ARTHUR’S PASS PARK

Hokitika Guardian, 7 April 1930, Page 2

ARTHUR’S PASS PARK

MEETING OF BOARD HELD

Camping fees for the Arthur’s Pass National Park were fixed at sixpen e per day and half-a-crown a ween'per camp, at a 'meeting of the Arthur’s Pass National Park Board held at Christchurch on Friday afternoon. It was decided to begin at once a campaign to raise £530 from the various local bodies so that the sum of £SOO- granted by the City Council conditionally upon an equal sum being raised from other bodies would becom available.

In response to a request that it- put a levy of sixpence per head on all tourist traffic,' the- Railway Department replied that jt could, not see its wav to clo this until a lnember of the Department was on tjie Board. It was resolved to endeavour to arrange' for an appointment of -a member of the Railway Department to the Board. ' The’Christchurch Tramping Club was granted a 21 year lease over the Carrington hut and five acres of land at 2s 6d per year, with a right to charge fees to non-members. Representations from the club-for improved access to’the' Carrington hut were favourably rtrieiyed.; ! Tlje Grounds Committee reported on itsV inspection, of the park and the Boar„d decided to make the formation of tracks to the/'Blimit and to Kelly’s H;iiL an .iirgenj; matter! It was further deciilfed that., as- soon as the funds werii, available the -work of erecting huts, and the preparation of ski-ing grounds be commenced. !The,following honorary rangers were recqmpiended for Appointment:—Mr It .W. Tucker (Christchurch), Mr S. J. Grajirtm (pass), arid Mr J. Fraser (Otira). The. financial statement showed an. excess of. receipts over expenditure of £lßl 12s Gd on March 31st.

The following were present at the meeting : —Mr W. Stewart (chairman). Sir R. Heaton Rhodes, Professor R. Speight, Dr W. McKay, Dr E. Teichelmann, Messrs A. D. Dobson, F. W. Freeman, and A. Twyrieham. .