ON WAIHEKE SHORES.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 72, 24 March 1923, Page 12

ON WAIHEKE SHORES.

OMTHA BEACH SECTrOXS. BAY OF QUIET BEAUTY. On the pleasant shores of Waihebe, and occupying a sheltered position such us must at once appeal to launch owners, is Rocky Bay, where the Omilia Beach Estate are offering—and. lie it nnled, rapidly selling—many delight-fully-situated bush and beach sections. .Auckland people are well acquainted with what may be termed the "ln»a«'h lioom," but it is doubtful if. at any part of 1 ho sc; ciyust adjacent to Auckland, one would find such a fine combination of natural beauty and safe, sheltered waters as at this part of Wailieke. Almost exactly 12 miles, cast from Avi'kland Omiha Beach is already ninkn;r {rood progress in the construction of its necessary wharf. That, needless to nay, is the first and must needful adjunct, for it forecasts a reliable i steamboat connection, a thing which all prospective buyers immediately inquire about. Arrangements have also been made for the provision of a stnutly-con-structed stage for launches. This stage will probably lie ready to receive launches to-morrow. A scries of phut/graphs of the district, showinjr a glorious open beach, and senile alluring glimpses of unlive bush, arc reproduced oil the big printed sheet which has been prepared for thfl guidance of those seeking a quiet v.eek-end home. This publication gives n comp'rt* nlan of the area as now subdivided. together with a few other essential details in regard to size of section, prep, and termw of payment. The leaflet if printed on art paper, and is delightfully embellished with a series of humorous sketches of native life—human sine: otherwise —by Trevor Lloyd. To-mor-row there will be a broadcast is*m> ol lliis chart of the quiet beach, but delicrhl fully printed in colour. As a jouvpiiii if the oiler of these Waiheke Keach sections, the print is of considerable inter est and much artistic charm. It may be added that the wharf now iieing constructed is in the heart of tin •stare. All around are the various tyuei if native tree, poliutnkawa, nikaus, un< Lree ferns being strongly in evidence here is an abundance of running watej; ,1 innumerable sylvan glades. It ii ,j,l— an( j perhaps not untruthfully— !:it whereas most beaches possess som< "culiar charm of their own, in no on< .:<■!) 'are so many appealing factors ii iilence as at Omiha Beach. To settli ■iit print one needs to make a visit ml it may be mentioned that the Omi'u •■neb Estate, of 107. Xcw Zealand In urance Buildings. Queen Street, liavi bartered two of the port's fines .aunehes for trips to the beach to morrow and Sunday.— (Ad.)