MIRAMAR—THE COMING SUBURB.

Free Lance, Volume III, Issue 119, 11 October 1902, Page 22

MIRAMAR—THE COMING SUBURB.

Wellington badly needs another suburb to relieve the congestion of the city, and, at the same tune, to enable the people to obtain homes at a reasonable rate. This want is about to be supplied. The most delightful portion of the Miramar Estate is to be placed on the market at the end of this month. It has been sub-divided into building sections and residential areas ranging from a quarter of an acre upwards, and these will be submitted by Messrs. Macdonald, Wilson and Co., on terms so easy and liberal that the humblest citizen may hope to secure a section on which to erect a house, and have sufficient ground to spare for a pretty garden. Miramar has unrivalled advantages for residential purposes. It has a sunny aspect, a fertile soil and commands a sdendid panoramic view of land and sea. It is, besides, far more accessible than any other portion of the city's outskirts It may be reached by bicycle within twenty minutes from the Chief Post Office. The extension of the electric trams to Kilbirnie will bring it into still closer touch, and arrangements have been made with the Miramar Ferry Company whereby trom the first of January next a daily ferry service will be run so as to afford cheap and regular communication with the city. The fares are framed m a liberal spirit, viz. 6d return ; 3s weekly 12s monthly . £6 yearly (single) , and £10 yearK (family). * • • Everything points to the fact that, in a few years' time, Miramar will take rank as the favourite suburb of Wellington presenting the same attractions to both' mercantile and working classes as Devonport does in Auckland and the North Shore in Sydney. The vendors of this property have arranged to run a series of free trips to Miramar, every Wednesday and Saturday afternoon up till the day of sale, with the view of enabling the public- to inspect it tor themselves We invite attention to MessTS. Macdonald, Wilson amd U>. s sale notice elsewhere.

A merry party of bowlers, forming four rinks, or sixteen players, spent a jolly tunes on Labour Day at Mr. Charles Hill's private bowling green, attached to his summer residence at Island Bay. Needless to say, they were most hospitably entertained. The green was Found to be in tip-top condition — the host was just finishing the rolling of it when his guests arrived — and, although a typical Wellington zephyr was playing about in the neighbourhood, lifting chimney stacks and moving timber about, it was strictly barred to the bowling green so sheltered is its situa^ tdon. The four rinks that took part in a tourney, lasting the best part of the day, were not allowed, to go home in a conceited condition. They each mattaged to geti a win, but each also grot

knocked out by the other fellows Urns, Churohward's Wellington team tnumphed over Gooder's Victorians, and then, in their turn, went under before McKei - row's Thorndon-siders. These same Thorndon experts were "dished" bv Bell's Wellmgtonians, and Bell's party went down before Gooder's ' Vies." It was a case of the honours being e\en Oheers were given for Mr Cha% Hill ere the bowlers bowled home.

The aaicient go-cart that followed the Piemaer's equipage in the wocession on Labour Day quite broke up the sights seers. And the way in which the harness and other fixings were tied up with red-tape showed that some joker had been mixed up in the contract. The marshals tried their level best to shift the driver of the turn-out from his point of vantage but it was no use. He was determined to stick close to Sir Joseph's coat-tails.