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: Temporary premises in 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 aud technical department for engineering, business, trades, etc.; New Zealand and fine arts section. Lending 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 plants under natural epndi tions; 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 14, 11 October 1944, Page 6
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