Tourist and Health Resorts

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 5, 14 August 1931, Page 6

Tourist and Health Resorts

THE talk by Mr. A. E. Wilson, recently given from 2YA, places me in a difficult position. When lecturers have, in my opinion, brought in advertising propaganda, I have never hesitated to condemn the practice. In this case the talk was interesting, but it was undoubtedly an advertisement for the New Zealand Railways and ‘for the Chateau Tongariro; accordingly I should rebuke the speaker. It may be ‘claimed, however, that a week-end spent at this famous resort is of national. ser

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vice. It provides revenue for the State, nd it restores to the jaded worker the ergies which he has expended during the previous week, making him once again a productive unit in the Dominion. Listeners must judge for themselves whether or no it was. justified. For my own part I cannot discriminate, and regatd propaganda of this sort in much, the same light as I would a talk on the uses of "Makustrong" meat essence. This lecture was by way of being a pot-pourri in that the speaker devoted half his time to emphasising the national plea for bird preservation and reminding us that this month is bird month. I hope the reminder will not fall on- deaf ears and that we: shall do all in our power toward lightening the burden of living for the birds during this month when food for them is so scarce and hard to obtain, Fj f \