Local services
HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS . . Burwood: General wards, 3.157.30 p.m. Maternity, 3-4 p.m. and 7.30-8.30 p.m. Spinal Injury Unit, 4 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Southern Cross Trust Hospital: 11 a.m.-noon, 2-4 p.m. and 6.307.30 p.m. Christchurch Hospital: 2.30-4.30 p.m. and 7-8 p.m. Children’s Ward, 2-5 p.m., parents any time. Christchurch Women’s: Baby’s father only, 7 a.m.-10 p.m. All wards, 2.30-4.30 p.m. and 7-8 p.m. Patients’ children with adult; weekdays, 10.30 a.m to 11.30 a.m. St George’s: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Maternity, 2.30-3.30 p.m. and 7-8 p.m. Princess Margaret: 2.30-4.30 p.m. and 7-8 p.m. Sunnyside Hospital: 2-7 p.m. Other times by arrangement. BUSES TO HOSPITALS Included below are the numbers of the Christchurch Transport Board buses that stop directly outside the main city hospitals: Christchurch Hospital.—From the Square: Take a No. 8, 21, 24, or 25 bus. To Square: Any bus marked City, or any No. 3, 10. 28, or 29 bus. The Princess Margaret: 2D, 2E, or 20E. Burwood: 10H, lON, 29H. Sunnyside: A No. 7 bus. Christchurch Wamen’s: A No. 4 bus. St George’s A No. 1 bus. Southern Cross Trust Hospital: Take a No. 4 or 18 bus. LEISURE Swimming pools— Queen Elizabeth II Park: Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 8.45 p.m. Centennial Pool: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 12 noon, 12 to 2 pin. (adults only), 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. (lessons only), 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wharenui: Pool open to public, week-days, 10 a.m. to 1.30 p.m., 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m., 7.30 a.m. to 9 a.m. (adults only); Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 12 noon to 1.30 pjn. (adults only), week-days except Tuesday,-7.30 pan. to 9 pjn. (adults only), Wednesday, 1.30 p.m. to 3 pjn. (women only). Jellie Park: Closed for the season. Waltham Park: Closed for the season. Sockburn: Closed for the season. Halswell: Clostd for the season. Templeton. Edgeware:
Both closed for the season. Belfast: Closed for the season.
Canterbury Museum.—lo a.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily. Lyttelton Museum.— Saturdays and Sundays, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Ferrymead Historic Park.— 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily.
R.N.Z.A.F. Museum, at R.N.Z.A.F. Base Wigram, south of Sockburn round-about: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Saturday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday. Take a No. 25 bus from Cathedral Square. Yaldhurst Transport Museum. —10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Art Galleries.—Robert McDougall: 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily. C.S.A.: Week-days, 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.
Public Library.— Week-days, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Children’s library: Monday to Thursday, TO a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Wildlife Parks.—Orana: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Willowbank: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. SERVICES Emergency Doctor.—lf you cannot contact your doctor or a doctor In your area, telephone 69-133.
Emergency home help.— Nurse Maude, telephone 556-089. Emergency dentist—lf you cannot contact your dentist, telephone 69-133 for information. Urgent Pharmacy (15 New Regent Street): Monday to Thursday, 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Telephone 64439.
Alcoholics Anonymous.—Telephone 790-860.
Citizens' Advice Bureaux.— City, telephone 66-490 Hornby, telephone 495-236; Bishopdale, telephone 598-090. Aged Peoples’ Welfare Council, help for the elderly in their homes, 84 Cashel Street, Weekdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.-Telephone 60903.
Canterbury Information Centre (corner Worcester Street and Oxford Terrace), telephone 799629, week-days, 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Community Law Centre; 84 Worcester Street: Monday to Thursday, 5.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. Saturday, 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Continuous Ansaphone service, telephone 66-870. Geriatric and domiciliary services (24-hour service), telephone 63-225. Community Mediation Service, 203 Gloucester Street: Week-days, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Anasphone service. Mediation sessions arranged to suit, telephone 64-744.. Ombudsman.— General Finance Building., enr Colombo and Gloucester Streets, week-days 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Telephone 68-555. Human Rights Commission and Race Relations Office, 190 Hereford Street: week-days 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. telephone 792-015. REFUSE. PITS Metro Refuse Stations: Parkhouse Road, Ruru Road, Styx Mill: weekdays, 8 a m. to 4 p.m.
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