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Auckland (Town in New Zealand)

a town in New Zealand, in the North Island, founded in 1840, and situated on Waitemata harbor, one of the finest harbors of New Zealand, where the island is only 6 miles across, there being another harbor (Manukau) on the opposite side of the isthmus. It is about 1,300 miles from Sydney, 1,650 miles from Melbourne, and 5,440 miles from San Francisco. The harbor has two good entrances, with lighthouse; and is defended by batteries. There are numerous wharves and jetties, and a couple of graving docks, one of which the Caldock, opened in 1887-is one of the largest in the whole of the Southern Seas. Its site is picturesque, the streets are spacious and the public buildings, including a university college, are numerous and handsome. It has a large and increasing trade. It was formerly the capital of the colony. Pop., including suburbs, about 125,000. The provincial and daily and weekly newspapers. district of Auckland forms the northern Among its public attractions is a statue of the late William H. Seward, who lived part of North Island, with an area of here. Pop. (1910) 34,668; (1920) 36,192.

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It contains an archbishop's palace, a Gothic cathedral, public library, royal college, museum of natural science and a town hall. It is also noted for its manufactures of cotton stuffs, leather, linen, etc. Pop. about 14,000.