SPORT IN NEW ZEALAND.
In this year's report of tho Tourist ■ Department Mr Donne says tho value of trout and deer acclimatised in this country is difficult to estimate. Apart ' from j encouraging a healthy means of amusei ment and recreation for our own people, tho sport now offering is tho means of induoing a large number of oversea visitors to spend weeks, and often months, annually in this country, and it plays no unimportant part in tho inducements held out to the raoiieye.il class to mako their homes in Now Zealand. During the past year trout-fishing has been oven better 'than in former seasons. From some lakes a-nd streams enormous catches havo been made of fish of great size, notably in Lake Tarawera and the rivers running'into Lako Taupo, near Tokaami. From the latter place fish weighing from 101b to 231b wero frequently taken. Among ; the trophies secured by deer-stalkers there were some very excellent heads. Sport on the whole : has been good. During the past six,years tho doparimont has distributed big game as follows:—Four red door from tho Wairarapa herds sent to Lake Waikarcmoana; three ditto from tho same herds to Stewart Island; seven red deer presented by Miss Audrey Chirneide, Werriboe Park, Victoria, to Tuhua, West Coast; eight red deer presented by. Mr 6. W. Chitnskle, to Lake iWafartiptrj.six thar,
presented by the Duke of Bedford, England, to Mount Cook; eix Japanese ditto, 6ent to Kaimanawa Ranges, near Taupo; five blacktail deer, purchased in the United States, to Tarawera, Hawke's Bav; ten elk, presented by President Roosevelt, United States, sent to Fiordland National Park; eight elk, purchased in tho United States, sent to Fiordland; 19 Virginian deer, purchased in the United States—lß in Stewart Island and one in Nelson; eight red deer, presented by Miss Audrey Chirnside, to Lako Kanieri, West Coast; four ditto, presented by Miss Chirnside. to. Tuhua, West Coast; five ditto, from Wairarapa herds, to Tongariro National Park; nine ditto, presented by Mr G. W, Chirnside, to Lako Rotoiti. Rotorua; eight chamois, presented by H.I.M. tho Emperor of Austria, to Mount Cook.
MOUNT COOK ASA TOUPvIST RESORT. The Tourist Department's report shows that the traffic to this resort has exceeded previous records. The change in the means of transport is doubtless largely responsible for this result. During; the past season the 97 miles from Fairlio to the Alps was acomplished in one day by means of motor cars—a journey which hitherto has taken two rather dreary days by coach. The running of the cars has on tho whole been very satisfactory, comparatively few delays or breakdowns having occurred. Considerable improvements to the roads are, howover, still required to make the trip an absolutely safo one for motor traffic. Over 300 passengers wero carried in the cars be-t-ween December and April. The receipts for tho year from accommodation and guiding show a decided increase. The Hermitage itself is reported to be in a very undesirable condition. It is old and decays ing, and the accommodation far below requirements. It will last only; another year. Owing to the increase of visitors it will be necessary to strengthen the guiding staff for next 6cason.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 13985, 19 August 1907, Page 4 (Supplement)
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527SPORT IN NEW ZEALAND. Otago Daily Times, Issue 13985, 19 August 1907, Page 4 (Supplement)
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