Our Beautiful Seanery.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 1, Issue 87, 28 November 1890, Page 2

Our Beautiful Seanery.

We have more than once alluded to the attractions which this district offers tp those \yho in search of health and quiet recreation, aifd. fylsq to those who are in search of the beauties fjff Nature. Mr T. Mills iqfonijiod us some time since that a gentleman who

paid him a visit at Hopai, and w 10 had travelled all over the world, said that he had never seen anything in all his travels to equal the natural beauties of that place. Some months ago a party of ladies and gentlemen were taken across the Havelock Bay by Mr Reader, and walked up to the top of the hill on the other side, and they were in ecstacies over the picturesque

grandeur of the surrounding scenery. As we stated in our last Judge Edwards stayed at Havelock and he expressed himself delighted with the drive through the Rai. ,and Pelorns valleys, and declared he had no idea that the scenery was so beautiful. On Tuesday morning Mr Reader conveyed him to the other side of the bay and to the top of the lull, and like the ladies and gentlemen above alluded to he was astonished at the grandness of the scene and expressed the opinion that it was even better than Lake Wakatipu. With these expressions of opinion from people who have travelled far and wide in search of the beauties of Nature, we feel certain that it is only a matter of a very short time when there will bo a steady stream of visitors from all parts of the colony to this healthy and picturesque district. We are surprised that the Wellington papers do not advertise these Sounds more than they do as a resort for tourists, as it must be to the direct advantage of Wellington that the attractions which these Sounds possess should he more widely known. We are also fully satisfied that if we had a regular steam service they would soon advertise themselves, and many Wellington residents would take full advantage of the opportunity thus presented of gratifying their love of beauty, their artistic and poetical fancies, and at the same lime gaining invigorated health and strength in a quiet way, far from the turmoil of a city life.