MOUNT COOK VISITED.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17408, 20 March 1922, Page 7

MOUNT COOK VISITED.

I^ffITMIWSTER'S OIPRESSIONS.

CALLED TOE THE BUSY MAN."

ijs. something new; it is of country I have been see," was the reply ■rime Minister, Mr Mas- £* made by a repreTho Press" for his im- , first visit to the Mount ■ i s undoubtedly unique," itined, "and in time to ie is to go by what hapcotintries) attract ntimi from within Isew Zea!ts from other countries, sen it before and I had at there was nothing in to beat it; now that I or myself I can under,e the case. I have had of seeing the Canadian sral occasions, and I bocenery in the neighbourrnutage, Mount Cook.is t0 be seen crossing the nent. As a resting place I know of nothing to nk I am justified in soy[ennitage appears to be ged, and ™>"> rs as f w r f B d made fairly comfortthat was my experience, desired to pursue the and go into matters reieeirableness of making > and the Mount CooS »' liU'notioe soveral matA \k this tourist and he told tb f re P or J^ ort is, of course, that it ... In- other words, the >r is called upon to make cy arising from the runtenance of the Hermitresort does not attract s is due to the high cost nvolves —an expenditure puts it out of tho quesof moderate means. iony of the manner in transport has increased >mpanng the estimated in "Nfiw Zealand as a alth Resort," published the cost to-day. The irred to gives as one ot Chnstchureh, the tour rch to l>unedin, via rich extended over seiven iStimated cost of transs "about £5," Nowai. double that , sum is refor transport bv motor--9 l to the Hermitage and tative of "The Press" ed Mf Massey on his Eeraotage discussed the opularising of the Mount i Mr T. ,D.. Burnett, Mr R. L. Wigley, manof the Mpunt Cook high cost of the tour, mitted, was due in great i comparatively few visits that mnke the tour m With a , larger number ilities provided, charges eed. TKe difficulty was rieious circle. Mr Burl's that little was to be desired until not only of the I>ominf the Commonwealth of ! larger, and a bigger rfsted in both New Zeaihought that something the way of popularising bviding. specially attracth« "off season, reasonable to expect many taking the oppora region so rich in the the magnificent. This b l ® the Herniitago to be cing during a period esent conditions, is the institution of winter (eated as a means of ats daring the off season." s raised by the reporter jlimatio conditions durinterfering with transiy said that, recent winjomparatively mild, and lad been comparatively sh the cars would not to get through. Permportanoe in ponularisis, according to Mr iceesity for the attrac3«nt Cook region being wn by means of adverhe goes to the North ley finds that those atlknown to the majority ios in contact with. In 'ourist Department has in this matter, but retie hps been done has he Mount Cook Motor in Mr \\ 7 igley's opinion, len of making Mount itractions known is not f the company's funcssity on the part of the 1 rigorous retrenchment le has been the reason ;he expenditure of the ment in common with i in which savings can he shortage of accomi Hermitage during the > commented upon by ine reason why the rer patronised. The Herj accommodation for ions, and a slightly • can be dealt with 0 provide more accomb Hermitage would inrable outlay, and just is out of the question, inister's flying visit suglight be possible to enisitors by arranging for It is, of course, imlore all the varied atire accessible from the 1 day or two, but the !HB, theinvigorating the inspiration of the would prove sufficient md would give a new v strength to meet the una of the dwellers on if not improbable that listance may be shorfc?airlie and the Hermili perhaps not _at prerange of practicability, 3son why there should ferry on Lake Pukaki, ppreciably reduce the the journey. Some init is possible under e-t----i. conditions is given by sine of the members of party on Saturday viewing the spot whore rer emerges from the and in less than twelve ire in the streets of