. Municipal and official handbook of the City of Auckland, New Zealand. boi-row the sum of £150,000 for the purposeof buildinii Auckland Dock (now demolished), con-structing the Railway AVharf and Breastwork, andmaking certain leclamations fronting the City. Latei,Queens Wharf (then a wooden structure) was wiilcnedand lengthened, and the reclamation of Freemans Baywas undertaken. In 1882 authcirity was obtained to Ijoii-ow a furthcisum of £150,000, and the constiuction of Calliope Dockwas begun. The dock was opened ciii IGth February,1888, when ships (alliopi and iJuninnul weredocked to
. Municipal and official handbook of the City of Auckland, New Zealand. boi-row the sum of £150,000 for the purposeof buildinii Auckland Dock (now demolished), con-structing the Railway AVharf and Breastwork, andmaking certain leclamations fronting the City. Latei,Queens Wharf (then a wooden structure) was wiilcnedand lengthened, and the reclamation of Freemans Baywas undertaken. In 1882 authcirity was obtained to Ijoii-ow a furthcisum of £150,000, and the constiuction of Calliope Dockwas begun. The dock was opened ciii IGth February,1888, when ships (alliopi and iJuninnul weredocked together. The same year a largei- scheme ofharbour works was authorised, the sum of £500,000being bcn-owed for the puipose of paying off existingloans, constructiiiii additional \\liai\cs and sheds, purchasing a bucket dicdger and niakinu fuithe?- reclama-tions. I:i \^u\\ an agi-eement was comjdcted betweenthe Admiralty and llie Boaid, whei-eby the latteragreetl. in return for an annual subsidy, to jii-ovideworkshops and niacliineiy, togethei- with a dee]i water 204. AUCKLAND, LOOKING EASTWAIShowing the wharves, Quay Street, and Kings Drive (reci
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