The City of Auckland, New Zealand, 1840-1920

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Captain William Hobson, R.N. (1792-1842) First Lieut-Governor and Governor of New Zealand Founder of the City of Auckland From a copy of a painting by Collins of Bristol in the Old Colonists’ Museum
The City of Auckland New Zealand, 1840-1920
by
JOHN BARR Chief Librarian
preceded by
A Maori History of the Auckland Isthmus by George Graham
and a Foreword by J. H. Gunson, C.M.G., C.B.E. Mayor of Auckland
Prepared by direction of the Auckland City Council
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