Centre Interests

Tonga As Tourist

Delegates

Mr. Roland E. Lavin, manager of the Tongan Broadcasting Commission, who represented the Tongan Govern ment at the conference on tourism at Korolevu, was impressed by the keen interest that delegates from other countries took in the possi bility of Tonga's taking a bigger part in South Seas tourism.

There was particular interest in plans for a new wharf at Nukualofa, so it seems certain that the bigger cruise ships, which cannot at present berth there, will begin to call when it is completed.

Meanwhile, with the new tourist hotel in Nukualofa well under way, some people feel that staff should be sent to Fiji for training, so that the services will keep up with the modern facilities offered.