At Tongariro National Park.

A party of girls from the Head Office of the Railway Department recently spent a pleasant week-end at the Chateau Tongariro, National Park. Leaving Wellington by the 2 p.m. Express on Friday last, the party found, on arrival, that members of the Ruapehu Ski Club were completing their annual sports, which have been held during the last fortnight at National Park. Including many overseas visitors, there were, in all, about 200 guests at the Chateau. The fact that the “Daylight Limited” Express has now commenced running (providing travellers with day travel through the famous central North Island region) should serve further to popularise week-end visits to National Park.

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