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VISITORS’ GUIDE TO WELLINGTON

Turnbull Library. Bowen Street (near Parliament Buildings) : Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday. 9 a.na. 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 and technical department for engineering, business, trades, etc.: New Zealand ami line arts section Lending and children’s libraries. United Slates Information Library. ~ Woodward Street. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Alonday to Friday, inclusive, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Reference library about the United States, including information service and reading room with American Government publications, books, pamphlets and magazines. 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 Wadestowu tram terminus. Open continuously. Typical New Zealand hush 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 20, 18 October 1944, Page 6

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VISITORS’ GUIDE TO WELLINGTON Dominion, Volume 38, Issue 20, 18 October 1944, Page 6

VISITORS’ GUIDE TO WELLINGTON Dominion, Volume 38, Issue 20, 18 October 1944, Page 6