THE TOURIST TRAFFIC.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18606, 14 January 1924, Page 8

THE TOURIST TRAFFIC.

NEED FOR DEVELOPMENTS

! " After taking tie Sip to th<3 Wesi ! Coast, and seeing "hat an enormous asset [ the Dominion has got- in its soenic ! reserves sad touris; reverts," stated ; ' < Mr. Joes Myers, in the - conrsa ;of an interview ia Wellington, ** I r cannot help thinking it would be a gi*.d j thing if those connected with the Tourist | Department- were to visit tie different . places in New Zealand, so that vhe.u a ; tourist required any information in regard ! to any of them the officers of -he «>part--1 meat could gi'-:e it at first hand- 'This ; cannot be done at present, and many places of interest; are ' therefore neglectea* I am of opinion that in New Zealand ~e have go* the gcods: int to - ate* v» we haven't the salesmen. "*' Ihiriaz this year we reset - frcta 10.090 to 2D,OCO' people to leave the ]>> mirr-on to visit the Empire Exhibition J and. reckoning the average srp-ca-iiture at £300 per head, a small ssas. it- seas* that- Ireim St«, to ten million of pounds are gi'.3g cut of this country- We want to of it cc>2Z2B -cLti-d c". way to assure that is to .et nil the people freca ail over '.he ▼orid who visit the exhibition know -arhat New Zealand caa show them."