Subsidy For Domain At Te Anau

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31862, 14 December 1968, Page 48

Subsidy For Domain At Te Anau

(New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, December 13. A recreational domain of 14 acres will be established on a site behind the Tourist Hotel Corporation’s Te Anau Hotel.

The Government has ap-proved-subject to formal agreement—an established subsidy of $2OOO annually for 10 years.to the Wallace County Council. The ' subsidy is being made through the' Tourist and Publicity Depart, ment. , i ' The Wallace County Council, has offered to accept responsibility for the remaining expenditure and for the maintenance and development of the gardens. Announcing this today, theMinister of Tourism (Mr Thomson) said in a state-: ment that Government assistance was welcomed by the county council in view of

their relatively small rating income. “The establishment of this domain will provide not only a pleasant and attractive recreational facility, but will also be a fitting memorial to the men who explored and pioneered .Fiordland.” ;. Emphasising the need for this additional attraction in the area, Mr Thomson said more than 210,000 visitors passed, through Te Anau last year—almost all of whom were visiting Fiordland National Park and Milford Sound. This indicated the increasing importance of Te Anau in New Zealand’s tourist industry, he said.