TAIERI MOUTH.

Otago Witness, Issue 2295, 24 February 1898, Page 26

TAIERI MOUTH.

: February 19 —To all those who, faeg'd after a 1 year of city toil, are in n- - ed of rest and quietness, | there can haidly be found a place more likely to i fulfil their requi'ements than the Taieri Affouth. j Here the hr.sy city man can forget the care.s of ; business while he regains fresh vigour for the ; pursuit of his n'xt year's woik; here the moth'ji' \ can brins; her family, and find at ouc 1 health lor . the youbgsteis and repose for herself ; here the I artist, the student, or the sporteman can each find J surroundings congenial to bis taste. Beautiful. ; healthy, secluded, and ea*-y of access, it i-> not to , be won.-ierei that the popularity of the Taieri ; Mouth as a heyday resort ia ever increasing. Accommodation.— There is no hotel in this district, so that vi« ; tois way either come pre- ," pared to do for themselves in one of the nnnjy , cottages let during the season or may stay at; one 1 or other of the well-appointed private boardinje- : hous-p. Among these lit tor must especially be ,' mentioned that oj Mr Joseph- a gentleman well 1 known throughout O'aeo, and one of the old > l identities of the province. The visitor is here , made to feel that he is really (it home, all the , arrangements for his comfort, being perfect. Holiday Amuslments — In these th" Taieri Mouth is particularly well supplied. For the strong and daring, shooi ng and fis-hing, bathing and boating arp never-failins means of recreation. I For the less bold equally Mutable pastimes are at ! hand. The so-called Taieii Island is probably the 1 most favoured place for picnickers. It is i etched : by boat when the tide suits, and affords to tho j visitor a pleasant ramble while viewing its j different prints. An interesting fact ab nit this I island is that its Maori uame is JMuta Rata — a [ name which has the self-explaining meaning of I " The last of the ratas." i The Pont. — The past year has witnessed the ! introduction of a much-needed new punt at the ) nioutb. While the new arrangement is a decided J improvement on the formerly existing one, perfection in puntinjr has not by any means vet j been reached. "When favoured by a good tide with the wind in the right direction the journey '• rctpps may be accomplished in something under ; three minutes. "When, however (a« more than often happens), the tide and the wind are ia ; opposition the punt sticks in mid-stream and has i to be laboriously hauled across by rope 3. j Chfss Glasses — These were carried on dur- | ing the winter months under the direction of i our teacher, Mr Hilgendorf, and it is gratifyfng to ' learn that good progress has been made. The 1 attempt to popularise '" the king of games " is ■ worthy of the fcreatest encouragement. I wish . the Taieri Mouth Chess Club evety success. I Steamers' La>ding Stage —More than once | has attention been drawn to the fact that a separate landing stage ia required for the steamers. ! I would point out that if one were made at the j cite of the old punt on the south side it would not only be a great convenience to passengeis, but i would also prevent the punt being damaged by I occasional collisions with the steamer?. The cost divided between the two councils would be small. I hops to see action taken in the matter shortly.