AMERICANS LET THEMSELVES OUT AT KAIKOURA.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17757, 29 January 1926, Page 1

AMERICANS LET THEMSELVES OUT AT KAIKOURA.

“ BUNKER ” HILL SAYS HE WILL PUT SEASIDE BURG ON THE MAP.

(Special to the “ Star.”) KAIKOURA. January 29. The American tourists were more than charmed with Kaikoura, and express regret that provision had not been made for resting a few days here. “Bunker” Hill, a journalist, remarked that the tourist authorities should boost the place as a tourist watering place. He said that he -would endeavour to have Kaikoura placed on the map. Regarding accommodation, the party considered that the hotels offered exceptional accommodation. They appreciated the butter-fish most of all. Mr Harrold, of the Abraham Lincoln type-, eightv-two years of age, was among the party. With his parents, he left England in 1848, arriving in New Zealand in 1849 after six months’ sail. He has recollections of an English regiment in Auckland. Later they went to California in quest of gold, but, as the old gentleman stated, they never had a dollar's worth of interest in gold-mining and settled down to farming. The whole of the party were grcatlj r impressed with their visit, some aver-

ring that they will come back to “charming, sunny Kaikoura.” Anything in'the way of Maori curios was in request. Mr J. Davidson presented one of the lady members of the party with a Maori flax basket, which was held as a high prize. “Bunker” Hill secured a good deal of information relative to the Maori warrior Te Rauparaha and his exploits from Kapiti Island to Kaikoura and Kaiapoi. The party let themselves out here, and proved to be a jovial and interesting lot of travellers.