. Natal province : descriptive guide and official hand-book . -»~ ~. Q M- 86 Adjoining the Municipal Buildings are the Public Gardens, which havebeen sadly curtailed to find space for the new building. The small area remaining, however, has been taste-fully set out, and constitutes thetowns Valhalla of the memoriesof those who have served it inthe Senate and in the field—forhere will be found statues of SirJohn Robinson (Natals first PrimeMinister), the Right HonourableHarry Escombe, (whose nameis indelibly associated with Har-bour Improvement Works), and afine memorial to Durbans vo
. Natal province : descriptive guide and official hand-book . -»~ ~. Q M- 86 Adjoining the Municipal Buildings are the Public Gardens, which havebeen sadly curtailed to find space for the new building. The small area remaining, however, has been taste-fully set out, and constitutes thetowns Valhalla of the memoriesof those who have served it inthe Senate and in the field—forhere will be found statues of SirJohn Robinson (Natals first PrimeMinister), the Right HonourableHarry Escombe, (whose nameis indelibly associated with Har-bour Improvement Works), and afine memorial to Durbans volun-teers who fell during the recent Publie Gardens, Durban Boer Immediately on the other side of the road a capacious militia drill hall,with its bold facade, arrests the eye. This is the inset between the stone-builtregimental offices and the solid-looking three-storied police station. There is a pleasant open space, ornamented by a grass plot and floweringplants, between this building and the salt water swimming baths, which arethe property of the corporation. Keeping to the right the building formerlyused as a public library and reading-room, and which has quite an interestinghistory, will be observed : and on the opposite side of Church Street, whichconnects West Street and Pine Street, is the post office—originally DurbansTown Hall.
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