EXPLORING OTAGO

Hokitika Guardian, 25 October 1930, Page 2

EXPLORING OTAGO

INTER ESI ING LANTERN I.K CTU E I

Fader the auspices cf the Otago Ex-, pansion League, ja- Erie .Jauiw gave a very intoicsnng lecture on Wednesday at LuHwQi.i in tne Y .ALU. A. t.n J:is exploi-arions and discoveries m ti:e omiiiiry to 1.. c north ol Aulloid Sound. '1 iit-iv- was a vuy large, attendance, the .seating accommodation being completely filled before the iomn.ca, cu.cm of the lecture. ■fhe Mayor (Mr R. S. Black), who i \va.>; jn-e tnl. was'"asked by tiie pie- • si dent-of the league (Mr G. J. Errmgj ton) to address ri.e audience, j Mr Black referred to the proposal •, to change the boundary oi Otago and Soutklalr.d. ami expressed the opinion Iphat such a course would be entirely ' opposed to. the host interests ol the i Southern Lakes district, and the country between it and the West (oast, , because tlie trade and tourist traffic ol j these districts was directed almost cn- > tireiy from Duncclin. lie moved the j following resolution : —“'.l hat this meet-

ing records its protest against the proposal of the Regional Planning Committee to alter the existing boundaries between Otago and Boutlihiivd.” In seconding the resolution, ■ Air Ei-rington stressed the importance of the business connections between the districts concerned and Dunedin, and painted out that in the, past two decades, the Otago Expansion League had spent large sums in making the.Southcru Lakes district popular as a tourist resort. The league would regret very much to see that district severed from Otago. The resolution was passed. Air Errington then introduced the speaker of the evening, and Air James dealt fully with the country he had covered during his exploring expeditions in the north-west of Otago. The lecture wa s fully illustrated with lantern slides, many of which had been made from photographs taken during the trip undertaken last winter. At the conclusion of the lecture All .Tames was thanked for his interesting address.