VISITORS’ GUIDE TO WELLINGTON

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 123, 19 February 1944, Page 6

VISITORS’ GUIDE TO WELLINGTON

Turnbull Library, Bowen Street (near Parliament Buildings). Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.in.; Saturday, 9 a.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, Kclburn. The begonia house is full of blooms; massed colour effects from numerous varieties.

Art Gallery, D.I.C. Building, Lambton Quay. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Exhibition of printed and painted reproductions of old masters from part of the Carnegie grant collection recently purchased from England. Featuring Durer, Holbein, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci from the Windsor Castle collection. Admission free. Zoo, Newtown Park. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Rare crane recently hatched. Elephant rides, lions, tigers, monkeys, camels and deer; 1500 birds. Admission free for children under 15. Central Public Library, Mercer Street. Open 9.30 a.m. to 9.30 p.m.; Sundays. 2 p.m. to 5 p.m and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Extensive reference library. including commercial and practical sections, engineering, arts, trades. Comprehensive lending library. Otari Open Air Plant Museum. one mile from Wndcstown tram terminus. Open continuously. Typical Now Zealand' bush and native plants under natural conditions; very complete collection of plants unlive to New Zealand; burial ground of Dr. Cockayne, famous New Zealand botanist. Admission free. Te Aro Baths, Oriental Bay. Open 0 a.ni. to 7 p.m.; Sundays, 6.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oimn-air sea-water swimming baths. Swimming suits and towels available. Admission 3d. Basin Reserve, 10.45 a.m. to 5 n.m., Atldetic Championships, cycling, hurdling, running. Swimming. •> p.m., annual harbour race for Peck Shield. Evans Bay.