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Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 138, 7 March 1929, Page 12

Many people regret the cuttii; down, of the tea-tree scrub that used-jo line the edge of Lake Rotorua down a t the bottom of the Sanatorium Grounds states an exchange). In the old days - was left in its natural state, except for tracks and paths which were cut tlpugh it. While it was not beautiful, i was natural and essentially New Zei-md. • Then someone hit on the idea of swesing the lot away, laying the ground on j n rather scrubby-looking grass, and Pkiting the inevitable pakeha flower beds. Ms artificial kind of thing is done in ev-y resort, big or little, in the Old Won, and generally done much better Rotorua could afford to do it; but a pat> of tea-tree scrub would, have been mucmore interesting to the visitor from ovei> seas. The latest report from Rotoru. is that the. Tourist Department, is thinking of laying out a “marae’ to fur; ; ther beautify the lake front. A marae , is the village square or open, space in t front of the principal meeting-house of the kainga. If the Department . sanctions the idea, the work will be undertaken by the Maori Arts and . Crafts Board. Another proposal, which is much more sensible, is that some attempt should be made to lay the dust on the pumice paths in the Sanatorium Grounds. The present idea is to use crude oil. Whatever thev use. the authorities should certainly tackle this problem before anything else. Every summer visitor has been choked with Rotorua dust.