Wellington

The Head Office of the New Zealand Government Tourist and Health Resorts Department is situated in Panama street. Visitors to Wellington may obtain any information respecting New Zealand by making application to that Department, or at any of the branch offices at Auckland, Te Aroha, Rotorua, Christchurch, Dunedin, or Invercargill.

Post, Telegraph, and Money Order Offices.—These face the Queen's Wharf. The General Post Office is open every day except Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The telegraph office is open on week days from 8 a.m. to midnight; on Sundays from 9.30 a.m. to 10 a.m., and from 5 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.; and on holidays from 9 a.m, to 4 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to midnight. The money order office is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. These three offices are in the same building. For further particulars see Post and Telegraph Guide, price 6d.

Clubs.—The Wellington (residential), the Commercial Travellers'. the Wellesley, the Working Men's, and other non-residential clubs.

Hotels.—Royal Oak (12s. 6d.), Empire 10s. to 12s. 6d. Hotel; Cecil (10s.).

Principal Places of Worship.—Anglican, Roman Catholic (Cathedral), Presbyterian, Congregational, Wesleyan, Bap-tist, and a Jewish Synagogue.

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Newspapers .—"The N.Z.Times" (published every morning), "The Evening Post." "The N.Z. Mail," and "The Free Lance" are weeklies.

Population.—About 60,000.

Conveyances.—Electric trams connect the city with the suburbs. There is also a cable car to Kelburne.

Cab Fares.—From Wharf to Hotel or vice versa, is. 6d. each; Railway Station to Hotel or vice versa, 2 s. each. The fare by the hour is 5s.; after 7 p.m., or before 8 a.m., double fares are charged.

The Parliamentary Buildings are situated in Molesworth Street. Parliament is in Assembly usually from June to October. The Parliamentary Library is one of the best in the Southern Seas.

The Government Offices are on the northern end of Lambton Quay, close to Government House, Parliament Buildings, and the Government Printing Office. They are contained in what is said to be the largest wooden building in the world.

The Museum, which is in Museum Street, opposite to Government House, is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on week days, and from 2 to 4 on Sunday afternoons. The museum contains many line examples of Maori carving, New Zealand birds and geological specimens, samples of timbers, etc.

The Free Public Library, Mercer Street, contains many valuable books of reference, and all current newspapers and magazines. It is open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and on Sundays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., and 6.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.

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Principal Scholastic Institutions.—Victoria College; Girls' High School, Thorndon; Wellington College and St. Patrick's College, near the Basin Reserve.

Recreation Grounds.—Newtown Park and Athletic Park at Newtown; Basin Reserve at Southern end of Cambridge Terrace; Botanical Gardens near the top of Tinakori Road; Golf Links and Polo Grounds at Miramar, Race course and Golf Links at Lower Hutt.

The Public Hospital and Mt. View Lunatic Asylum are in Newtown, the main Lunatic Asylum being at Porirua.

Principal Industries.—Wellington Woollen Company Mills and Gear Company's Meat Works at Petone; and Meal Export Company's works at Ngauranga.

Excursions and Drives.—A railway trip to Featherston embraces some pretty forest scenery, and includes a journey down and up the Rimutaka Incline, on which the Fell system is employed to work trains; length of Incline 3 miles, grade one in fifteen. Day's Bay across Wellington Harbour (7 miles). Native bush grounds, pavilion. Very pretty spot. Refreshments mav be obtained.

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Belle Vue Gardens, Lower Hutt.—A most enjoyable excursion. The journey may be made by train or vehicle, the railway line and road tor some distance skirting the sea shore. The gardens are beautifully laid out, and there is a first-class hotel in the grounds, where luncheon or afternoon tea may be obtained. There are croquet and tennis lawns.

The trip to Island Hay, going by Oriental Bay and returning by Newtown, or vice versa, is interesting and enjovable. Electric cars run through Newtown to the Bay. Excellent drives are to Lower Hutt (8 miles), Taita (12 miles), Porirua (14 miles), Lowry Bay (14 miles), Karori (4 miles).

Railways.—Trains leave every morning for Masterton and Napier, via the Rimutaka Incline, Palmerston, Whanganui and New Plymouth, but as the times of departure of trains are always subject to alteration, the tourist should obtain a copy of the Government penny time-table.

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