VISITORS’ GUIDE TO WELLINGTON

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 210, 2 June 1944, Page 4

VISITORS’ GUIDE TO WELLINGTON

Turnbull Library. Bowen Street (near Parliament Buildings). Open 9 a.m. io 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, Kclburn: Open dawn to dusk. Art Gallery, D.I.C. Building: N.Z. Academy autumn exhibition open Monday to Friday. 10 «.m. to « r > p.m.; Friday evenings.' 7 to 9; Saturday. 10 a.m. to noon. New Zealand art, including oils, water colours, drawings, prints b.v lending New Zealand artists. A total of 260 exhibits. Zoo. Newtown Park: Open 9 a.m. to ;> ji.in. Elephant, rides, lions, tigers, monkevs. camels and deer; 1500 birds. Admission free to children under I.>. Central Public Library. Mercer Street: Open 9.30 a.m. Io 9.30 p.m.; Sundays,, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. mid 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Extensive reference library, with separate commercial and technical department for engineering, husines. trades, and so on. New Zealand and fine arts seclion. Lending and children's libraries. Otari Open Air Plant Museum, one mile from Wadestown tram terminus: Open <ouibiliously. Typical New Zealand bush and native plants under natural conditions; very complete collection ot plants native to New’Zealand; burial ground of Dr. Cockayne, famous Neyv Zealand botanist. Admission free.