SPECIAL ARTICLE. A SURVEYOR'S DIARY.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20488, 5 March 1932, Page 13

SPECIAL ARTICLE. A SURVEYOR'S DIARY.

-♦ — gigbY DAYS IN SOUTH.T' LAND. flf John Baker. the writer of ' .»*• came to -Now Zealand #»J M d as a cadet in the CanOffice helped in the and exploring of many of almost unknown areas of iSJviaw. 10 bc ; jluer • A* of Canterbury, and in VfL. appointed Assistant PuiliP rtTtieral. In H ' e previous this series, Mr Baker dc-■S«l-hi» narrow escape n-om inff during a trip along the ffi Lake Wanaka with Mr I Of ««•] n eontinued up the side of Lake to and found travelling much '•rt*n it h ad becn ' and wt ' roached **!, whcrf T7C could see the head but we knew that with rill stock of food theic was no iTftf setting there on this trip, so jTffecatte to a low saddle m the T«dWwr that it must lead over to £ a»*», /we CTo9sed 88 we Zjlt we might discover a better our return journey. In tin. ;,«« right, and on the iourth eveumy escapade we found our- ' with much contentment sitting Sto» »qu»« meftl at Mt wilkin ' 3 JL Ikree days afterwards we set 7Z&, and the boat having reltw6 loaded it with a tent and a awppfy Of food, and started once IOT for th# b® 4( l Lake Wanaka, it t# Wt on some bad weather, . »jook iu seven days to get tot. We stopped one night at Mr Sjtfß', Station; the other night, 7t£atei by the side of the lako l the Mights were a httlt Stobnt alter takmg a dip in the ffVaJ drying Ourselves by a roaring JAptlike tops. Having reached Iwd of the lake WO secured the 2t Miked the blankets on our backs, 2Sfnp the Wanaka River, and Kid »tthe top of the pass, nfterSculleclHaaSt pass after the CanIterv ffeolozkt who went overjt to uwL coast! 1 climbed a high tree i tt»iaddle and obtained a good w af tho country beyond, but seeing Kjttavall bush count™-w 0 knew e quest, was iruitless and we made tfjw'baok to. the lake and our ■L- Wc were aaueh more fortunate i'tsr letnrn trip, because we had a ttd triad behind us Mid reached Mr tie'a'statioa in one day, whereas • kad token seven on our j way up. tecb* .ECkorniitje '.we rode. back to Mi (&■&'» station, recroeaing the Molykxaiihe usual fold. . , ... Ha'Molyneux is & big fiver and this td wu, I think, at that time the fir one known in its whole course, iattivin* were we -noticed something wit on the other lids which looker H a nan's body, ai»d;S<Mt turned if to be. Two stockmen had been going cattle. OTer.the fOt» tfefct.jnornir tbe cattle hid gofc'Wtller iow down nf one of tire mea tried to head them S|and that'iff WW in deep M, biß boH#. Was swimuigsi jam swimmer him)ff and triad'tO'swim out. ched pother side wh«n t Wilkin's Station, .who him throw up his (MWn. They afterwards 3y, *but life was extinct < 19 more expedition froni e tiding up the South ifer' as far as. Mount {j, J climbed, going high £ good view of the counowever, that there was my open pass in this tidedthat our many ex)eta fruitless as far as mine country was - cbnit was now the middle rioter was approaching ! We must give up for fe rtturned to "Wilkin a ti« and next day started Paw and went down to fcver. Owen went back ek via the Mackenzie I rode to Oamaru, as I .sthe new province of ch had previously been ed at Oamaru X sold my Steamers were running • I went on to DuneThe Albert, but hud Sjwlhwe;fortnight before on© and River ton, which "of call. I spent WwMiMr- at Ri vert on, and went country, which -an excellent farming BBlMff*!' became friends with a iwho had a small run begged mo to go. there mdke' a sketch survey of hi® 4 some idea of it« for a steamer reand I intended apjpßMfclnTercargill. the capital IjffltfiSbratittce. I wanted to determining.. if I would on the survey since 1 had several KMpIW 1 to go to Pahin Crossing' the HKfjptoy we had a long walk gaSal'fefwt,' following a native BB'le got to Golac Bay. and mMp«B wong the beach till we village there. Here night Staying with the ®ffi||te';DaiQe was Boco. He had a BWf '.yhltffe. consisting of one '"which he lived with his grown-up orphan girls Durbridgo being well the room was them, all anxious to hear Sfflßt much talking which I BHHfWgrtAJid went on until dusk. Maoris departed and the supper' that Mrß |»P cboking for us. After Emk/jP'P®* 8n( l more talk round then as we wera visitors HB^?f*t l^! V^ OWn or us . ' n ror, t iJSffiSf Ltne light was extinguished, soundly till the mornweakfn»t Durbridge and I Bag (throngh the bush to the Wakapatu, and then Sa3£?' c h to; the native village.. HR& ,? m «l one, and we only while for a chat, after through another -until we reached the where Durbridge IIHgP. himself. H« had a house. which HHHBj i, Wilng as he connMfff'tii 8 g t0 himself a year# afterwards when New Zealand ngVjM Hospital I crime era'ndsons. As I had IfflffiSß* with riie a very me to make a sketch ■[MVWntly,, accurate to give HKRi 'tfW<t.idea of the area ot hu occupied, and one HwPL Ui|ieh I started on my ■BR w>lac, Bav. I was alone HBW/ A little slower at MMpWkt and T only jest HMK-oUt of the bush into before dark. Of ■■■■Hta-Boco'b house, and he delighted to see mo heartilv welnatives could talk they appeared so that having HHHHrax* I determined to

spend Sunday with them. I am 7 ,]; ( i ng thev said that when it got dusk they would show me how what they called flat fish, m reality role. In the afternoon ihe g ir ls b,.siecl themselves making torches, and whe it was dark took me to the isea shore, gave me a three-pionged , aiul, into*the sea 1 torches, which attracted the fish,, a®id I soon saw one swimming alongside ot nif I was lucky enough to spear the tal supper. "n „ n< f these i-os-bid-my hosts..larewo . • u t j,; UK f or pi table Maoris xvo 'j ,i. thc Chief "acontertainins me. though thev cepted a ,fcw piprfullH cf J k ° b^ C0 R j vel , mv pouch. I walked „^f^, v nlked '^U view of it - y should have a betmadp up my h o 7the staff otter chance starting Department rt ncwl.v-fornicd-■ - * pi.«»afchurch than I should on the cn S where thert *onld « """t ofiicers in front of din an d after r teamer back another on waitmft n tew davs ct , 7 f] to : my to l<vtteltop, " n d 1 -jght months uncle's house alter near > travelling and esploiations. (To he continued.)