VISITS TO SCENIC RESERVE.
The majority of residents of Welling- . ton are not:fully alive to the fact that within a few miles of the Capital City there, exists one of the most beautiful scenic reserves to be found in any part of the. country. The "Butterfly Reserve, consisting :of some one thousand ■acres .of beautiful native bush is, vested in the Eastbourne Borough Council... as .' the Eastbourne Domain Board., The reserve, which is situated behind the hills at the back of the eastern bays, has recently been brought within easy, access. of the main road. Eastbourne,' by means of well-formed and well-graded paths, and now affords yo^gmd..old-, alike the opportunity of visiting this delightful spot The track from.Muritai Path leads through some two miles of beautiful native , bush, tree-ferns, and nikau palms, as also does the path commencing at Kowhai Street.extension. The walks are invigorating without being of too strenuous a nature, and the delightful panoramic and scenic views afford a wondrous relief from the cares of everyday life. E. Johnston and Co., auctioneers will sell pianos at their mart, 8 Willeston Street, at 10.30 a.m. tomorrow They will also sellhousehold furnishings at their mart at 1.30, p.m.
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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 91, 14 October 1935, Page 5
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VISITS TO SCENIC RESERVE.
Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 91, 14 October 1935, Page 5
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