ADVERTISING THE DOMINION.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 440, 24 February 1909, Page 8

ADVERTISING THE DOMINION.

PROPO§ED TOURIST OFFICE DT,h ,> ■' \ ' GERMANY. ■ ,Mr. J. E. Kyzer, : of Hanover,-Germany, : •Who is at present' touring the Doininioiij has ' - made an'interesting suggestion' to -tho' Do-' . partment of, Tourist and health;/Resorts. for , tile ■ establishment .of ■ a v bureau"'iii ; ". : V Hamburg, the .-principal commercial centre ia- ■ ? ' .Germany. Mr. Kyzer's ideas upon the sub-' - ject. caii' ho best JgatheredVfrom'Va -, which, he has_ addressed to- Mr.":-'T;'"-'-'E.-"- : ■>•■■■ Donnei-., Superintendent ;of'''ihe "DepartmentV ; S : '' He writes as follows:—

, 11 As; the. result'of some lectures upon Aus*' tralia / and New •. Zealand,-' "which I ■ gave Vin : Germany and Holland .aided by tho. slidet. secured from your Government on my' last visit_ to: Australia, I. found a great amount of. inquiry.and desire for information on' every hand,' especially from . the.educated ■■ and wealthy • classes, Iwhd'were; astonished.-'it' "the descriptions ; given '-ofa';;country: concerning" 1 ' which'.they • knew little more-thail thenam'e. Onmany occasions,l;was:requested.to"afford" more .explicit; information,'. especially by'people desirous of learning more about: New ' Zealand as a, health, resort.. I' was impressed 'i with:.the fact .that it would .be.;most: advan-/ 'tageous to■ !thoDominion were;a tourist in-, quiry and commercial' intelligence bureau 'es- : - tablished at! Hamburg -' by your Government. The Germans aro great travellers, and thousands of their.;;.- wealthy people ■ might. be;lndiiced. to tour. this 'Dominion, 2 so unique in ;its' scenic grandeur'arid.diversified attractions. ' Again, it would be a: distinct; gain were tho products of New - Zealand/■ available, for inspection l by .prospective' buyers . at .such places as Hamburg,. the ,chief centre.' for shipping. generally ana .the • distribution' of colonial production Contintent." - r Mr., Kyzer suggests' that the matter might be.vtaken: up.Von :the' following lines :/a~ room should be opened in'. Hamburg, .to be! known as the New Zealand Intelligence : Bureau; the : ; room : should' bo ■ stocked .with specimens of:the commercial products '.'of, this Dominion, raw' and - manufactured,' for. which a, market ■; is sought.on ; the'"Continent".Tho.walls;mightv be covered, with photographs j. -of . scenery, ; specimen's of fish, .deer:jieads, and,'the. like, ;: which would appeal; to the, wealthy tourist •. and;: sportsman : class - in > Germany and- tilt? ' Continent generally. •