THE SURVEYOR-GENERAL'S VISIT.

Hot Lakes Chronicle, Volume 3, Issue 159, 18 December 1895, Page 2

THE SURVEYOR-GENERAL'S VISIT.

„Tho Wellington corjLSpdmkmi t i] 'Herald reports an interview with Jlj • . Percy Smith on his return from —Rotors which supijlcments tjie particulars giva in the last issue of the f-'iiito.vuh.!:. li reply to his iiitcixicwci' Mr Smitlwsstid: '• I found that the progress of/Rotorua h Wen phenomenal sinev BWrtSthere inl-Y'-ruary last, and at the present time tliei are houses going up all over the to\vnslii| | 'J'lie Grand Hotel, I believe.: i how thebes hotel itf.thc colony. We are going to buiH a little wharf on the lake, at which peojil i cinland easily from the steamer runnin: ion Kbtorun and RotoitL" In rcga: to sanitary arrangements. Mr Smitl said: The probability is that som i steps will havb to be taken during tl. summer in that matter, as the pbpulutioi is increasing very considerably, and a' present there is ho sanitary system ' ' all. The vote of £IOOO will go* toward' j ! supplying some of the deficiencies in tl present establishment. The intentioni> to roof the new postmaster's bath. Tl: lis a very popular bath. That work isuo» in hand. Tiie money to bo expendvd w:i. j go towards renovating and improving!. | present liaths, aod extending the-fsrciliti ; in connection with thvm... In regard to the projected iu'rangenic: ; at Tokaanu Mr Smith said :•■ -" T pass; through Tokaanu btfth going .■mil'C'oiiiiii. and by direction of the Government 1 in the Maori owners at TolcSunrnjind. ex]ilained to them lln• provi&birs' of the K itii Townships Act. with the idea ofapp'vi:.. il to Tokaanu. The natives were qui! : willing, auditive their.cou.se.ut read 1 !'. I ; the Act. Wing applied there.. T think re) ■ interview with t.bfe natives will V-.iv • matter in suchla position that MrCadmi ■ will h ivan ) ditli julty in comipleting tl : whole thing. The springs there.are v, r fine. There will probably be a wkiri j ina.de there by which ui'-hiis passenser from Wellington, goihg'norfh to.SToi iru | or Auckland, will • avoid the '■ somev.li ' * •tedious coach journey round the cistersS ' side of LakeTaupo.' This will bea cearrs | from which tourists- aiirl others will mill I j expeditions to Tougariro and Ruapehu. | '• Iwont." continued Mr Smith, "'Asisi | as Te Whaiti. in the I'rewbra country, and | what isiuoiv. iweut by cfuch. 'ln- /j miles from Rotorua. in the Pi-ow«aiaKoiiß-tryj Tin- mad is in handhevonYl Tf 'Wliuiti, for about H miles. The cßrjtrnotors are making cipital progress =vitli tl:.'work. Tins road is fo'go'oil to Lab ; Waikarempanit, fiisbprne; and Waiix* I We have-also in hand the road.from li .1 >■ ; rua to Te Tbkp, on the road'which will the main roa.d front Rotorua to Wli .':•:- tar.e and Opotiki. and' it will' 1 enal)le :V ! pe6ple-iri'those places to etihnhun-icat. lireedy v.-jjli tho terminus ot' ! lie r.iihva ■. '' I! itoruil, .lio.,i:les opening up-three fa atiful I, decs. The idea-is to carry outii roM.i as ipiickiy as viscttn. . YVd ai.So i .. . iu hinl in i lint district the now,road :: ' Rotorua t i T..;;'o , via WaTotapu, wliiJ : will hj,. a more iriiergtiug route th-uj i! old Tarr.o.R'ifid/aivt ?';i'.|-whM- Srerl It has the add'&itM advantage of." in? ! past the hot BpWSfcS at Waiotiipui u .;. . must 1 \rn-i a place of considerable im-1 l.orl.iueeinthr■ future. It villi also pa- '•• . other gr-ftitp of hot ! jpi-ingß_at a place ■ ..!• i<l Oinik-i. T! tliefrpsslies "the Aratiati i rapids, and -i- mi throurlrWair..!;, i '.".' J,Vq are li.-.tihingoii that"roaVJ-"