"THE SWITZERLAND OF AUSTRALASIA."

Press, Volume XLVII, Issue 7601, 11 July 1890, Page 5

"THE SWITZERLAND OF AUSTRALASIA."

[Bt TSM.KAfB.] .■".' - *. .w [B-80-t dtm _*_fc_A_. coBR-SpdinjEKi-.] W_S__l-tNGT6N. July _0. : Deputatioii- of Southera mbmbcra waited tb-d_.y on the BailWajr Cbm_dißSioners and the Postmaater-Genoral to Urge that facilities should be afforded for opening up traffic between the more settled districts of Otago and the Te Anau Lake by establishing a mail coach service from the railway line, and by improving railway facilities and connections. The Cbmtaia-B-bner-- promised td Consider the railway questibh. and Mr Mitchel_on the mail que.tiona. In this same connection Mr T. McKen_ie has given ptotice of the following motion :-— 'Ki* That in the opinion of the House the Government should adopt some definite and S-terg-tie means of rendering the magnificent natural scenery of New Zealand better known; and more accessible to* tod. ist. and others. 2. That ih order to carry but the foregoing re_olutioh with as much effect and as little expense as possible, a report be obtained from competent persons as to the most practicable and interesting route between Milford Sound and Lake Te Anau, thence bn tb Lake Wakatipu and through tb Mount Cook via Lakes Wauaka and itaWea.*' Mr M___ett_lb*B reasons fbr bringing forward the.. tab-ions may tie thus stated:—New Zealand is undoubtedly attracting numbers of visitors from Australia. The tourist traffic is of great importan-O to any country. Hundreds.of thousands of pounds sterling are yearly Spent id Swi.se__and bf tourists New ?eah-iid, bwing to her great • -.ttraotion., Will be6o-de tie 3witi.gri_M bf Ausfcfa- , lasta, and it is wbrih£ the of tbis House the wise eipeuditui'e of money with the view of carrying in eSecd the spirit of these resolutions.