The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-24
AUSTRALASIA WANTS THE
TOURIST
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in forwarding you, under separate
cover, parcel of literature, as a sam
pie of what we are doing in the mat
ter of attracting settlers to this State,
q shall be glad to hear from you
further on the subject of this letter.
Il have the honor to be, sir your
most obedient servant,
Fl. D. NORTH,
'Under-Secretary
NEW SOUTH WALES MAN COMING
Percy Hunter, the head of the New
South Wales Tourist Department, is
one of the most enthusiastic of those
interested in bringing about an alli-
ance. of Pacific tourist interests in the
United States. 1t was his intention to
meet Ford in New York city during the
month of August and go over the
ground, but Ford has no intention of
tearing himself away from Hawaii Tor
the present, so the meeting will take
place in Honolulu New South Wales
is the richest and most important of
the Australian provinces and the fol-
lowing letter received yesterday from
it's representative in sydney is encour-
aging. 1t is from the Intelligence De-
partment, sydney, and says:
Sydney, June 4, 1908
Dear Sir: With further reference to
your letters of the End April and 4th
ultimo, regarding the proposals of the
Territorial Transportation Committee
for joint action with a view to the
promotion of commercial and tourist
traffic from America to the South Pa
cifc. I beg to inform you that the Pre-
mier has asked Mr.. Percy Hunter of
this department, who is at present in
London and will be returning to New
South Wales via America in the
course of a few months, to look into
the matter on the spot, and no doubt
he will be prepared to discuss it fully
with your committee when he reaches
Honolulu, after visiting America.
1T is recognized here that there is
a promising field in the United States
for securing both tourists and immi-
grants. The establishment of an in
formation bureau in at least one CEN
ter. as, for instance, New York, would,
no doubt be a valuable adjunct in con-
nection with any extensive advertis-
ing scheme. It might be found advis-
able to commence operations in one
center. in order that experience might
be obtained as to the probable success
of the movement and the most advan-
tageous means of management before
extending the system on any larger
scale.
Before expressing any opinion as
to the proposals for joint action, l
should be glad if you would kindly let
me have further details as to the ar
rangements proposed for equipping
"a
and extent of the advertising suggest
ed. and the estimated expense in
voIved. as well as the basis on which
it is suggested that such expenditure
should be borne by the contributing
parties Yours faithfully,
e. PAYMENT, for the Director.
"A. H. Ford. Esq, Territorial Trans
portatfon Committee. Honolulu, Ha-
wall
NEW ZEALAND INTERESTED.
II F. Dome. Director General of
the New Zealand Government Tourist
Bureau. also relies upon Ford and
Hunter getting together Mr. Donne is
anxiously awaiting the renewal of the
San Francisco-Auckland service or
American steamers. An interesting
paragraph in his letter 20 Ford reads
as follows:
II am just on the point of leaving
for Auckland, having been appointed
commissioner with Mr.. T. H. Hamer to
handle the government side of the re-
ception of the L. s. fleet at Auckland
August to Is inclusive. Subject TO
approval of the Admiral, it is proposed
to give a number of the officers a large
picnic at Rotorua. There will be the