A SWISS CHALET FOR NATIONAL Pari;

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 118, 9 August 1927, Page 10

A SWISS CHALET FOR NATIONAL Pari;

CATERING FOR TOUR| STS tie, in connection National Park are at n re , Inquired into by a special **•£« which will later report to thTv,'*’ controlling the park. The M.t bos ” G. Baildon. is a member of th e “L* committee, and vesterdav , Pecl *l from a visit of inspection "of the,'!? where he was a member of * *** representing Auckland. WeiL 1 * 0 * Wanganui and the Lands The principal concern of was the question of access t* Ohakune to the Ohakune hut and , party was accompanied by i, i l * Rlyth. of Ohakune, who has S 9 ask i of the Ruapehu mountain u,? credit. From the boundary of ,1 park to the hut is nearly nin. mil and the main difficulty" is that u heavy forest on either side keen. Si track in a wet. muddy condition n! suggestion to the party was thattk. should be a clearance two chains*? through the forest giving the sun,? wind a chance to dry the track Til" party entered at the Mangawwl River, and proceeded several mj along the proposed road line, the ? ing being very heavy. The general view- of the member, was that the cutting of such a *u, strip would remove too many s! trees, and perhaps rob the trip" 0 ; chief charm. Mr. Baildon subscribe to this view, and considers that , strip a chain wide would probabl* meet the necessity, ana at the sag, time conserve the magnificent fores, to the fullest extent possible. £2,600 FOR NEW BUILDINGS The party also visited the site g the present Whakapara huts, and the site for the new buildings for whicb £2,600 has been allocated. This *jR include a dining-room 26ft by 35t capable of being lengthened to Coft kitchen, store-rooms, and attendant's quarters. This building will resemble aS*in chalet, with a spacious loggia extras, ing the full length of the front of th, building. Accommodation for visitors *a later be provided on the unit systea, each unit being built as funds pro mlt, and the units being in the fora of small bungalows, with four two. bed cubicles, lounge and bathroom. As soon as funds are available tin board will complete the Maunptepopo Road leading to Ngauruhoe art the blowholes on Tongariro. Terr shortly several attractive areas o! forest will he secured bv the board Fencing to keep out wandering stock has been completed at the Ohakune end, and no timber-milling has been permitted in any area of the park for the last 12 months.