SATURDAY NEXT

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 126, 24 November 1923, Page 9

SATURDAY NEXT

A GALA DAY AT HAYWARDS.

PICNICS, TRAMPS, FISHING, MOVING PICTURES LECTURE, CASH PRIZES.

Mr. W. H. George has decided that as His' Worship.the Mayor, the City Councillors, and Members of Parliament for the' District have now had an opportunity of personally insp-ecting—in most instances for the first time—the scenic glories and the' natural beauties of the Hay wards Scenic. -Reserve, the Citizens of Wellington shall also have a similar pleasure.

Mr.. George has, therefore, arranged with Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., and S. George Nathan and Co., that Saturday next, the Ist December, shall be

PUBLIC INSPECTION DAY, when the entire property will be thrown open for Public Inspection. Camping parties and picnickers aTe invited to make a day of it. Fires for boiling billies may be lighted anywhere on the river bed or banks. The fairylike Bathing- Pool on the Scenic .Reserve can be used by bathers. Fishermen may use the banks of the river—over 1£ miles in extent—for the practice of their pleasant art. Botanists and lovers of Nature may penetrate the fern-clad glades of the shaded -glens of the Forest Reserve, ,and revel in the luxurious riot lof shrubbery, ferns, palms, and dant treea. ■ PLEASANT TRAMPS. . Mr. F. W. Vosseler and other members of the Tararua Tramping Club have consented to lead parties for a tramp over the Scenic Reserve to Mount Lookout, the highest point on the reserve. This will not be an arduous undertaking for active young men and women, and will • give a delightful opportunity of seeing the luxurious vegetation scattered throughout the bush. The tramping parties will leave at 3 p.m. from the entrance gate of the Scenic Reserve. '

PRIZES FOB PHOTOGRAPHERS. Photographers and landscape painters will find innumerable subjects For pictures, and it is Mr. George's intention to offer a prize of £3 3s for the best collection of six snapshots taken during the day. .. " PRIZES FOR WRITERS.- ---_ Mr. George will also offer a prize of £3 3s to the writer of the best descriptive article, not exceeding 500 words, relating to the experiences during the tramp to ' Mount Look-out. A further prize of £2 2s will be made to competitors m this section under the age of | ANOTHER REWARD. tramping through the bush about 18 months ago to the top of the lull, Mr. George jost a valuable gold wristlet watch. Although several attempts have been made to locate it so far it has not been found. He now offers a reward of £5 to any person who is fortunate enough to discover the missing timepiece. TO FISHERMEN. In order to encourage anglers to use their best endeavours during the afternoon, Mr. George will pay £1 Is to the person who catches the biggest trout m the Haywards section of the Hutt River. THE MANOR HOUSE. _ The manor house will be opensfo'l inspection, and also the beautiful grounds supporting it. , # An important auction sale will be held in the recreation hall near the manor house ot a varied assemblage of stores building material, furnishings, furniture linoleums, etc., all of which will be disposed of without reserve The sale will be conducted by Messrs I*. Johnston and Co., and will commence at 2 o'clock sharp. LECTURE AND PICTURES At 4 p.m. a cinema show will taks Place m the darkened recreation hall, followed by a lecture on town-planning by Mr. P. H. Graham, architect. The lecture will be illustrated by numerous lantern slides, and there will also be shown views- of various beauty 'pots ln-,,, vjcinitv °t Haywards. These will be of interest to those visitors who have not had time to see everything for themselves. b £3 3s FOR A NAME. In connection with the planning of the model garden suburb at Haywards Plans of which will be exhibited at the lecture Mr.- George-offers a prize of i 3 3s for the best name for such suburb.

Intending competitors must apply a t the manor house for printed form entitling them to compete. No entrance' fees are required in any ot the above competitions.

REFRESHMENTS,

.v iial's ° ™al'q"eß will be erected on the. Recreation Reserve, and afternoon tea and refreshments wlil be supplied at moderate prices. Arrangements are being made with the Railway Department to issue excursion fare tickets on tins gala day, but to prevent overcrowding on the nrinciml trains-1.12 and 1.20 .p.m.-ifc .^S able that intending visitors should secure their tickets at R. Martin's shop, Mail new street so that the Department can be informed of the probable accommodation that, will need to be arranged. SPECIAL TO MOTORISTS.

Motorists can take their cars right up to the Scenic Reserve by the three-quar-ter-mile jinvate road. Ample parking accommodation is available in the padi? ok., a<*joiiung the-reserve. Motorists should drive slowly, an d look out, for trains at the level crossing Remember, Haywards is only fifteen miles from Wellington, on the Hutt line and the journey thithev is one of the most attractive and picturesque that holiday-makers could wish for Be sure to make next Saturday a happy picnic day-Come to Haywal'ds. Watch for future announcements —(Published by arrangement.)