FORESTRY DELEGATES.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 235, 4 October 1928, Page 7

FORESTRY DELEGATES.

TOUR OF HEW ZEALAHP. REACH AUCKLAND, OCTOBER 18. -Sixty or seventy delegates to tin Empire Forestry Conference in Canberra have since the conference beei touring Australia, and on Monday thej will arrive in New Zealand. They will be in the Dominion until October 22. when some of them are due to leavi Wellington for India, while next day the others will leave Auckland fat Canada and Great Britain. Tha itinerary in. New Zealand is:— Monday, October B.—Arrive Wellington; Government luncheon 1 p.m.; opei conference 2130 p.m.; leave 7.45 p.m, ferry steamer, for Lyttelton. Tuesday, October 9, until Saturday, October 13.—Touring South Island. Sunday, October 14.—Arrive Wellington and leave by special train 8.30 p.m. (sleeping cars) for National Park, arriving Monday morning, 5 a.m. Monday, October 15.—Motor to Waimana House; parties to leave immediately after breakfast for Waiiakei; first two parties to proceed to Wairakei and Geyser Valley. Tuesday, October 16.—Leave Wairakei by motor for Rotorua via Waiotapu and Kiangaroa forest, lunch Knragaroa camp, arrive Rotorua about 5 pan. Wednesday, October 17.—At Rotorua, visit nursery and meet in conference. Thursday, October 18.—At Rotorua, conference; leave by train for Auckland. Friday, October 19. —Leave Auckland for Manngaturoto and Dargaville; conferen j in evening if necessary. Saturday, October 20.—Leave Dargaville for Waipoua Kauri Forest; inspect forest; return Auckland. Monday, October 22.—At Auckland; conference in morning; sight-seeing in afternoon; Australian and Indian delegates leave Auckland 7.10 pan. by Limited express for Wellington, arrive Tuesday, 9.30 ajn.; sail same afternoon lor Sydney. Tuesday, October 23.—Other delegates at Auckland in morning sight-seeing; saO same afternoon for Vancouver.