MUNICIPAL YEAR BOOK

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 78, 27 December 1926, Page 3

MUNICIPAL YEAR BOOK

'■"The City of Wellington’s year-book (issued by the Wellington City Council) for the year 1926-27, came to hand last week—only three months prior to . the expirv of the year. As usual, this handy and compact little volume contains within its covers complete information about municipal Wellington, and anyone devoting a couple of hours’ study to -‘ its pages would' be able to- -obtain - a fair idea of the city and its diverse - civic- activities, its extent, value, in- j debtedness, and its general aspect. The illustrations are extremely well selected and admirably printed. Among the new views' included are"- the Oriental Bay marine drive, as viewed from the new Carlton Gore Road; a view of the full sweep of that road taken at the elbow; the new grandstand in - the Basin Reserve- the remodelled Manners Street and Kent Ten-ace (northern end) reserves- a full panorama of the city and j harbour (taken from the Tina.kort Hills); t'w Thorndon Baths; the Khandallah' BJths; a view of the city from I Brooklyn;! the entrance gates to the Botanical hardens; and the new honours board, eettssg; out the names of _ those I members ql®m staff who served in the Great War. Omissions, probably an- _ ; avoidable,. are portraits of the new city engineer and twpn clerk, and the mention among the "gifts -to the city” of £s6oo.donated by Mr. Geo. Shirtcliffe for children’s made some four ■ monthg' ago. ;