OVERLAND FROM GISBORNE.

Taihape Daily Times, 26 July 1919, Page 2

OVERLAND FROM GISBORNE.

AN INTERESTING JOURNEY_ ‘ Something in the nature of a record Overland journey from Gisborne was effected this week by Mr. Stanley Muir, of the Poverty Bay EHOI-aid staff. Leaving Gisborne on Monday morning, he reached Auckland on Wednesday, just under 48 hours, having travelling via the Bay of Plenty. The Journey was somewhat unusual, in view of the mid-winter conditions, and more osf>‘6c'ially the delay and inconvenience which is at present associated with overland‘”travelling. Speaking to a “Star” representative, Mr. Muior stated that he travelled by train to Motuhora, and thence by mail car service to Matata, by train to the Mount, launch to Tauranga, and thence by steamer to ‘Auckland. The motor trip from Motuhora through to Opitiki, he remarked, is probably one of the finest scenic rides in’ the Dominion and the mountain scener? was recently declared by the Hon. T_ M. Wilford to be equal to any of ‘the world-famed attractions of Europe. The erection of three bridges is an urgent necessity on ‘this road, and the work has been delayed" owing to the difficulty of procuring timb”er. Naturally the through traific is meanwhile subject to interruption, and the visitor states they had practically "to swim the “Lizzie” over the floated river. From Opotiki there is a daily service which connects with ‘either Rotorua or Tauranga. Taking the Tauranga route, passengers proceed from Whakatane through a portion of the Rangataiki swamp. Here road construction "is in progress, hut the unformed sections are -badly cut up with the constant traffic. However ‘since the “cut” in the railway service, most of the Bay of Plenty traffic has been diverted this way, and when our informant came through there were nearly‘ a dozen cars on the road_ The Public Works Department has cut down its train service between 'Mata:t‘a and the Mount to twice a week and through passengers are landed at Tauranga“in mple time-to catch the Ngapuhi leaving for Aucliland the same evening. As soon as you feel the slightest symptom of influenza, take NAZOL on sugar and also inhale through a Nazol Inhaler, and you’re safe. 3