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Hokitika Guardian, 1 February 1928, Page 2

A tourist )vlio returned to 'Wellington after a recent visit to the Coast, remarked that n holiday down Hoki-tika-wav lie considered one of the best trips in New Zealand. Iho remark was made, our correspondent informs us, in the presence ol several folk, the traveller going on to appreciate the varied beauties of South Westland, and the pleasure he had derived personally from his visit to t’-c Franz Josef Glacier, and the delight the whole trip had been. Spontaneous appreciation such as this is the Ivest form of publicity, and is sure to be taken notice of those within hearing and who may be contemplating a lrdiday jaunt at any time. There is no doubt that this season in narticul r, the West Coast has had a specially good advertisement, for the stream of visitors must have been a record. No doubt the weather has had a great deal to do with the success of the holiday-making, but the number- 1 gan to arrive before the settled condition of the weather could be regarded with any degree of certainty. We are rather inclined to think that, the special advertisement which this district received through the remarks of the Rt. Hon. Mr Amorv, was one of the contributing factors to the friendly invasion. At all events the general results are most satisfactory, and we should say the ultimate outenine following the effect of so many folk tonring the district and enjoying their holiday, will count very substantially in the future. The experience and

opinion of the tourist quoted above was doubtless one of many, and from that we may infer that there are many friends going about New Zealand (and we may anticipate, overseas nlsoi extolling the good name and record of this part of Westland as a prime holiday resort. Judging by all that is being said by visitors, the occasion appears opportune to press for more direct attention to the wants of Westland to meet the needs and necessities of tourist traffic. It is not too much to ask the authorities to devote special attention to the matter, and to hope- that now that visitors are expressing such pleasure with what there is to he seen and enjoyed here., that both in regard to more and more publicity and also in respect to 'mproving arce." to many points, treater attention will he given to Westland which has such a wonderland for exposition to all the world, if folk can lie induced to come this wav.