OUR SANATORIUM.

Patea Mail, 3 January 1882, Page 3

OUR SANATORIUM.

; ; £Auckland Herald,'] . All the arrangements have now'been bohcluded"with respect TO tlie town at Ohinemutu, omthb:margin of Lake Rotorua. The allotments will be sold in 'JfebrharyjnexU: Orders have been given by the Government to Mr Mahoney, architect, for plans for! the; {erection of the necessary buildings and shortly a book will appear; forming a guide to the district. The buildings to be erected will consist of a grand. Bath Pavilion, to be supplied with water from , four distinct springs, having different properties, and supplied with cold fresh water; bath sheds at Sulphur Point and Omawhata ; medical residence of 24 rooms ; hospital &c. A block of land on a suitable site is to be devoted to a Spa House or Grand, Hotel, subject to conditions as to the nature and extent of buildings, and the means to be provided for securing the. comfort and recreation of tourists as well as invalids. The block for the Spa House will be of about seven acres. The bath-house is to have twelve baths to begin with, three of which are to have a separate entrance for females, an attendants’ room with washing machine and , hot press, two waiting rooms, &C. , The innumerable hot, sulphurous, and gaseous springs, and natural baths, have all been, retained for the use of the public. The surface of the country is a plain, but with a gentle easy slope from the southwest Jo 1 the shores of the lake, except in the, Pukeroa Reserve, where it rises to ah elevation of. about 100 feet above the lake. It thus affords great facilities for drainage; The water of the lake on the northern front is drinkable, but on" the eastern.side is so strongly .impregnated with sulphur as to.be unfit for use. It is the intention to plant the Pukeroa reserve, and lay out drives, as a public park. Immediately adjacent to the township, a few 5-acre,and ! lt)-acre sections have been laid out, whilst outside these a number of small farms, ranging from 40 acres to 60 acres, have been provided for, with a large reserve at Arikikapakapa, another centre of boiling springs, mud volcanoes, 1 and sulpKuijpus lakelets,!.much;resorted:to for their medicinal virtues. Higher up, on the slopes of the ranges, are some .selectionsiwhich, from the beauty of their situation, and the charming views to. be obtained across the/’plain and lake, will form , delightful , suburban residences. There .is an abundance -of! timber in the neighbourhood -Tor’ building ; purposesThe proposed 'railway will add greatly tb: the value! of the .town lands;. The lots will be, jet; in ,leases for 99; years ; rents ■payable half-yearly.; all 'mineralswaters,; hot springs, and streams are vested in the Crown reserves for schools, post-office,: telegraph-office, railway, hospital, and other public objects (will be made, and ah own bn the map t o the. day of sale. • There will be'a resident medical officer; appointed by the... Government. The: government of the town will be by a local, body constituted' under the' Act. The; hotels arid lodging-houses will be governed: by regulations suitable to the exceptional character and. requirements: of the town. The use. of : the twaters, and!all similar arrangements, will* be under the central; of a'dbctbr and ;a locffi body; “ Is that mule, tame ?” asked a farmer of a dealer in domestic quadrupeds. He’s .tame enough;in front,”'answered the dealer*?." Jbiit; he's awfully wild behind,” ' " Why, Polly," said her mother, “what a: time you’ve been I Where’ is the cotton that. I sent you for?” 'Polly (who had lost thei money)—“ You shpuld’ht send little .things; like me to;buy cottbn;” ■ - > v.: I “ Bridget,* {I. cahiiotr allow; you -to receive! your lover in the kitchen any longei7’. _“ It’s; B almbsF too; bashful to, come into the parlour-” " !