THE ESTIMATES.

Hot Lakes Chronicle, Volume 4, Issue 203, 21 October 1896, Page 3

THE ESTIMATES.

The following list of amounts placed on the estimates for this district bus been forwarded by Mr W. Kollv, M.ir.n. Oxford : Rotorua road £3OO Tokaanii-Taupo road 300 Parati Bridge 100 Tauranga Flood damage 200 Pukaingataru 50 Tauranga-Cambridgo road 100 Sundry roads Bay of Plenty LSO Taupo Domain " 100 Hath and Water Supply Tokaanu 500 Wharf Tokaanu 200 Track to Orakei-Korako 500 Waiotapu Springs, &c, 500 Tauranga-Xapier road 2,100 Makotu-Kotorua road 500 Ngongotaka road 250 Mourca Bridge •">()() Rotoiti-Tarawera via Okataina SOO Rotorua Wharf -100 Rotorua Water Supply 200 Works at Rotorua 2.SOU To Whaiti Gorge 150 Papamoa 200 Matata-Tc Teko 150 Arahiwi-Mainuku 100 Mamuku-Rotorua-Qxford road 300 Wa.iota.hi Bridge 500 Waiotahi Block 750 Waiauni Block 200 Otawa Block roads 500 Papamoa „ 50,0 Rangitaiki-Waiotahi road 1,300 To Tcko-Opotiki road 1.000 Te Kumi-Whakatane road 200 Rotorua-Te Teko road ;3,500 Whakarowarewa roads 00,0 Tauinata East 200 Okohirekei 300 Rotorua-Galatca road 3 500 Rotorua-Waiotapu-Wairakei road 3,-100 rhompsons Track 1,500 Gislpome-Opotiki road 500 Opotiki-EastCape 300 Motu Road widening 500 Total, £35,23S

Referring to the E-iti'ii tes the Waikito limes says:—=-One of the largest iteios as far as the Auckland district is concerned is the amount voted fo.r the purchase of native lands draining and road - making in the Kotorua district. This when applied, will greatly tend to enhance the value of our Wonderland, for by improving the sanitary conditions of its surroundings, and means of communication between outside places, and the various objects of surpassing interest that the traveller can behold there, the progress of the district will he materially hastened, as the greater the facilities for visiting the springs and baths and the natural wonders that exist, the more will they be patronised and consequently wider known. Before leaving the subject of Kotorua we will take the opportunity to state the opinion of the Manchester dele., gates who, it will be remembered, visited that place last week, Jt was to the effect that we had a most valuable asset in the Hot Take district presenting a curative and scenic value that was without a parallel, and which wou)d, under judicious development, become at no distant date the objective of the thousands who annually leaye the shores of Europe hent on plea-ure or the restoration ,t<; health. We are glad to see that the Government recognise the great possibilities attached to the development of the thermal springs district by placing a considerable sum on the Estimates for that purpose.