HOROWHENUL LAKE.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 January 1911, Page 2

HOROWHENUL LAKE.

Though Levin people in the aggregate do not fully realise the great natural asset they possess in Ilorow,lienua Lake, it is satisfactory to know 'that many amongst thorn are impressed with tihe advisableness of making its Realities more widely known and giving its general attractiveness greater prominence. It is no exaggeration to say that more picturesque localities than the shores of our extensive lake and of its lovely neighbour Papaitonga would he ili-arcl to find in the North Island of Xew Zealand : yet -there are less beuateou.s resorts which draw a. hundred visistors to each one that Levin secures. It would lie an excellent move for the betterment of this district if effective steps were tn ken to display in prominent places at Wellington, Xapier, Auckland and other large centres of population, pictorial representations of our cliief scenic attractions- and our cliief riparian resorts for fishermen. But there, are other means than these for popularising our lakes and.thus incidentally bettering the financial position of our town. Tf the present embargo against fishing the lake waters (which operates in the case of all but men of Maori blood) were removed, a great deal would be done to attract week-end visitors to our midst. Already Horowhenua Lake contains trout in large numbers and of abnormal size; and there is no good reason why perch should not he acclimatised and made numerous in its waters, .pending the time when the natives of the district shall -consent to a widening of the present privileges which they possess. Tlio old type of Maori—jealoais of all his privileges, of life habits remote, and of disposition exceedingly exclusive lias passed away ; and his educated successor is clear-sighted enought to know that a prosperous community meaais more to him than any jealous-ly-giiaided but seldom-used privilege could do. We have very little doubt that the present embargo mil be lilted amicably as soon as the endeavourers develop sufficient strenuosity. -Til the meantime we would: like to see the local branch of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society, which in recent times has sihown greatly increased vitality, do so me thine to widen the variety of . fish which the lake waters now contain.

New shipment of "G" Tea just landed.