WEST COAST
HEAVY TOURIST TRAFFIC (By Telegraph—Special to "The Mail") CHBISTCHDRCH, 16th January. A Greymonlh correspondent telegraphs that the barometer is still high and tliat there is as yet no prospect of rain. Water tanks, upon which many residents depend, are fast becoming low. 'Many'of the smaller streams and creeks are diving up or have already ceased to flow, and dust clouds along'the roais due :o abnormally heavy motor traffic, are us dense as the smoke from bush fires. Therefore there js' ; presented the unusual state of affairs, of West Coasters praying for rain, but tourists are thoroughly enjoying the sunshine. .There is no doubt, so far as tourist traffic is coiiverncd, that the spell of dry. weather .has continued practically since (lie beciming of December.lnst, is the best advertisement (he Const has ever had. This season hns been n record for the number cf tourists visiting the Coast, but the figures for next season should stirpes those of this year very easily.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 17 January 1928, Page 3
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163WEST COAST Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 17 January 1928, Page 3
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