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Hokitika Guardian, 1 September 1921, Page 2

I hi: tiliti- is <>j>|i»rluiio fui- rojiiosoli Illinois tn llh' I oili isi 1 rtmi'llt in lo-fiiii-tl in | ipjiulm i-itijj, tlluurist mid iii'iifiit ivMirts ot mi- Wost Const, mid ■ 1 I ili; !.t I I.V 111 this llistlil-t Ilf \v t •=-1 - land. I In*rr is a; mannilioont l allm' id ii.'iiiitr-v I'inhrariiij' nil kinds of si.onoiy Li, doliuhl till' I'VO 1111(1 I'lllldlllt tin' mind, liivor, linsli. and inonnimn si i firry ini' ovi'i' with us in i ndloss vari"ty. 'I Ill'll' is naught that, isartilirial il is all naini'ii's n nndnrhmdanil visitors ail' ini nriahly i'll la j)l lin'd by a sojourn in lids iTinni knblt' si-onio cnnntiy. Soon ui' shall haw tin* lono dosirod rnilv. ny I'oiinin tiim iw li.iw hoi'll ho|iiii(i aim

sti ivitig lor lor so many years, Ihi n there'will lie a great influx of visitors, and a new holiday resort for mull . irallic. The many resorts hereabout.-' need wider publicity so that they might be better known. The glories el the lakes and mountains, and the gli’fier- so readily accessible, need to be published abroad, and lari'

tracks n ml routes rei|ilii'r < j ( ji-n I ii*j: ii),, uml ruin I'liicm-i'S supplied in tin* u;iv of iirroin no '.ln t ion mill ln'lli'r cnii;-niiinii-iitinn. In other pints ot Non /o:i 1:01,1, Ics- linoioi I liv tlio liivisli li:iml ol nullin'. it Inis lirmi tlio policy ol s't - —i v i- (lovcrmiirots lo spend large sums of money iii developing S rttir results. At Kotor: a. .Mount. I'h'inont. inniniiT. tln- Hermitage, the ( old l.m in iiiot everywhere. lint Westland turn' Inis lirrn :in imlpoariag of expenditure to rslahlish anil Imilil 11p rnorts m li it- 1 1 have runic to In* l;il'rrly irtitiri;.! in t lirir environments. Hero in' have a na t ii la I wlui'li only nerds' insisting, anil if ailvertisril properly tlio inllini inu sightseers will hcl|> speetlilv to liiM'lop till' loi'itlitirs lli'i't'iilmnts anil in South WYstlainl. Westland is riel. m a ainral fratnros, and with a helping f ; ,oil ronld hr math' tin* tourists’ | .".l iilisr. so fir)) is thr variety ol M-rtiir hranty. |{KI u:i thins sill'll as till' foregoing hrI'nnir I|iiitr natural wln’n Olio umlcrstand how tlio srrnir resorts in Vi'rstlanil arr being neglected. In thr glaiirr regions for instanor, there are physiral fra I tires wliicli for their remailk:ih|i: novelty are not equalled aiivtvn nr. Vrt surlt plarrs arr ill-provided with truths, ami practically no conveniences arr at hand to enjoy the hot springs which exist in those localities. Bishop Julias lias railed attention to the neglect uf the authorities, but even nis influential voire has failed to a.rouse the interest of the powers that he. Nature's treasures are neglected, and vd! continue To hr no«lAeted unless persistent I'lritnilon in re card to the sut.irrt i- iii.i i lit a lti"d I f -* nus In hr i i, mi.

to ask for more direct official attention from headquarters. The Ti>..ri : Department is a very considerable conl er.n, and must cost the country a very large sum annually. Yet we, see but little of its officers, and never a. Minister of the Department passes this way. U is a case of studied neglect u. .. district and the people have the right and every reason to complain. While in the favoured places thousands of pounds are spent annually, here the best that is done is to place u few small votes on the Estimates, and the moneyappears never to he spent— for the vites recur again and again unexpended anil curried forward. For a modest ex- | peniliture useful work could he done. ■ The source ol tile hot springs could be j hunted, and its artesian waters tapped I and conducted to the surlace and use. ; fully used. Tracks could he improved from muddy pools to sound going, and the overgrowth which gives the pedestrians a wetting could he cut away. 1 he comfort of the visitor could he improved greatly and the resorts much popularised. Cannot something he done to gal- | vaitise the Department ill this simple , form of action? j