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 dawu to dusk. Art Gallery: Temporary premises tn D.I.C. Building. Closed till October 21 during rearrangement. Central Public Library. Mercer Street' Open 9.30 a.m 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 Wadestown tram terminus. Open continuously. Typical New Zealand bush and native nlnnts 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 13, 10 October 1944, Page 4
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