THE Kawhia Settler FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1905 KAWHIA AS A TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORT.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 197, 17 February 1905, Page 2

THE Kawhia Settler FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1905 KAWHIA AS A TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORT.

1 ■«.<- !•—• ' 1 ■ “1 u*v® been nearly al. over New < 'and must contain that the i beauty c t tbs scenery and climate of < iba Kawhia Hat hour appeal to one i more than anything slue." These < words ware spoken by a gentleman ■ who hie visited the West Const I Sounds, Central Otago, Hamner, Nel- 1 son, Marlborough, Rotorua, Tsursngs, i arriving st Kawbia via Waingaro and Raglan. *Ue is not alone in bis opinion, as few visitors come here but go awny enraptured with the foul fi.winWe ot Kawbia. We undoubtedly j have so much to boast of that we can , afford to blow our own trumpet with. out being considered too egotistic. A 1 magnificent expanse of water teeming I with all kinds of fish ; bays, nooks and inlets in endless variety of shapes * and turns: anyone fond of boating can ’ enjoy themselves foe weeks threading their way through these fairylike ( waterways. Is grandeur ot view , wanted? Te Maine and the ocean beach lend themselves to the eye of the.-] tourift.., Is the native bush, clotbedin | all its verdure and russet hues ? Where ' can ona be suited better than Waiharakeke, Kinohaku, Awaroa or Oparau ? ( The caves at Rakaunui and Marokopa , enable visitors to see the underground , beauties of Nature, second io no plaoe i in New Zealand. The falls on the Marckopa River, the underground < stream at Rakauni, and the bottomless ' Lake Paikarikari are in themselves ' sights which are worth travelling milts to see, Should the tourist desire wild , pig or cattle bunting be may have i either in the Matakowbai or the Mero- i kopa districts, all witbiir a day's joitr- 1 ■ ney of Kawbia, whilst in the rhootiug season good bags of kuaku, ducks, 1 pigeons and other native game, besides ] nesrly every kind of imported game i can be secured. The native settle- i ments at various places on the south side of the harbour enable him to see i the Maoris in their primitive state, and be can partake of the true Maori ' hospitality in the shape of Maori j cooked foods, bangi-kai, etc. Next month at Rakaunui the inducement to go there will be increased as hundreds of vines climbing over the lime stone cliffs will be loaded with purple grapes t growing in wild luxuriance. Seabathing at and near Kawhia township can ba bad at ail times, and when the tide ( is low, by going a tew miles along the batch, bathing in the hot springs, which one.oao dig out in the sand, can

be revelled in. These are a few of the pleasures which can be enjoyed. We have said nothing about tbe field for the etudept or lover uf geology, or antomoLgy ;©r ininerology, who can always reap a good reward. While all these inducements for visiters to come to Kawbia exists, there is also one great drawback. Many people are simply unable to visit Kawbia, much as they would like to do so, on account of the want of accommodation. In Kawbia there are some very-nice boarding bouses, but every visitor does not want to stay io tbe town and may wish to go further afield. A gentleman remuked lest week, whilst looking at Rakaunui; •' It this were in Switzerlukl there would be an hotel large enough to aneoiuniouale KOO persons here. Tbe tiwiss Uovernment do not allow anything Io stand in the way: tire development «i a plaoe is pasMßOunt.” This seems to us the key to the situation. Kawhiaisascenlcdistriot, butouiaiders, nor knowing bow comfortable they can be made in our boardinghouses, at once dismiss the idea of coming io a place where the accommodation bouse reigns supremeand the hotel is unknown. And why is this 1 Undoubtedly beeause our position is so utterly misunderstood by those in authority. (We are a community set. tied ou a piece ot land which once was tbe Kirg Country—a name given to that portion of the Waikato populated by the Maoris who gave their nAer-

onnenatdciag aa much lor u. M 'te£ beea doM in other parte of the coon..My wt& lees claim, alt we ask is a free band. Give the natives the right to nTthe*riglita that others have to vote lor license or nolicence; allow prints enterprise to do whet's pwrimoniow Government #e fusee to do, end Kawhie will take thplaoe it should among pieces wostby ot being visited by persons - requiring swmtion and Not. I» advocating this tka only-.Meirietions wo wtfirtd;*alb pom pnMgyjo which would preveat t«dividualstying upbtook«utland,oreveo section <, with the Intention of ioiog ought but waiting for the nnacmed in. cmnonk ; U-wouM pay the Govern meat i» give sites to private individuals to erect tbereoh tourist hotels and eafiitoriums, for there is no lovelier or mors health giving place in Now Zaaleud than tbe district immediately arouud Kawbia.