AUCKLAND  , a See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city and seaport on the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast of See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

Island, New See also:

• ZEALAND (also SEALAND Or SEELAND; Danish Sjaelland)

Zealand, in See also:

• EDEN
• EDEN, SIR ASHLEY (1831-1887)

Eden See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county; See also:

• CAPITAL (i.e. capital stock or fund)
• CAPITAL (Lat. caput, head)

capital of the See also:

• PROVINCE
• PROVINCE (Lat. provincia; perhaps a contraction of providentia)

province of its name, and the seat of a See also:

• BISHOP (A.S. bisceop, from Lat. episcopus, Gr. irio-Korros, " overlooker " or " overseer ")
• BISHOP, ISABELLA (1832-1904)
• BISHOP, SIR HENRY ROWLEY (1786-1855)

bishop . Pop . (1906) 37,736; including suburbs, 82, tor . It is situated at the mouth of an See also:

• ARM (a common Teutonic word; the Indo-European root is ar, to join or fit; cf. the Lat. armus, shoulder, and the plural word arma, weapons, Gr. apphs, joint, and the reduplicated apapilKSV, to join)

arm of Hauraki Gulf, and is only 6 m. distant from the See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head of Manukau See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour on the. western coast . The situation is extremely beautiful . The Hauraki Gulf, a See also:

• GREAT

great square inlet opening northward, is studded with islands of considerable See also:

• ELEVATION

elevation; Rangitoto, which protects the harbour, is a volcanic See also:

• CONE (Gr. Kwvos)

cone reaching nearly r000 ft . The See also:

• ISTHMUS (Gr.io0pbs, neck)

isthmus on which the See also:

• TOWN

town stands (which position has caused it to be likened to See also:

• CORINTH
• CORINTH, ISTHMUS OF

Corinth) can be crossed without surmounting any great elevation, and offers a feasible See also:

• CANAL
• CANAL (from Lat. canalis, " channel " and " kennel " being doublets of the word)

canal route . A number of small See also:

• EXTINCT

extinct volcanoes, however, appear in all directions . To the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west the Titirangi hillsexceed 1400 ft . Some of the volcanic See also:

• SOIL

soil is barren, but much of the See also:

• DISTRICT

district is clothed in luxuriant vegetation . Auckland harbour, one of the best in New Zealand, is approach-able by the largest vessels at the lowest See also:

• TIDE (O. Eng. lid, cf. Ger. Zeit, time or season, connected with root of Sanskrit a-diti, endless)

tide . There are two graving docks .

See also:

• QUEEN
• QUEEN (O.E. cwen, wife, related to "quean," O.E. cwene, a hussy; cf. Gr. yvvi7: from root gan-, to produce; cf. genus, " kin," &c.)

Queen See also:

• STREET
• STREET, GEORGE EDMUND (1824-1881)

Street, the See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal thoroughfare, leads inland from the See also:

• MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat. magnus, great)
• MAIN (Lat. Moenus)

main See also:

• DOCK

dock, and contains the See also:

• MAJORITY (Fr. majorite; Med. Lat. majoritas; Lat. major, greater)

majority of the public buildings . There is a small See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house, See also:

• STANDING

standing in beautiful grounds, adjoining See also:

• ALBERT
• ALBERT (1490'1545)
• ALBERT (149o-1568)
• ALBERT (1522–1557)
• ALBERT (FRANCIS CHARLES AUGUSTUS ALBERT EMMANUEL) (1819—1861)
• ALBERT (FRIEDRICH RUDOLF ALBRECHT)
• ALBERT, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS
• ALBERT, MADAME (c. 2805—2846)

Albert See also:

• PARK (Fr. part; Ital. parco; Sp. Marque; O.Eng. pearroc; connected with Ger. pferch, fold, and pfarrei, district, translating med. Lat. parochia, parish)
• PARK, EDWARDS AMASA (1808–1900)
• PARK, MUNGO (1771-1806?)

Park, with plantations of oaks and pines . The government offices, See also:

• ART

art See also:

• GALLERY (through Ital. galleria, from Med. Lat. galeria, of which the origin is unknown)

gallery and See also:

• EXCHANGE

exchange, with St See also:

• MARY
• MARY (1457-1482)
• MARY (1496-1533)
• MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS

Mary's See also:

• CATHEDRAL

cathedral (See also:

• ANGLICAN

Anglican), a See also:

• BUILDING

building in a See also:

• COMBINATION (Lat. combinare, to combine)

combination of native timbers, St See also:

• PAUL
• PAUL (PAULUS)

Paul's and St See also:

• PATRICK, SIMON (1626–1707)
• PATRICK, ST

Patrick's cathedral (See also:

• ROMAN

Roman See also:

• CATHOLIC (Gr. KcaBoXuK6s, general, universal)

Catholic), are noteworthy buildings . The art gallery and See also:

• FREE

free library contain excellent pictures, and valuable books and See also:

• MSS

MSS. presented by See also:

• SIR

Sir G . See also:

• GREY, CHARLES GREY, 2ND EARL (1764-1845)
• GREY, HENRY GREY, 3RD EARL (1802-1894)
• GREY, LADY JANE (1537-1554)
• GREY, SIR EDWARD
• GREY, SIR GEORGE (1812–1898)

Grey . The museum contains one of the best existing collections of See also:

• MAORI

Maori art . There are an See also:

• OPERA (Italian for " work ")

opera-house and an See also:

• ACADEMY, GREEK
• ACADEMY, ROYAL

academy of See also:

• MUSIC

music . The Auckland University See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College and the See also:

• GRAMMAR (from Lat. grammatica, sc. ars; Gr. ypaµ)

grammar school are the principal educational establishments . The parks are the Domain, with a botanical See also:

• GARDEN (from O. Fr. garden, mod. Fr. jardin; this, like our words " garth," a paddock attached to a building, and " yard," comes from a Teutonic word for an enclosure which appears in Gothic as gards and O. H. Ger. gart, cf. Dutch gaarde and Ger. .garten)

garden, the Albert Park near the harbour, with a See also:

• BRONZE

bronze statue of Queen See also:

• VICTORIA
• VICTORIA (or VITTORIA), TOMMASSO LUDOVICO DA (C. I540-C. 1613)
• VICTORIA [ALEXANDRINA VICTORIA]

Victoria, the extensive grounds at One See also:

• TREE (0. Eng. treo, treow, cf. Dan. tree, Swed. Odd, tree, trd, timber; allied forms are found in Russ. drevo, Gr. opus, oak, and 36pv, spear, Welsh derw, Irish darog, oak, and Skr. dare, wood)
• TREE, SIR HERBERT BEERBOHM (1853- )

Tree See also:

• HILL
• HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
• HILL, A
• HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
• HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
• HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
• HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
• HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
• HILL, JAMES J
• HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
• HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
• HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
• HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
• HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)

Hill on the outskirts, and Victoria Park on See also:

• FREEMAN
• FREEMAN, EDWARD AUGUSTUS (1823-1892)

Freeman's See also:

• BAY

Bay . The principal thoroughfares are served by electric See also:

• TRAMWAY

tramway . Of the suburbs, See also:

• NEWTON
• NEWTON, ALFRED (1829–1907)
• NEWTON, JOHN (1725-1807)
• NEWTON, JOHN (1823-1895)
• NEWTON, SIR CHARLES THOMAS (1816-1894)
• NEWTON, SIR ISAAC (1642-1727)

Newton, See also:

• PARNELL, CHARLES STEWART (1846-1891)
• PARNELL, THOMAS (1679-1718)

Parnell and See also:

• NEWMARKET

Newmarket are in reality outlying parts of the town itself . See also:

• DEVONPORT
• DEVONPORT, EAST

Devonport, See also:

• BIRKENHEAD

Birkenhead and See also:

• NORTHCOTE, JAMES (1746-1831)

Northcote are beautifully situated on the north See also:

• SHORE

shore of the inlet, and are served by See also:

• STEAM
• STEAM (0. Eng. steam, vapour, smoke, cf. Du. steam; the origin is unknown)

steam-ferries .

Several other residential suburbs See also:

• LIE, JONAS LAURITZ EDEMIL (1833—1908)
• LIE, MARIUS SOPHUS (1842–1899)

lie among the hills on the mainland, such as See also:

• MOUNT, WILLIAM SIDNEY (1807-1868)

Mount Albert, Mount Eden and See also:

• EPSOM

Epsom . Onehunga is a small See also:

• PORT

port on Manukau harbour, served by See also:

• RAIL

rail . In Parnell is the former See also:

• RESIDENCE (Latin residere, to remain behind, to dwell, reside)

residence of Bishop See also:

• SELWYN, ALFRED RICHARD CECIL (1824-1902)
• SELWYN, GEORGE AUGUSTUS (1719-1791)
• SELWYN, GEORGE AUGUSTUS (1809-1878)

Selwyn, who, arriving in the See also:

• COLONY (Lat. colonia, from colonus, a cultivator)

colony in 1842, assisted to draw up the constitution of the Anglican See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church . There are many associations with his name in the See also:

• NEIGHBOUR (O. Eng. neahgebiir, from Walt, " nigh," " near ")

neighbour-See also:

• HOOD,
• HOOD, JOHN BELL (1831–1879)
• HOOD, SAMUEL HOOD, VISCOUNT (1724–1816)
• HOOD, SIR SAMUEL (1762-1814)
• HOOD, THOMAS (1799-1845)
• HOOD, TOM (1835–1874)

hood . The prospect over the town and its environs from Mount Eden is justly famous . The hill is terraced with former native fortifications . Auckland has See also:

• INDUSTRIES

industries of See also:

• SUGAR

sugar-refining, See also:

• SHIP

ship-building and See also:

• PAPER
• PAPER (Fr. papier, from Lat. papyrus)

paper-, rope- and See also:

• BRICK (derived according to some etymologists from the Teutonic bricke, a disk or plate; but more authoritatively, through the French brique, originally a " broken piece," applied especially to bread, and so to clay, from the Teutonic brikan, to break)

brick-making, and See also:

• TIMBER

timber is worked . The town was founded as capital of the colony in 1840 by See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

Governor Hobson . There is communication both See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south and north by rail, and See also:

• REGULAR

regular steamers serve the ports of the colony, the principal Pacific Islands, See also:

• AUSTRALIA

Australia, &c . From 1853 to 1876 Auckland was the seat of the provincial government, and until 1865 that of the central government, which was then transferred to See also:

• WELLINGTON
• WELLINGTON, ARTHUR WELLESLEY, 1ST DUKE OF (1769-1852)

Wellington . The first session of the See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general See also:

• ASSEMBLY, UNLAWFUL

assembly took See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place here in 1854 . Auckland is under municipal government .