. Municipal and official handbook of the City of Auckland, New Zealand. THE NORTH SHORE. ArcKLAM) MrMCIlAL UAMJJiOOK. jetty and 80-ton sheevlegs, so that Calliope Duck iiii^htbe made efficient for the docking and repair of shijisof the Royal Navy. Four years later this agreementwas extended and the subsidy increased to cover thecost of additional works. This arrangement madeAuckland the naval base for the 1 )()niini()ii. The growing trade of the Port and the pressingneed of accommodation for oversea vessels caused theBoard to decide, in 1903, that the time had conic toadopt a comprehensive sch

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. Municipal and official handbook of the City of Auckland, New Zealand. THE NORTH SHORE. ArcKLAM) MrMCIlAL UAMJJiOOK. jetty and 80-ton sheevlegs, so that Calliope Duck iiii^htbe made efficient for the docking and repair of shijisof the Royal Navy. Four years later this agreementwas extended and the subsidy increased to cover thecost of additional works. This arrangement madeAuckland the naval base for the 1 )()niini()ii. The growing trade of the Port and the pressingneed of accommodation for oversea vessels caused theBoard to decide, in 1903, that the time had conic toadopt a comprehensive scheme of harbour iinin-ove-ments. In July, U304, the Engineer submitted ascheme of works, which, after consideration extend-ing over some months, was adopted. A Bill waspromoted and passed through Parliament, in 1905,authorising the boirowing of £400,00(1, in oitler toenable the Board to proceed with the first portionof the scheme. Contracts were let for the con-struction of the Kailway Wharf in ferroconcrete : thereclamation at Fi-eemans Bay was undertaken : thedeepe

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