Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-28

botanical gardens. one of the beauty
spots. To the left may be one
of the zig1ag streets that offer traffic
the only way up the side of the hills.
| for several years been working on a
carefully mapped out plans to have the
city limits take In every foot Of the har-
Dor frontage and now the line includes
all of the small boroughs or towns sur
rounding it except one. In order that
the city might never be cursed with con
gested districts the entire main portion
IS separated from It's suburbs by a belt
of forested and unimproved tract. This
Is leased for grazing purposes with the
provision that the public may have free
access to all parts of the belt during the
daytime. In this belt are the city's rec
reation centers, including municipal golf
links and tennis courts.
LEVEL PORTIONS
HELD FOR BUSINESS.
The level area has been saved for
business purposes, too, by putting the
botanical gardens at the very top of
one Of the highest hills. It is beau
tiful place. reached by an inclined rail
way operated by cables and affords a
splendid view, although there is no one
spot on any Of the hills from which the
whole Of Wellington may be seen, for
much of it is concealed In canyons an0
narrow valleys between the hills. Fur
Their recreation Is 10 be found in a beau
tiful tract OF s5n acres called Days Bay
and located across the harbor yelling
ton is the only city In New Zealand
which owns land actually outside the
city limits
Wellington owns it's street car system.
Its electric lights the water supply and
the drainage system, the fire brigade,
public libraries. cemeteries baths.
slaughter houses and handles the supply
Of milk which is served throughout the
city
In the city proper are twenty one
miles Of street railway while others run
10 the principal suburbs One hundred
and twenty odd cars are in use con
stantly and the service is excellent
In few cities of the world is a greater
effort made to keep the milk supply pure.
wellington buys all milk within a ra
dius Of twenty FIVE miles and some from
a far as 100 miles. and no other is per
mitted 10 be sold there. The milk not
needed for immediate consumption is
turned into butter and cheese and sold
by the city. which also manufactures and
sells ice in connection.
Aged employees Of the city are provid-
ed for by a suTerauauat'O ION fund TO
which they contribute themselves aud to
which the state grants a subsidy. The
aged and il are pensioned and an
amount sufficient 10 cover expenses is
given low salaried employees upon the
birth Of a child.
BEST MAIN STREET
OF DOMINION HERE.
Wellington boasts Of the best main
street ia any city In New Zealand. Lamb
don quay it is called. and except at one
end il is wide II is the principal bust
ness thoroughfare. Its shop windows are
treat to the passerby, and you Will soc
In them displays that would do credit
to many a place several times the size
Of This city. The people who pass you
on Lambdon quay seem to have more
Of a hus Sc and hustle to them than
those in the other three big cities. where
life appears to be taken more leisurely.
Auckland has its Queen street. Dunedin
It's Princes street and Christchurch has
beautiful Cathedral Square, but Lamb
don quay eclipses them all
During the day II is a hive of activity.
but at night it is most quiet. There is
no night life in Wellington except for
theater goers, no doubt because the
residence districts are on the hills and
people do not care for the climb home
again If they do come downtown.
1t Is doubtful whether being the capt
tai is doing Wellington very mnch good
today. Certainly 1t does not seem to
have Jared well from the government
at the expense Of its. three rivals. It's
railway station IS far off the beaten
track and consists of two ancient wood
en- buildings which are very long and
very narrow. Until recently the govern
ment buildings were scarcely a ~credit
to either the city or the government
Now big, dignifed Parliament house
is being completed, huge wooden struc-
lures which have housed government
offices are being discarded and splendid
buildings, some of New Zealand white
marble, are Icing erected.
WellinGton's town hall undoubtedly
is the finest | have seen in the dominion
and is featured by a great recital hall
capable Of holding 5000 persons and
toasting n wonderful organ.
The capital is unfortunate in one par
Hcular-it has no great agricultural dis
trict from which to draw. New Yea
land depends primarily upon its ex-
ports of wool, meat, hides. butter. cheese,
fax, gold and coal for her prosperity