EXPANSION AND TOURIST LEAGUE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 295, 6 May 1913, Page 8

EXPANSION AND TOURIST LEAGUE.

A meeting of the New Plymouth iv; [■'• pansion and Tourist League was h.-id '"'• last evening, there being prc&eni : Messrs. T. C. List (chairman), S. VV. m Shaw, S. Teed, W. A. Collis. J. R. Cruick- In shank, W. C. Weston and A. Mcllardy. It was reported that an illustrii'.cd ' \\ iinicle had been prepared for insertion I j r , in the work of the Foreign and Colonial | Compiling and Publishing Company, ami „ for his gratuitous service in preparing ' • the literary matter Mr. Hubert Mitchell was accorded a special vote of thanks. The West End Foreshore Improve- f ll ment Society, which had been invited to " appoint one of their members on the executive of the League, wrote notify- h i ing that Mr. W. Gilbert had been ap- n 'pointed. Mr. Gilbert was present, and »i a hearty welcome was extended to him 'by the chairman, on behalf of the com- c mittee. s ' The financial statement showed there » I was a credit in hand of about £l6, with i I £l9 still to come in, or a total availjable credit balance of £35. I A representative of the Auckland -i Weekly.News waited upon the commit- -, tee with respect to advertising the dis- j j trict's attractions in the next Christmas annual of that publication. It was pointed out by members that North ; • Taranaki had not in the past received | ! I very generous treatment at the hands I : of the Auckland News in the matter of illustrating the unrivalled scenic features of the district, particularly so in regard ' to the Christmas annuals, whilst other portions of the Dominion, especially in the north, received attention sometimes 1 out of proportion to their merits. This, 1 it was pointed out, was not quite fair ' to a district that largely supported the northern weekly, and for that reason , it was felt the paper could on this occasion afford to be generous to New Plymouth and district. The matter of * utilising this medium for advertising t purposes was left over pending the rea ' ceipt of more definite information as to ! what the paper, is prepared to do for the district in a general Way. r It was reported that the cinematograph views of the district were now in r. the hands of the film-hiring companies, ; and would be shown throughout New Zealand and Australia in time for next tourist season. Illustrated folders will be distributed at' the same time. The question of the purchase of a painting of Mount Egmont for hanging at the forthcoming Auckland Exhibition was discussed, but no action taken. I. The larger question of action the League should take at the exhibition was { IS also considered, but it was the general v feeling that the League's attitude must 9i to a large extend be governed by what 3] Taranaki as a whole i 3 doing at the „' exhibition. Information as to what is being done regarding the proposed Taraa naki court is to be sought. THE WARSHIP'S VISIT. ' j A long discussion ensued as to the arr ' rangements in connection with the fortlin" looming visit of the Dreadnought. From a ". what can be learned, it seems likely that practically the whole population of the re province l will be here on the occasion, 2 1 . This being so, it will be exceedingly difficult, if riot impossible, to arrange for 7 all to board the vessel on one day, and n " it was the unanimous feeling of the le meeting that no stone should be left unr] turned to have the visit extended by J' at least another day. It was pointed 3 ' out that the visit of the New Zealand re to New Plymouth was altogether differr? ent from the warship's proposed visits f, to Nelson, Picton, etc. New Plymouth ! 8 served not a small district or popula- "' tion, but a whole province, and a r ? closely settJed pne at that, and B , that there would be more than-, double the number of people to see 9 the vessel here as there was at either 1 ? Napier or Gisborne, where the vessel e . stayed for two days. New Plymouth, !ir too, was one of the last places in the vessel's itinerary, and the extension of her visit here for a day would therefore not cause much, if any, inconvenience. In connection with the arrangements for the entertainment of the crew, providing for the visitors, etc., it was thought the lead should come from the on Mayor, and the chairman and Mr. Cruick;bi shank were ..appointed a committee , ln to wait upon that gentleman to-day and ln> confer with him in respect to making representations to the authorities to extend the visit, enlisting the support of the outside local bodies, and calling a public meeting at an early date.