MANY CAMPERS

Taranaki Daily News, 28 December 1934, Page 2

MANY CAMPERS

POPULARITY OF THE SITES. NEW YEAR THE PEAK PERIOD? Tourists continued to arrive at New Plymouth motor camps yesterday and 115 parties were established at the Belt Road site, while 50 were present at Fitzr°y- . . x Motorists made their appearances at the New Plymouth camps, early, yesterday morning and were still arriving at dusk, indicating that some had spent the night at country sites, while others had travelled long distances. Many of the earlier arrivals, who had intended to stay two or three days, have signified their intention of staying for a fortnight and in some cases longer periods. It is generally considered that the peak period will be at the New Year, when the visit of the Duke of Gloucester will attract visitors who might not otherwise have come to the district. The attendance at Fitzroy has been excellent, while at Belt Road the average number of camps for the last week has been over 80, the peak number being reached last night, when 115 were present. These numbers refer to the camps, each of which often consists of two or more tents and four or five people. Tourists are also camping in large numbers at Awakino and Tongaporutu with a few at the Huatoki Domain. The Automobile' Association (Taranaki) has received many inquiries from tourists concerning Kawhia, and it appears that many from the south are making New Plymouth and Kawhia their principal stopping places. Traffic inspectors and automobile association officers state that the traffic on Taranaki roads yesterday was very orderly, and that no accidents were repotted.