A BIG DEAL.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 November 1923, Page 2

A BIG DEAL.

.MOTOR BBS I NESS PERCH ASKI). The well-known motor hu-ine-- ol ( ielili ills .Motors 1.1'1.. S''veil and Weld Streets, has been purchased by Newman Bros, Ltd., of Nelson, at a big figure, tie deal being one of the largest transactions pul through Imre. Mr IrmenT— the pioneer ~! the firm of Clements .Motor, Ltd - -“■ a, he congratulated on i rgai.e ing and working up in the short time he in"-. ■-•> -übstnntinl and satistactm-y a business, large enough and impoitant enough to attract the attention of Newman Bros., the name of which firm is a household wold ill the matter of Dan-port in ill? South Island. Newman Bros, are ihe well-known motor proprietors whose ramifications radiate from Nelson, auo who have direct daily motor connections to Blenheim, Westport a, ml Reefton. as well as further afield as occasion requires. The firm has a very 'urge licet of Cadillac motor ears, and •he whole business i- well found in every way. and capable of undertaking any transport contracts ulforing in any part of New Zealand. Clements .Motors Ltd. has grown in a short time from very small beginnings. Al.r Clements saw t ho possibilities of the llokitika-Oiira service for w lien that was flagging, he entered the breach and made it the outstanding success and convenience it is. Ills plant soon grow, and it was not long before the service was extended to Arthur's Pass, and ultimately to Christchurch, the through motor trips being very popular with the overland traflie. .Simultaneously, Air Clements Seized the importance of the South Westland traffic and was the pioneer of the motor servieo soutli before all

the bridge* were built. His ears have pushed through also to Bruce Bay. establishing :1 record it will he hard to hear, and demonstrating what can vet he done lor Smith Westland traffic. This being the motor age, and with ihe bridges now spanning all the principal rivers to the W aiho Gorge, the motor traffic from now on will ho very

large. Last season it was abnormal ami this year it will hi- the greatest on record. As the pioneer oi the south run, Air Clements led the way, and demonstrated the possibilities, giving the residents a speedy, regular service, and reducing ihe isolation oi many south centres to a minimum. Clements Motors Ltd. will he remembered alwavs for the value it has been to the district in establishing a first class motor service, and giving the public undreamt oi' facilities to reach all points in the shortest time possible. The record is a praiseworthy one front every point of view. Newman Bros., Ltd., were not slow to see the possibilities of the local trade, and realise the future ahead of Hokitika a< a permanent tourist- centre whence motor traffic must always he an essential to cope with requirements. • The fine nlant owned by Clements Motors Ltd. will be added lo that of

Newman Bros. There is a garage here second to none on the -Coast, and on a sit" which could not he equalled anywhere in town. Newman Bros thus acquire a very valuable property, and it i- not surprising that the price involved in Ihe transaction i> a large one. The httsines- deal i- of importance to the parties concerned no less than to the town itself, which can plume itself on possessing so satis factory an adjunct to the tourist traffic development of the district, as will be nossihle under the influential name of

Newman Bros., the proprietors of 1 Tt: largest and most important tourist service on the Coast.