VISITORS’ GUIDE TO WELLINGTON
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: Open dawn to dusk.
Art Gallery, D.I.C. Building, closed till further notice.
Zoo, Newtown Park: Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Elephant rides, lions, tigers, monkeys, camels and doer; 1500 birds. Admission free to 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 Wadestown tram terminus: Open continuously. Typical New Zealand bush and native plants under natural conditions; very complete collection of plants native to New Zealand ; burial ground of Dr. Cockayne, famous New Zealand botanist. Admission free.
To Aro Baths, Oriental Buy; Open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sundays, 6.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Open-air sea-water swimming baths. Swimming suits and towels available. Admission 3d.
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Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 187, 6 May 1944, Page 6
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