VISITORS’ GUIDE TO WELLINGTON

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 228, 23 June 1944, Page 4

VISITORS’ GUIDE TO WELLINGTON

Turnbull Library, Bowen Street (near Parliament Buildings) : Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Saturday, 9 n.m. to noon; Sunday, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific collection of rare books, pictures, manuscripts and Maori lore; New Zealand history. Also old editions of English literature. Botanical Gardens. Kelburn: Open dawn to dusk. Art Galery: Temporary premises in D.EC. Building. Open Monday to Friday, U) a.m. to 5 p.m.; Suturdiiy, 10 a.m. to’noon. Exhibition of art. by British children, rtpproxinitdely 200 paintings and drawings collected under the auspices of the British Council for exhibition in the Dominions and the United States of America. Admission free. Zoo, Newtown Park: Open 9 n.m. to 5 p.m. Elephant rides, lions, tigers, monkeys. camels and deer; 1500 birds. Admission lj*<'<; to children under 15. Central Public Librtuy. Mercer Street: Open 9.30 a.m. to 9.30 p.m.; Sundays, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. ami < p.m. to 9 p.m. Extensive reference library, with separate commercial and technical department for engineering, business, trades, and so on. New Zealand and line arts section. Lending and children’s libraries. Otari Open Air Plant Museum, one mile from Wadestown tram terminus: Open continuously. Typical New Zealand bush and native plants under natural conditions: very complete collection of plants native to New Zealand; burial ground of Dr. Cockayne, famous New Zealand botanist. Admission free.

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