Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Dunedin has many reserves which possess a beauty of their own. The most important are the Botanicat Gardens, which are situated at the northern end of the town. They consist of forty acres of beautifully laid out grounds, with some of the finest specimens of deciduous trees in New Zealand. The gardens are surrounded by the waters of Leith and Lindsay's Creek, separating the level ground from the hill reserve, which is covered with native bush, and from which a fine view of the city and harbour may be obtained. Two artificial lakes. alive with waterfowl, a band-stand and rustic kiosk ornament the grounds. The other reserves are the Southern Recreation ground and Jubilee Park, each with twenty-five acres, the Museum reserve of three acres, the Octagon, one acre. Queen's Triangle, one and threequarter acres, and the southern Market Reserve, three acres. The Town Belt contains five hundred acres, thirty of which are planted with trees and shrubs. Some years ago a start was made in laying out gardens in the native bush at Woodhaugh. Artificial lakes have been excavated and are fed from the water of Leith and this promises in time to be one of the beauty spots of Dunedin.