UP THE MANAWATU LINE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 75, 21 December 1907, Page 6

UP THE MANAWATU LINE.

• The .is /also': recommended to tako a run up the Manawatu line, as far as, say, Plimmertonr- *: Eh route, several charming little suburbs may bo noted—Crofton, Khand;illahj;;and :Jqhnsonville; Further on are Ta'wa.Flat, Porirua,'. Paremata, and, lastly, .Plimmerton. ;;.;. Visitors-to Titahi Bay, a quiet seaside'/,'resort...'on - the West. Coast, facing Copk's Strait, alight, at Porirua Station, and proceed- by 'bus, the drive being a very cnjoyablo 0110. ■- ; Porifua, Paremata, and Plimlhertoii-'.are . situated on Porirua ' Harbour.- 'whicli consists of a series of arms. One of;jtlie.most,-beautiful inlette is that -which runs'-:'eastward:-towards Pahautanui. , Tho railway; bridge: crosses' this arm of the sea PlimmertOn..

KARORI. v " . l:'; The vKarori;, tnp.-'-sliould-'certainly be included inthe' visitors', itinerary. .The' Karori cars-run,-from'/Newtown,.'via Vivian Street and,, Lanibtoh ;.-Quay ; thence via Tinakori Road,past the Botanical Gardens, and along .the'windings of l the Karori-Road to tho torminus. v This 'Visitor to Karori should mako appoint .■ of .'viewing ' the Karori Reservoir, which.;is'"oneof . : scenic attractions. , The' sides bf the basin are covered with-vogetation,, and ,the aspect of the wholo is exceedingly fine. • -:Ori the,'return Arip' tho' journey might be broken at the Botanical Gardens, which are well w.orth inspection.. - After strolling among the;;''landscap6";.por.tion of the gardens, the visitor might, take one. of tho many (Winding the; bush, to the top' of r .tlfe hill, from' ; whichmay be obtained a magnificent' view of the harbour. 'Aftor feasting ;.his''eyes ; upon the'-panorama, which lies' stretched'.before! liim',' T 'he - might add' va-rioty-.toi hisi'Qutingj-by,. returning to the' city bx, the' terminal station of-> which"' is situated -to tho right, near tho Tea Kiosk.On the. way down tho tripper, should liioto.lthe'.,.Victoria University College onVtlie right, at Salamanca : Station, and Kelburne Parle; . a nowly-formod .public reserve. ' ' : ;

< , NEWTOWN;. PARK. Newtown Parkishduld: also bo visited. It is, in every respect', .the. finest public reserve in \ Tho jbeginnmgs of j the city's "Zoo,"- ''consisting-. ; ; pr.-- ai lion, and several other'animals and bird's, are situated in tho park.' '■ "■ ' . ■ ■ -If the ■' tripper,' of whatsoever species 1 he may be,, acts upon ■ the foregoing suggestions) he should obtain, a fairly comprehensi\'o«idea of the ,city:., and its environs. Hp may, of course, amplify according to hisynclinationvThe,;: city' itself possesses soveral- features of interest, the Town Hall, tho ruins of tho Parliamentary Buildings, the Colpnial. Museum, tho ,-wharves' and ship-' piifg, and so-on, ~ . '