The City of Auckland, New Zealand, 1840-1920. John Barr

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       John Barr

      The City of Auckland, New Zealand, 1840-1920

      Published by Good Press, 2021

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      EAN 4057664607096

Table of Contents

       THE CITY OF AUCKLAND

       Foreword

       Preface

       Correction

       THE MAORI HISTORY OF THE AUCKLAND ISTHMUS (Tamaki-Makau-Rau)

       I Introduction

       III The Arrival of the Fleet — 1350 A.D.

       IV The Tainui Canoe

       V The Arawa Canoe

       VI The Matatua Canoe

       VII The Aotea Canoe

       VIII Ancient Maori Society—A Retrospect

       IX The Wars of Tamaki

       X Kiwi Tamaki (1720-1750)

       XI The Ngati-Whatua Era in Tamaki

       XII The Nineteenth Century (1800-1840)

       Chapter I Foundation and Settlement (1840-1850)

       Price of Provisions at Auckland, July, 1841

       Rents and Lodging

       Wages

       Chapter II Development: 1851-1870

       Chapter III Progress and a Slump : 1871-1900

       Chapter IV Prosperity and Expansion: 1901-1920

       Postscript

       Appendix I The Name of Auckland

       Appendix II Population of the City of Auckland

       Appendix III Table Showing Imports and Exports at the Port of Auckland: 1853-1920

       Index

THE CITY OF AUCKLAND

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      This History of the City of Auckland is issued by the City Council in the confident expectation that the wonderful progress recorded in the following pages will not only afford pleasure and information to a wide circle of readers, both in New Zealand and abroad, but that the work will prove to be an inspiration to good citizenship for the further advancement of Auckland.

      J. H. GUNSON,

       Mayor.

      Mayor’s Room,

      Town Hall,

      Auckland, N.Z.,

      February, 1922.

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      This book is the first attempt which has been made to write a connected history of the City of Auckland. Although in years the city is comparatively young, many of the events which have marked its progress have already been forgotten. With the exception, perhaps, of the principal incidents associated with the foundation of the city, and a most interesting account of the state of Auckland in the early ’fifties, written by Mr. W. Swainson, no period of Auckland’s history has been adequately dealt with. The lack of information has made the task of writing a history a difficult one, and may account for the fact that none has hitherto been essayed. The need for such a book has been felt for a long time, and it is only to be regretted that the work was not taken in hand before, by someone who had been a spectator or a participant in the events described. To a writer who has not had these advantages, his work must lack that element of the personal which adds to the interest of the reader, and helps in the re-presentation of the events.

      The author’s intention in writing this sketch has been to group into periods the principal events and incidents of the city’s history. He has concentrated his efforts to make these—the groundwork of any history—as full and correct as possible. In a pioneer effort it is only natural to expect some omissions, and the writer hopes that his readers will acquaint him upon any matters which he may have inadvertently overlooked. He also hopes that the appearance of the book will stimulate some of the older residents of the city to record their recollections, so that those of the younger school who are interested in the city’s past may have fuller information about Auckland of the early days.

      The writer wishes to acknowledge the assistance which has been uniformly extended to him when prosecuting his inquiries, especially to the officers of city institutions whose histories have not so far been made public, and to other individuals who have assisted him in a more personal way. To all of these he offers his thanks. Especially must he thank Mr. George Graham, who, at his request, prepared the sketch of the Maori history of the Isthmus, which forms a prologue to the later history of Auckland. Without this contribution, this history would only have been partial; as now presented it is a complete outline of the city’s history from earliest known times to the present.

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