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Hot Lakes Chronicle, Volume 4, Issue 193, 12 August 1896, Page 2

The remarks ••.vliicli we made regarding the allocation of that £'oo,ooo vote —still in tlie womb of the future, however- — have been misunderstood by our Te Arolia contemporary. He seems to think that we hanker after the " whole box anil dice," to use a wicked expression, and that our bowels have no sort of sympathy with the urgent requirements of the township which nestles at the foot of the majestic mount. Ho twits us with "becoming hysterical and fairly snorting" at To Aroha's claims for consideration and gets up on his hind legs and indulges in a lot of vituperation about our "blackmailing tourists," Arabian perfumes and so forth. Wo never thought our placid utterances, breathing the spirit of brotherly love and concord in every line, would be taken in this rancorous fashion, and must conclude that our contemporary is suffering from some irritating affection which the far-famed springs of Te Arolia are incapable of curing. Must wo reiterate that we fervently liopo the claims of Te Arolia will have every consideration at the hands of the Government ? What benefits Tc Arolia indirectly benefits us, for the more comfortable tourists and invalids are made there the greater the probability that they will be encouraged to continue their tour till they arc landed in the heart of the Wonderland, the home of the marvellous curative springs and steaming geysers. Wo don't hanker after the " whole earth " in Kotorun, as the News seems to think, we only want a small portion of it.