ROTOMAHANA.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume II, Issue 164, 1 April 1874, Page 3

ROTOMAHANA.

A whites to the Whanganui Herald, in describing a visit toßotomahana says“ It w impossible to convey any idea of the beauty of the WHITE TERRACES. The perfect evenness, the variety of sizes, the extent, the shades of colour of the water which fills each basin to the brim, and gently oversows into the one belcw, and the delicate fretwork which covers the face of all, presents a sight which would have probably caused a prolbander sense of the miraculous in the minds of the ancients than any of the "seven wonders.” Thera are phenomena which strike the attention vividly at first, but do not sustain the impression! the terraces grow upon the imagination, and leave behind a sensuous pleasure which rather increases than diminishes. PISE TERRACE, There is a greater number of larger basins here than in the White Terrace, the size being more uniform, and, if possible, possessing a,,, greater harmony of position. The scene is transcendantly beautiful, and the pink tint of the terraces casts over all a charm that creates a feeling of disinclination to leave the place. The bathing in this place is most luxurious. The soft bottom of t’ue basin, the marble sides, the mild temperature of the water which may be selected, the whole surroundings, constitute an attraction that »o power of art could equal. A PUBLIC RESERVE. The fame of Botomahana has conveyed to its native owners its increasing value, who have been repeatedly 'tempted by large offers by private individuals; and if the Government do not soon effect the purchase, they may find it impossible to attain the desirable end of making Bctomabans the property of the colony, inalienable for ever. The rate of growth of these terraces may bo measured by the time required to prevent pencil marks from being erased by rubbing, and indicates a *>paoo of time which may run into thousands of years."