VISITORS’ GUIDE TO WELLINGTON
Basin Reserve. Play commences at 10.30 a.m. in the cricket match New Zealand Services versus Now Zealand Eleven. New Zealand's leading players will participate. Admission 1/-, proceeds to Patriotic Funds.
Turnbull Library. Bowen Street (near Parliament Buildings). Open 9 a.m.. to 5 p.m.; 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, Kelburn. The begonia house is full of blooms: massed coinin' effects from numerous varieties. Art Gallery. D.I.C. Building. Open week days. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Friday evening 7 to 9, Saturdays 10 a.m. to noon, and Sundays 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Display of works of art, comprising original oil paintings, water colours, etc., by foremost artists of Groat Britain. France and Belgium. Collection includes works by Steer, Tonks, Ethel Walker. Brown, Russell. Flint. Laura Knight. Savorys, Maes and other artists. Admission free. Zoo. Newtown Park. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Rare crane recently hatched. Elenliant 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, with separate commercial and technical department for engineering, business, trades, and so on. New Zealand and fine arts section. Lending and children’s libraries. Otari Open Air Plant Museum, one mile from Wfidestown tram terminus. Open continuously. Typical New Zealand bush and native plants under natural conditions; very complete collection of plants native to New Zealand; burial "round of Dr. Cockayne, famous New Zealand botanist. Admission free. To Aro Baths. Oriental Bay. Open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sundays. 6.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Open-air sea-waler swimming baths. Swimming suits and towels available. Admission 3d.
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Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 152, 24 March 1944, Page 4
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