PARADISE FOR VISITORS

Stratford Evening Post, Volume IV, Issue 38, 24 January 1936, Page 6

PARADISE FOR VISITORS

Sydney K.C/s Glowing Praise Of New Zealand. WILL GO BACK AS AN “AMBASSADOR.” Auckland, January 23. “After three weeks’ holiday spent in your country 1 am going back to Australia an ambassador of New Zealand, which 1 think is a motorists’ and anglers’ paradise,” said Mr W. J. Bradley, K.C., a prominent Sydney , barrister, who is president of the 1 Royal Automobile Club of Australia, i During his stay in the Dominion he has visited Rotorua, Waifakei, Napier and Wellington, travelling by motorcar, journeying along “wonderful” toads.

He declared: “The visitor has someI thing different to she almost every j mile. It is so different in Australia, t The hospitality of the people and | their solidarity have also impressed me very much. You are more Br.tish than the British themselves. “On my return to Australia 1 am F-oing to do my utmost to urge Australians to takb their motor-cars to New Zealand and spend their holidays j motoring through your country. Vvithj in a short time a representative of | the motoring associations in New | Zealand will he sent to Australia with i the object of conferring with | ations and clubs there.”

“Forget Potatoes and Oranges.” Mr. Bradley considered that Australia and New Zealand had common interests and that everything possible should be done to bring the two countries closer together. “It is time that oranges and potatoes were forgotten and reciprocal trade agreements were entered into,” he said. “However, I understand' something will be done about this before long.” The existing tax imposed by the Government upon travellers was objected to by him on the principle that there were excellent opportunities for developing a large tourist traffic between Australia and New Zealand, but this tax was a barrier. “It is difficult to reconcile this with efforts I understand New Zealand is making to encourage tourists to visit your country,” he said.