VISITORS’ GUIDE TO WELLINGTON

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 193, 13 May 1944, Page 6

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 deer; 1506 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, witli 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, oue 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 freeTe Aro Baths, Oriental Bay: Open (i a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sundays, 6.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Open-air sea-water swimming baths. Swimming suits aud towels available. Admission 3d.