A Handsome Compliment

Mr. J. L. Wheeler, Junior, of Pacific Tours Limited, San Francisco (an American Tourist Company that caters for the South Sea Islands and Dominion tourist traffic, and which brings to the Dominion about 200 tourists each year), arrived in Auckland a few days ago, and, in the course of an interview, paid a handsome compliment to the New Zealand railways. After a reference to the unique tourist attractions of New Zealand Mr. Wheeler referred to our railways as follows:—

“I must say a good word for your railways. I have travelled in all parts of the world, and my experience is that your railways are hard to beat. Officials are courteous and helpful, and travelling comfortable. I will go so far as to say that if it were not for the railways I would not be bringing a party here at all.”