tion>John Barr
The City of Auckland, New Zealand, 1840-1920
Published by Good Press, 2021
EAN 4057664607096
Table of Contents
Foreword
THE MAORI HISTORY OF THE AUCKLAND ISTHMUS (Tamaki-Makau-Rau)
III The Arrival of the Fleet — 1350 A.D.
VIII Ancient Maori Society—A Retrospect
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
Chapter II Development: 1851-1870
Chapter III Progress and a Slump : 1871-1900
Chapter IV Prosperity and Expansion: 1901-1920
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
THE CITY OF AUCKLAND
Foreword
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.
Preface
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,
