. Municipal and official handbook of the City of Auckland, New Zealand. — r ? ?? 1. PUBLIC LIBRARY. ART GALLERY, AND OLD COLONISTS MUSEUM, progress illustrated in these pictures may be taken astypical of the growth of the Citys institutions in general. AUCKLAXI) .\/rX/(/IAL HAM)I,()(>K PUBLIC LIBRARY. ART GALLERY ANDOLD COLONISTS MUSEUM. PUBLIC LIBRARY. The Auckland Public Library was founded in 1S80,commencing its career in the Mechanics Institute. ThisInstitute, which was established in 1842, had filled animportant function during the thirty-eight years of itsexistence, supplyi
. Municipal and official handbook of the City of Auckland, New Zealand. — r ? ?? 1. PUBLIC LIBRARY. ART GALLERY, AND OLD COLONISTS MUSEUM, progress illustrated in these pictures may be taken astypical of the growth of the Citys institutions in general. AUCKLAXI) .\/rX/(/IAL HAM)I,()(>K PUBLIC LIBRARY. ART GALLERY ANDOLD COLONISTS MUSEUM. PUBLIC LIBRARY. The Auckland Public Library was founded in 1S80,commencing its career in the Mechanics Institute. ThisInstitute, which was established in 1842, had filled animportant function during the thirty-eight years of itsexistence, supplying literary recreation for its members,lectures and classes of instruction for the },when such were not easily obtained, and providing ahall for meetings when no other existed in the it many of the flourishing societies of to-day wereborn. Toward the end of the seventies tlic Institute fellupon evil days, and the City Council acqiiii-ej the pre-mises, which were situated in Chancery Street (nowCourt House Lane), along with the stock and freehold,and re-named it
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