NEW ZEALAND TOURISTS
RECORD NUMBER IN ENGLAND. It is estimated that about 3000 New Zealanders are now on a visit to this country, says a London paper. About 700 attended a reception in London to meet Sir James Parr, the High Commissioner. A New Zealand man, in close touch with the tourist traffic, said: There have never been so many New Zealand visitors here before. Most of them stay several months. The cdst of a trip from New Zealand .including fares and hotel expenses, cannot be much short of £SOO. This means that about £1,500,000 is being spent by New Zealanders on a trip to England.
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Waikato Times, Volume 105, Issue 17783, 7 August 1929, Page 5
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