TOURISTS DEPART

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 85, 1 December 1931, Page 4

TOURISTS DEPART

AMERICAN VISITORS IMPRES® BY ROTORUA'S THERMAL® WONDERS fl SECOND PARTY ARRIVEsl The party of American tourists® i are touring the Pacific on the Ma® . lincr Malolo and who visited Eotfl during the week-end, departed e® ] yesterday afternoon by special t® for Auckland. I The party was entertained vfl in Rotorua hy the district man® of the Tourist Department, Mr. 1® Bayfeild, who also farewelled t® as they left by the train. Severa® the Maori guides were also pre® at the station to hid good-byeB those they had conducted roundB thermal sights and entertained m concert. ' 9 Practically all bf - the visito'rs'9 pressed _ appreciation of the wa® which tfiey had ben entertained I ; ing:' their short stay. * ' They* also'9 marked on the many thermal wonB they had seen, especially mentioB the hoiling nmd pools, which « quite new in their experience. B Conversation with a ; "Post" repB entative memhers of the party 9 that Rotorua had been the. most9 teresting .place visited during® cruise. 9 During the Afternoon "a smfl party bf 1 Americans, who had se® ated from the main body in orde9 visit Waitomo and the National ?9 arrived at Whakarewarewa. They >9 very much impressed by the g® wbrm cave1 at Waitomo which 9 the only one that time permi® ,them to see. 9 _■ Mr. "Bayfeild also met this p9 and welcomed them, after which a® was'1 paid to" the- same thermal a9 seen hy the main body on Sun® In the evening they were enterta® by Guide- Rangi's concert pare® the Peerless Theatre and to-day l® tere and the five lakes will be visi® This party is being conducted bj® W. A. Shedd. They will depart 9 Auckland early this afternoon. 9