Early Wellington
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Contents
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- Chapter I. — The Emigrants Depart From Gravesend.
- Chapter II
- Chapter III.
- Chapter IV.
- Chapter V.
- Chapter VI. — Land Operations.
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Chapter VII.
- [preamble]
- Trouble with Natives at Te Aro.
- Frequent Fines.
- Te Aro Pa Agreement.
- Restrictions.
- Wakefield Club.
- Early Schools.
- Early Taverns.
- Timber Destruction.
- Opening of Barrett's Hotel.
- Naming of Wellington.
- The First Scotch Thistle.
- Arrival of the Ship “London.”
- Year's End Festivities.
- Shipping Arrivals.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- [preamble]
- Arrival of the “Slains Castle.”
- Lieut.-Governor Hobson.
- Formation of a Cricket Club.
- Arrival of the “Blenheim.”
- A Distinguished Lady Visitor.
- Arrival of “The Lady Nugent.”
- The Exchange.
- Protection from the Police.
- The Institute.
- Wheat Grown at the Hutt.
- Municipal Corporation.
- The New Roads.
- Arrival of the “Lord William Bentinck.”
- The First Herd of Cattle.
- Arrival of the “Olympus.”
- Chapter IX.
- [preamble]
- Rangihaeata and the Porirua Road.
- Arrival of the — “Catherine Stewart Forbes.”
- Arrival of the “Tyne.”
- Governor Hobson's Arrival
- Shipping Arrivals.
- Court Scenes.
- Legislative Council.
- “Aglionby” and “Richmond” and — “Karori.”
- General Progress of the Settlement.
- Arrival of the “Arab.”
- Lambton Harbour.
- Shipping Arrivals.
- Arrival of the Gertrude.
- Chapter X.
- [preamble]
- The “Birman.”
- The “Brougham.”
- Population—Prison—and Post Office.
- Arrival of the Ship “London.”
- Sheep and Cattle.
- The Post Office and Court House — Fire.
- The Launching of the “Maori Davis.”
- Election of Aldermen.
- Races on the Pito-one Beach.
- The Beach Fire.
- Society Notes.
- Picnics.
- Arrival of the “George Fife.”
- Shipping Arrivals.
- Chapter XI.
- Chapter XII.
- Chapter XIII.
- [preamble]
- The New Zealand Coast Survey.
- The “Calliope” Ball.
- Mechanic's Institute.
- Death of Colonel William Wakefield.
- Order of Funeral.
- Monument to Colonel Wakefield.
- The Earthquake of 1848.
- Earthquake Report
- “Shipping.”
- Government House Ball.
- Town Clock.
- Reform Banquet.
- Queen Victoria's Birthday.
- Military Operations.
- Shipping.
- Native Population, Etc.
- Dinner at the Hutt, 1851.
- Shipping.
- Earthquake, 1855.
- Chapter XIV.
- Chapter XV.
- Part II.
- Part II. — Port Nicholson — (Whanga-nui-a-Tara.)
- Wellington Hills.
- The Land Ballot.
- The Original One-acre Sections in the — Town of Wellington, and their Purchasers.
- History of the Streets and Origin of Place Names.
- Part III. — PART III. — Biographical Sketches
- Part IV.
- PART IV. — General Information
- Chronological List of Events.
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Churches.
- Church of England Society, 1839.
- Wesleyan Missionaries.
- Wesleyan Church, 1840.
- Baptisms, 1841.
- The Episcopal Church, 1841.
- High Mass, 1840.
- St. Mary's, Boulcott Street, 1842.
- Congregational, 1842.
- Religious Persuasions, 1845.
- Primitive Methodist, 1847.
- St. Peter's, 1848.
- Evangelical Alliance.
- Hutt Church, 1849.
- St. Mary's, Hill Street, 1850.
- Karori Church, 1852.
- St. John's Presbyterian, 1853.
- N.Z. Church Constitution, 1857.
- First General Synod, 1859.
- St. Andrew's Church of Scotland.
- St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral, 1866.
- St. Matthias, 1867.
- The Synagogue, 1870.
- The First Bishop of Wellington.
- St. Mark's, 1876.
- United Methodist, 1876.
- Salvation Army.
- First Maori Bishop of New Zealand.
- Sailors' Friend Society, Church and — Institute.
- Civic Affairs.
- Drama.
- Education.
- Electoral Roll (1859).
- Estimates. — Estimates for 1842.
- Fires.
- Free Trade.
- Gifts to the City.
- Government.
- Justice Department.
- Market.
- Meteorological Station.
- Military Protection.
- Visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, 1901.
- Newspapers.
- New Zealand Association. — Captain Herd's Expedition, 1825.
- New Zealand Company.
- Founders of Wellington.
- New Zealand Company, 1846.
- Professions and Trades, — 1840-1846.
- Reclamations.
- Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths. — From 1839—1866.
- Reserves.
- Shipping.
- New Zealand Company's Ships.
- Statistics.
- Noah's Ark.
- Post Office Time Ball Service.
- Reclamation Tramlines, 1866.
- Surveyors.




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