VISITORS’ GUIDE TO WELLINGTON
Turnbull Library. Bowen Street (near Parliament Buildings): Ope.t 9 a.ui. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.na. to noon; Sunday. 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.. Art Gallery: Temporary premises In D.I.C. Building. Closed till October 21 during rearrangement. ('entral Public Library. Mercer Street '■ Open 9.30 min to 8 p.m.; Saturdays. 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Closed Sundays. Extensive reference library, with separate commercial and technical department for engineering, business, trades, etc.: New Zealand and fine arts section. Lend ing and children’s libraries. Zoo. Newtown Park: Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lions, tigers, monkeys, camels and deer: 1500 birds. Admission free to children under 15. Otari Open Air Plant Museum, one mile from Wadcstown tram terminus. Open continuously. Typical New Zealand busli and native plants under natural conditions; complete collection of plants native to New Zealand; burial ground of Dr. Cockayne, famous New Zealand botanist. Admission free
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Dominion, Volume 38, Issue 4, 29 September 1944, Page 4
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