TOURIST TRAFFIC.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1931, 13 December 1913, Page 12

TOURIST TRAFFIC.

VISITORS .LOST TO NEW ZEALAX& The recent troublous times through which New Sseal»nd 'kas been passing have caused a considerable falling-oS »i tho tourist traffic. The stepping of the &ydnoy boat alone contributed greatly to this, and (according to Mr. 11. Cramow', 01 Cook's Ton risk Bureau, it will be hard to estimate tlio loss that has been caused. Whether tlio strike will have any effect en tho traffia out o! Now Zealand remains to bo seen. According to Mr. Cramond,. it takes very little to upset tho plans of tiioso in New Zealand who contemplate visiting tho Old Country. Tlio travellers for tho most tart 2re inado up <<[ those participating in farming pursuits, and their disposition is to he put off by' any cloud that may be apparent in tiio aljy'i Ag ■for travellers in the business community, they are not comparable in' numbers to tl).o travelling farmer, a hank manager here, or- a successful business manthere, boing perhaps tho only instances, Mr. 'Ci'fljnojid is stiil of opinion tliivfc file State is not doing enough to encourage the oversea visitor. Australian' tourist bureaus, with far les-s scenic .resources to commend, liavc suoeeeded iii attracting many more visitors tliaii 001:10 to Now Zealand, and 3m re made their ncenic resources known the world over. Better communication with Kotorun, from Wellington, he'thinks, could easily bi> secured. Something in tliis direction was being urged by flic Hon, J. Dutliie, who desired better communication between t'he Main Trunk lina and Toltaftnu, by way of Waimarino, which would allow visitors to take advantage of tho best route to the fishing and scenic reserves round the Tnups distiiel;. In connection with this matter ilio following interesting remarks were made in Sydney by Mr. A. Hum# Ford, w'tio recently .toured New Zealand in the Interests of tlio yiaiuls-ftnnud-tWl'aeififi' movement: "Put tho splendidly trained, personnel of the Kcv South Wales Tourist Bureaux in New Zealand., and I liehere that in five years that minify would bo more <>v*o-mm with \vr.rW tourists itfmn is fiwitM'rfaiid to-day. jfow South Wales is rich in the outdoor man; The wost ; pronjrossh'o outdoor man I found in New Zeataß«! wjvs tlio iivajiagef of Cook's Tourist Burt 111 in 'Wellington. New Zealand should capture hi.ffi as a running mftto of tho splendid and efficient manager of the New Zealand Tourist Bureau (Mr. B. 51. Wilson). It is not oiico iu a million tkrt you (bid an outdoor niiui a.ml sui indoor num. It. is only an, exception,, when those two distinctly separate divisions ..are combined in one head. Lot. ma,tare take £>ff hiy hat and Pay a' tribute,U> Mr. T. K, Dcnr.o, who, more'tlia.ii any other nicm,. made tho glories (tf Now-Zealand known throughout tlvo wefld. J knfiiv him as nil indefnt.ig.aMo lender of daring tonfists' along r.ow'trails iii' Ww Zealand. He was tli.Q first ruler of Ikitorun. A little 'extravagant m tho spending <u money iii tho bui'ttHhg of liatels and a'C: commodatkm houses for n is • •■id W some, and ttt tho .kaleidosoomc pliotottraulvinßi sw&mfiV. <tf <*ery mile of Now Zeal a lid's scenic beauty, hut Iw inado Now Zealand tlio aclmowledged eeenic wonder -of the- world, niid it would pay Now -Zf aland to appropriate tiio necessary money to put a dtraen young Donues in training w-tWjr fliroiia.hont the glorious-«ul<tei's ol «», Zealand to iunke slFectivr tshe work nut* lined by Mr. Wilson iu Weliiugton.