MOUNT HOLDSWORTH.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXII, Issue 9596, 7 February 1910, Page 5

MOUNT HOLDSWORTH.

The Government subsidy of £50 towards the Mt. Holdsworth track will be available in a few days. The Committee lias decided to spend a portion of tJfcvmonut in adding auother room for jSTiies at the mountain-house, aud In erecting a veraudah in fronn of the building. A now track is also to be cut, so that persons ascending tho mountain by the present track can rotnrn by an entirely different route,

thus adding greatly to the variety of t c trip. 'The work is to bo commenced to-morrow (Tuesday) morning by a party of mi?n nuiicr the direction "of Mr C. Eauuister. Any ":>lastertouiaus who would like to spend a nleasaut uay or two ou the mountain are cordially iuvito.d to joii! 31 r Bannister's party. Provisions aud sleeping accommodation will be provided. Mr" B.iuui-T'ir's ramp will bs ou the flat above Mr Thomseu's hou*e, and will be easily 10.-tir-d by anyone wishing to join the party. / The caretaker of r-he luonntaiuhonse (Mr Thoniseus lias supplied the Committee the names of a number of persons who have, recently rotated to pay the sliilliiii? levy tow-.uds rim upkeep of the track. It nils be on decided to give as innch publicity a> possible to the names of rh:'.-e, p-i- ,- ---sous, aud also to keen a careful re curd of ansLOthers \ylk> evade p.iymcnt in In order to caiu access to rhe ujα-in-tain track it i= necessary to cr.iss Mr Thomson's private prop.n-ty. aud in .ccspouse to a request made by rtip- Maintain Oonraitres t!i:u gt?nrl-?msu has decided to prosecute for trespass auyoue who erodes his laud and refuses to pay the modest levy winch is made towards the maintenance of the track aud house.