A HOLIDAY RESORT.
As the season is now fast approaching when the citizens of Dunedin will be making arrangements for spending a few weeks at the seaside, it may.be interesting to some of your many readers (writes an esteemed correspondent) to know that the loveliest of our many pretty seaside resorts is to be found between Port Molyneux and the Nuggets point, a place up to the present but little known. Railway extension to Romahapa has now brought it within easy reach of Dunedin, and a few adventurous seasiders have during the past season or two found their way to that charming locality, amongst whom was the writer. The beach, which is a very grand one, shallows out very gradually, and is every here and there interspersed with rocky Btretches. The distance is about seven miles. Immediately behind the beach rise beautifully wooded hills, open and shaded. The scarlet flowering rata is in all its glory there during December and January ; numerous varieties of convolvolus, from the pure white to deep purple, veronicas, clematis, myrtle, &c, _&c, abound ; whilst ferns of almost every variety are to be found up the shady streams or along the rocky faces. Roaring bay, a most romantic spot near the Nuggets, is noted for its great collection of Parva and other shells; fossils also are frequently met with, sea anemones, &c. The Nugget Point lighthouse is one of the grandest in New Zealand, and is placed upon a wild, steep, rocky spur, beyond which numerous islands run out ; round these islets the sea sweeps and runs in all its wild glory ; thousands of sea birds build upon the rocky faces. The view obtained from the Nuggets is very extensive and impressive. Away to the south the coast presents a bold, rugged outline, with precipitous bluffs, woodcovered and wild. The snow-covered Lainmerlaws and Blue Mountains meet the eye from the interior ; whilst towards the north Maungatua, with its huge proportions, Flagstaff, and Mount Cargill skirt the horizon. The beach is beautifully sheltered, and bathing is perfectly safe. Until lately accommodation was very limited. Some enterprise has now been shown, and several 'cottages can be rented upon very reasonable terms. The writer has put up with Mrs Campbell, of Nuggetburn, for bwo seasons, where every kindness can be met with, as also first< class accommodation, upon most reasonable terms. Perhaps the most attractive feature about this seaside resort is the numerous pleasant excursions which can be arranged whereby a day can be most charmingly spent without too much exertion. Townspeople go into raptures over- the rich milk which the farmers can supply. When the charms of this beautiful retreat are more fully known it will become the most fascinating of all our watering places. I might add that there are trput streams in the vicinity ; rabbits are fairly numerous; pigeons, kaka, tuis, &c. keep the forest alive. These birds are most advisedly protected.
A heavy thunderstorm accompanied by a deluge of rain and hail passed over Ashburfcon on the 22nd. The confectioner's booth at the racecourse was struck by lightning and a few bottles scattered in all directions, but no other damage was done. Three or four persons were in a tent at the time, but beyond a scare they suffered no injury.
"Rough on Catabbh" correots offensive odours at once. Complete cure of worst chronic cases ; also unequalled as garble for diphtheria, sore throat, foul breath.
A HOLIDAY RESORT.
Otago Witness, Issue 1932, 30 November 1888, Page 15
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