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Southland Party In North Island CHEAPNESS OF GROUP TRAVEL (Special to The Times) WELLINGTON, April 17. Nineteen Southlanders who have been touring the North Island under the group-travel scheme promoted by the Department of Physical Welfare and Recreation returned to Wellington today and spent the day at the Exhibition. They left tonight for Nelson on the return journey to Invercargill. Mr A. Hamilton, organizer of the party, said that although most Southlanders were intensely proud of their own province the farmers in the party had been greatly impressed by the rich country in the Waikato and Manawatu districts which, they conceded, possessed probably the best farms in New Zealand. They paid a visit to the Ruakura State farm, Hamilton, by which they were particularly impressed. Civic authorities accorded the party welcomes at New Plymouth and Rotorua but for the most part it endeavoured to keep the trip as informal as possible. All had been impressed by the cheapness of group travel. They would, during the trip, cover about 2500 miles at a cost of 3Jd a mile, cheaper than driving a car, and including fares, accommodation, sightseeing and extras.
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Southland Times, Issue 24104, 18 April 1940, Page 6
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