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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXVII, Issue XXIII, 7 December 1901, Page 1067

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mountain waters down to the great Pacific Ocean. Fiorn there to the Otira Gorge is spread before him a wealth of Alpine Scenery—snow and ice everywhere, peak upon peak, glacier upon glacier; roaring torrents hundreds of feet below avalanche and waterfall and precipices upon every hand The Hot Mineral Springs of Hamner are within a day’s journey of Christchurch Here are good baths and excellent accommodation. Amid the Vast Southern Alps rises Mount Cook, the Cloud-piercer 12,349 feet > n height. Here are majestic glaciers, running down to within 2,000 feet above the level of the sea, arid great avalanches thundering down night and day The marvellous colouring, with its ever-varying gradations owr those mighty snow-clad peaks and slopes, presents scene after scene of marvellous beauty. The “ Hermitage,” a hotel of 30 rooms, is built in a green vale within a few minutes walk ot the great Tasman Glacier at the base of Mount Cook. The great Tasman Glacier is the largest outside of the Polar regions. The Great Southern Lakes, including Wakatipu. Te Anau. Manap iuri. Hawea, Wanaka and others, are surrounded by snow-covered mountains, ami present a series of pictures unsurpassed for Beauty, Grandeur aud Magnificence They are easy of access, and can be thoroughly inspected by means of the steamers and steam launches. The Gigantic Fiords and Sounds of New Zealand have a worl 1-wide reputation. Larger, more magnificent and wonderful than those of Northern Europe, they alone warrant a visit to ‘‘this LAND of LOVELINI-SS The Sutherland Falls, 1,904 feet in height, the highest in the world, are situated at the head of Milford Sound, and the route to them passes through a long S’retch of scenery of the most remarkable and entrancing character The extreme Southern point of New Zealand. Stewart's Island, is a scenic spot of many attractions. Indented with lovely coves and ’ ays. covered with a wealth and beauty of vegetation, it has many claims on the artist while its sea fishing and health-giving shores make it an ideal visiting place alike for the fishing enthusiast and the invalid. VISIT NEW ZEALANH! You will find there Sport for the Rifle! Sport for the Gun I Sport for the Rod! Wild Re.l Deer, Fallow Deer; Feathered Game; Rainbow. Loch Leven ami Brown Trout of great size and weight. Indeed, the Colony is the Angler's Paradise I