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Hokitika Guardian, 18 February 1927, Page 2

There is one matter in connection with Lake Kanieri to which reference was made this week, that should engage I special attention to assist the Lake and its special attractions to come more fully into their own. Lake Kanieri has an exceptional setting in the high hills, all densely wooded, and with the snow-capped mountains towering above as a rear background. It was Lord Glasgow who specially commented on the remarkable picture Lake Kanieri presented, and he extolled its scenic glories to the full. So beautiful a resort Should claim and should receive certainly more intimate attention. It is a lovely and lovable spot, but little is realised of all its beauties for even its placid waters are not explored as much as they should l>e. The inlets and bays, and the pleasant benches, remote from the end of the lake, where people most do congregate, are all too little known. To afford a more intimate acquaintance with the lake itself, and at the same time provide one of the greatest motor drives in the Dominion from a scenic point of view, there should bo the demand for a road round the lake. Nowadays motoring has l>ecome such a vogue that were it possible to circle the lake with a road, there would be a groat volume of traffic to the resort. The traffic would increase many ljundred-fold. And by one stroke the complaint would bo removed that the lake waters were used almost entirely in the vicinity of the intake of the Borough water supply. In other parts of New Zealand, the Government is spending larcre sun's of monev in opening up resorts w!*’ road and track access, which can never have the vogue of Lake Kanieri. Thousands of pounds, year by year, are being spent in these access works in various parts of the country, and it is quite time ‘Westland received a share of this money. Lake Kanieri is a scenic g~*” without compare, and there is no other resort jn New Zealand yhic-h will

draw the same volume of patronage in a given time as the beautiful lake adjacent to Hokitika. Here, then, is a matter on which the local bodies and organisations might well get busy and secure for the present generation and those who conic after, fuller enjoyment of nature’s lavish gifts in scenie beauty in and around Lake Kanieri,