TOURING BY TRAIN

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 471, 28 September 1928, Page 13

TOURING BY TRAIN

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE VENTURE attractive itinerary a most attractive itinerary has been drawn up for the Chamber of Commerce train, which will leave Auckland at 9 p.m. on October 26 for a tour of the Auckland Province.

Visits are to be made to coal mines, the Arapuni dam, several butter factories. forest plantations, kauri forests, Kotorua, tlio Waitomo Caves, and numerous other places.

On Saturday, October 27, the party will breakfast at Franltton Junction, and then visit the Xew Zealand Cooperative Dairy Company’s butter-box and casein factory. Later a cal! will be made at tho Ruakura State Farm and at two other butter factories.

Rotorua will bo reached that nifflit, and the following day will be spent at Arapuni, and the perpetual forests at Putaruru. That night will be spent at Taneatua, after a call at Tauranga October 29 will be spent visiting butter and cheese factories In the Taneatua district, a call will be made at Whakatane and the night will be apent at Waihi. Tiro followin'- div calls will be made at the mines."Waikino anil Thames, leaving that night for Morrinsvillo and Hangitiki October 31 will find the party visiting Waitomo, Te Awamutu and Puke miro, and a night journey will be made for Kirikopuni, arriving there the ful lowing morning.

Darsaville, Trounson Park and other districts will be \isited on November 1 and the following day the tourists will leave the train and motor for Rangiabau and Horeke. leaving later for Kohukohu by launch.

" 'Fill be spent touring tile North, and a call will be made at Onu-I and Russell that night. The followmg day will be spent at Whangarei and Kamo, and on Sunday, November 4, the tour will end at Auckland, which will be reached at 7.35 p.m. Durian tho tour there will be manv official lunches and dinners given by the local bodies of the towns at which th® train calls. 1