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COMMUNITY  HISTORY  EVENTS  GIG GUIDE  FUN SCROLL  HOT LINKS  GALLERY  FREE STUFF  QUOTES  STREET MAP  SIGNING UP  NEWSLETTER  SUBSCRIBE	1850     1851 17 April - The invasion of Auckland by Ngati-Paoa from Waiheke, they danced a defiant Haka on the beach in protest of one of their people being arrested for stealing a shirt. Governor Grey ordered them to withdraw at once and they did. 18 November Auckland was elevated to the position of a borough and on this day the elections were held for the Major and Councillor. The elected men were sworn in on the 25th. This was a grand day in Auckland history and was observed as a public holiday. 1852 In this year 740 vessels entered the Ports of Auckland. Showing that shipping was a major industry around this time. 1883 The boundaries of the borough of Auckland, as originally proclaimed, were wider than they are now, and stretched across the isthmus from the Waitemata to the Manukau, and from the Whau Creek to the Tamaki, an area of about 58,000 acres. The population of the borough was between seven and eight thousand. Persons. W. Swainson gives an interesting account of the state of the city at this time. " The principal streets are Princes Street, Shortland Crescent, Queen Street, and Wakefield Street. The first is a broad, straight, spacious, well-made street on a gentle slope; St Paul's Church, the Treasury and the Bank, and the Masonic Hotel, are it's principal buildings. Shortland Crescent, which connects Princes Street with Queen Street, is built on rather a steep ascent. It is less broad than Princes Street, but much longer. On one side (the right hand side going up from Queen Street) it is almost wholly built upon; shops and stores are here to be found of every description and of various forms and style.with few exceptions, all are of wood. The roadway of the street is an even macadamised surface, but no attempt has yet been made to form footpaths on a general level. Some of the shops would not disgrace a small provincial town in England; though, taken altogether as a street, Shortland Street is irregular and unfinished. Queen Street is the least built upon; but in other respects, it is the best and most considerable street in Auckland. It is about half a mile long, nearly level, and almost straight, and terminates at its northern extremity at a pier or quay, which runs into the harbour, and alongside of which small craft can land their cargoes. At it's southern extremity it is overlooked by the Wesleyan Seminary (now the Peoples Palace) ... a spacious brick-built and substantial structure. The gaol is badly situated, and is by no means a conspicuous building; but by a diligent search it may be found on the west side of Queen Street (at the corner of Victoria Street), and partly screened from view by the Court House and Police Office, which abut immediately upon the street. Several shops of superior description, two and three storeys high, have recently been erected, and Queen Street, besides being the longest, is certainly just now one of the most improving streets in Auckland. Wakefield Street ascends from its southern extremity until it joins Cemetery Road, and is the newest and most increasing street in the town. Many of the houses are built of brick, and it already bears a considerable resemblance to a new street in the outskirts of a modern English town." "The most considerable public buildings are the Britomart and Albert Barracks, having together accommodation for nearly 1000 men. The former are built on the extremity of the headland dividing Official from Commercial Bay, and form a conspicuous but by no means ornamental feature. The buildings are solid and substantial, mostly of scoria, a dark, grey, sombre-coloured stone square, heavy-looking and unsightly. The Albert Barracks, the larger of the two are built upon the same ridge, but about a quarter of a mile inland. The stores, Hospital, Magazine and Commissariats Offices are built of scoria. The rest of the buildings are of wood, plain in style, and of a sombre colour. The various buildings, together with the parade ground, occupy several acres, the whole of which is surrounded by a strong scoria wall, about ten or twelve feet high, loop-holed and with flanking angles.the site, in a military point of view, is not happily chosen." 1854 Parliament House was erected onthe Corner of Eden and Parliament Streets and served Parliament as a meeting place until it moved to Wellington in 1865. The First session of the Legislative Council and House of Representative was held here on May 24th. 1858 8 July A major fire broke out in the early morning, in the area bounded by Shotland Crescent, Chancery Lane, High Street and O'Connell Street and destroyed about 50 houses and businesses to the value of 30,000 pounds. Population 1858-6283
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