6, and 8. 6. The Adjudicator's decision shall be final and legally binding in all respects, and entries can only be accepted on this condition. The Adjudicator shall not be responsible for any entries or coupons lost or mislaid. 7. All envelopes should be marked " Hermitage Competition " in top left-hand corner. 8. Prize winners allowed twelve months in which to take advantage of the holidays. Important.—Competitors may find helpful information in a scries of newspaper advertisements entitled " The Alpine Adventures of Professor Pep," now appearing in the principal newspapers throughout the country. Further inforrnalio • may also be obtained from the Government Ton ist Bureaux, from Thos. Cook and Son, or in Nov. Zealand Geographies or literature descriptive o: Southern Alps. A descriptive booklet entitled "The Great Hermitage Competition" together wi:h the set of questions is procurable from the above Agents, or The Mount Cook Motor Co. Ltd., Timaru. Here are the Questions: 1. Is the temperature at The Hermitage higher or lower than that on the coast, and is the cold felt more or less than on the coast? 2. What arc the chief Winter Sports at The Hermitage? 3. Why can elderly people, and not only the young and athletic, benefit by a stay at Ihe Hermitage? 4. What heating and lighting system is in use at The Hermitage? 5. What is the approximate cost of two weeks holiday at The Hermitage, starting from—(l ) Auckland Post your entries early*^ l —-*^- (2) Wellington (3) Christchurch ': (4) Dunedin 6. Give route, length and chief features of the Grand Motor Tour. 7. How far (in hours) is The Hermitage from (a) Auckland, (b) Wellington, (c) Christchurch, (d) Dunedin? (Travelling by train, boat and service car.) 8. What arc the chief indoor attractions of The Hermitage?, do not wait until the last day ! CALL OR WRITE TO-DAY j Mou for FREE DESCRIPTIVE BOOKLET j : petit The Mount Cook I «« : nnal Motor Co. Ltd. TIMARU or GOVT. TOURIST BUREAUX, j or THOS. COOK & SON. Mount Cook Motor Co. Ltd., Dcpt. C. TIMARU. I enclose Is. entry fee in " The Great Hermitage Competition," with my answers to the questions. I agree to accept the decision of your duly appointed Adjudicator as final and legally binding in all respects. ~. ADDRESS y^^Mi

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