TE ANAU.

Otago Witness, Issue 2239, 28 January 1897, Page 29

TE ANAU.

January 25.— During the last three weeks the tourist traffic has been tolerably brisk, whilst the weather, with the exception of three days last week, has been all that could be desiied Unfortunately there were a number of visitors here during the bad days, and these were disappointed, the steamer being unable to proceed up the lake owing to the exceptionally heavy gale which we experienced. Among other tourists who were anxious to visit the upper portion of this lake as Well as Lake ManaDourL and who were debarred

by the elements from doing so, were Lord and | Lady Maghheramorne, Lord Richard Neville, the S Hon. R. Capot, <&c. The George nound Track.— The work of cutting the track from To Anau to Georg« Sound ia still being continued, although everyoae who has j visited it has expressed the utmoat. surprise at i i the folly of the work and the expenditure of good j money upon a route which will never be of. any j use either for tourist traffic or anything pise ; > indeed, it i« just possible that the difficulties ! which are daily cropping up will be sufficient to i put a stop to the work before long, The work ] upon another new track between Manapouri Lake > and Dusky Souud has been commenced, notwithstanding that this route has never been gone over j by anyone, much less surveyed. We, however, j live in hopas that the Government will see fit to J have all these routes properly surveyed before *ny j more money is expended upon them. Lot us have ; a bridge over the Mararo'a Xiver, the road from Luni3den to the Lak^s made good, and a telephone service provided. Then the tourist traffic. ' would be increased to an extent that would justify the outlay of considerable sums 'upon opening up usw tracks to the western sou ads. <