THE CHARMS OF SYDNEY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13744, 8 May 1908, Page 7

THE CHARMS OF SYDNEY.

Captain Johnson, harbourmaster in Wei- i lihgton, has just returned from a visit to Sydney. " The great charm of Sydney," he ! says, "u the harbour. ' They've got, an idea | now that enables visitors to .have a splendid I look round in one day. You board a fine ! ferry steamer in the morning—every Thursday— you travel sixty miles-round the places of interest along the waterfront, with lunch thrown in—a good lunch, too—for 3s 'bd. It was one of the greatest treats I've had in my life. Circular Quay is the hub of Sydney. Everything radiates from that point. It is a'great 'sight at all hours to watch the ferry arid tram traffic at the quay. Now a big cafe has been erected over the ferry houses, and you may have whatever you please, and sit out on a balcony while doing so, watching the changing scene below. Mrs. .Johnson and myself went tip to the Post Office tower to have a look around. It is a wonderful view of a great city. They have no unloading gear to speak of in Sydney. Each company leases its wharf .or' bit of quay from the Government, - which to-■ sumed the whole of the foreshore during the plague ware. Though this might be a drawback in some respects it doesn't seem to matter much, as the boats going to Sydney make it a terminal port and have a little more time there than if it was only a wayport." _..../.