THE MILFORD TRACK.

Otago Witness, Issue 3830, 9 August 1927, Page 52

THE MILFORD TRACK.

FINAL REFERENCE TO MEDICAL FIASCO. V 1-LLINGTON, August 5. The Tourist Department's report states that the receipts for the Te Anan-Milford track did not quite come up to the previous Exhibition year, but were well above the preceding one. They would have been better except for ill-fortune in tho destruction by fire of the huts at Sandfly Point and subsequently heavy snow on tiie pass. The lack of accommodation at Sandfly Point was met as well as possible by the erection i.f tents, and these served well in fine weather, but were not so comfortable during heavy weather. It 's hoped to have the new hostel nt Milford well in hand by next season. The department is in negotiation with a southern company regarding the running of a regular service from Southland to Milford and back by way of the intermediate Sounds, and this will be a splendid adjunct to the track, making a return over the same ground unnecessary. One unfortunate happening during tho season was the disappointment caused by the failure of the trip across the track by the doctors atteoding the Australian Medical Conference. A combination of untowards circumstances led to general disappointment. After all the department had done to biinst about this trip, and the trouble taken to enusre its success it was disheartening to have it result iti failure.