TONGARIRO NATIONAL PARK

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 29, 29 October 1918, Page 6

TONGARIRO NATIONAL PARK

Sir—lt is a pity that, in lieu of Mr. Algie's preliminary letter rntl His Worship tho Mayor's telegram in reply, you were not given Mr. Algie's memorandum, n copy of which I now enclose. The cor,respondeuco published in ''.our issue of October 21, in view'of Hie telegram with which it concludes, tuny cause some misnntimheiision us to tho Attitude of the Ski Club. So for from desiring Hie curtailment of tho privilege of the people, tho club has for the last (ouplo (f years been urging that the park should be made available for tho people; it was the club that memorialised lli?. Worship the Mayor of Auckland to institute the present movement, to which.it has given its hearty support.' What the-club desiircs is that any iccommodation house erected 'by tho Government should ho not at Wnjmarino, 6omo li miles off, but in

the heart of the park itself; • Doubtless His Worship the Mayor will shortly coa. venc a public meeting for the discussion of the matter, at which both points of. view can be adequately presented. In the nicautimo I desire simply to pome .out that on the main policy of the development of the pnrk and cf making it available as a playground for the people, rich and pod' alike, Messrs. Gunson, Ciillen, and theclub are all in ikorougß accord.—l am, etc., 11. F. VON HAAST. October 21.