ILL-TREATING OUR VISITORS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18992, 11 February 1930, Page 8

ILL-TREATING OUR VISITORS.

TF FEARS ARE ENTERTAINED that the itinerary arranged for the Empire farmers’ touring party will be strenuous for the men, there can be no uncertainty about the exhausting effect on their wives. The New Zealand Farmers’ Union is presenting them with a bigg er bite than they will be able to swallow. It is as well to remember, “They are as sick that surfeit with too much as those that starve with nothing.” Far belter to try to impress them less, and let them retain clear ideas of what they do see. This excess of hospitality may earn small thanks. Travelling is in itself tiring, and allowance should be made for the fact that everybody is not gifted with an iron physique. Nor does the traveller who hopes to pick up information along the line of research wish to be converted into that unhappy type, the “ rubber-neck.” Then there are personal fancies to he considered. The same thing does not interest everyone. For instance, the ladies of the party may like to look about our streets and into the shops at things that stir feminine curiosity. There should always be a fairly liberal allowance of free time for members of any touring party to follow their own whims, for it is the personal discoveries and personal contacts that make a trip enjoyable.