Progress and a Slump, 1871-1900 141 Prosperity and Expansion, 1901-1920 182 Appendix I--The Name of Auckland 236 Appendix II--Population of the City of Auckland, 1840-1921 239 Appendix III--Table showing Imports and Exports at the Port of Auckland, 1853-1920 240 Index 243 List of Illustrations FACING PAGE Captain William Hobson, R.N. Frontispiece Plan of Auckland, 1840 "He Taua! He Taua!" A War Party! Sounding the Alarm of an Approaching War Party 1 Interior of Maori Pa, about the year 1840 16 Auckland, 1840, showing the Tents of First Settlers 33 Facsimile of the original Deed of Purchase of the Site of the City of Auckland 40 Translation of original Deed of Purchase 41 Plan of Auckland, 1842 48 Queen Street in 1843, showing Stocks in front of Gaol 53 Commercial Bay, 1844 60 Auckland, Circa 1852 65 Auckland, 1852, from Hobson Street 69 Auckland, 1852, from Smale's Point 71 Auckland, 1852, from Britomart Barracks 74 Auckland, 1852, from Queen Street Wharf 76 Mayors of the City of Auckland 80 Sir George Grey, K.C.B. 85 Auckland, 1862, Maori War Canoe Race in progress 92 New Zealand's First Parliament Building 97 Auckland, 1876, showing Fort Britomart in course of demolition 112 Auckland in 1884. View taken from Hobson and Wellesley Streets 128 Calliope Dock 145 Auckland Public Library, 1880 149 Public Library, Art Gallery and Old Colonists' Museum, To-day 149 Queen Street Wharf, 1887 156 View of Auckland from Rangitoto 165 Plan of Auckland Waterfront To-day 172 Queen Street To-day 181 View of Auckland's Harbour Frontage taken from a Seaplane 188 Albert Park, formerly the Site of Albert Barracks 197 Auckland from the North Shore 200, 201 Auckland from the Ferry Buildings, looking Eastward 200, 201 The Town Hall with the Sir George Grey Statue 204