WANAKA NOTES

Hokitika Guardian, 21 February 1929, Page 2

WANAKA NOTES

(From A Correspondent.) The Tlaast Pass track is still impassable ifor horse traliic and conducted tours have had to be suspended. A party of Public Works workers are engaged repairing damage, but they are making slow progress. The (ipvcrnment Publicity Department tour lilmiiig the district is scheduled to depart from Mnkarora on the *d2nd. Fortunately the state of the track is not likely to affect this important visit as Messrs dames’ Morse Service, with whom guide and transport arrangements have been made, have horses and saddlery stationed on each side of the obstacle. Dr Tennant (Wellington) and Mr MacGregor (Dunedin) have arranged to form the party, but owing to the recentdamage it is considered unsafe to include the ladies who were originally intended to journey through. It is feared the transport of deer stalkers will be delayed. ' The Makarora Sports Committee are arranging a lengthy programme to be fixed for Faster week. An effort to obtain a large flow of outside visitors is being made. The Committee report a. substantial increase in the funds being raised for the new Public Hall. .Mr (leo. Humphries, is an inmate of the Cromwell Hospital, suffering from severe cuts received by shears while shearing a month ago. Mr J. Murdoch (Mt. Albert) has also been under the doctor. Mr Richmond (Australia) and Mr Brooks (Roslyn) have spent a fishing holiday in the vnlley. The geological party passed through last week after spending several weeks in Westland on a seient’Tic expedition. Professor Turner is favourably impressed with the Rod Hills, likewise Mr Williams of the School of Mines, who considers there is much scope there for research occupying many months. Both consider a thorough survey by tlm Mines Department would loar much of national and economic interest. This party experienced much wet. weather, which affected much ot their programme and many delays were experienced on the return journey to Makarora through floods and slips. Mr Williams proceeds directly to Stewart Island in charge of a tin deposit prospecting party. ihe Governor-General lias appointed Flic James, of Makarora, an officer under Part IT of the “ Fisheries A't ’ 1908. The fishing season in the lakes district has been extended to correspond with the Otasto and Southland Districts. The stalking season will open in the Lakes District on March loth and in Otago District on April Ist. An open season for Californian quail and grey duck has been agreed to. The Society have received and adopted a list of recommendations in reference to tlie blocking of the West Wanaka Red deer country from Messrs Fred Freeman and Eric James. Most of the blocks have now been taken up. The pit-sawing of the timber for tlm new Burke Hut is now well under way. Many residents are keenly looking forward to a visit to the Coast- and entering the competition at the proposed Okuru Easter races. An endeavour will be made to arrange dates to enable competitors and others to proceed to Okuru after the Makarora meeting.