Identifier: municipalofficia00auck (find matches)
Title: Municipal and official handbook of the City of Auckland, New Zealand
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Auckland (N.Z.)
Subjects: Auckland (N.Z.) -- Politics and government
Publisher: Auckland : Wilson & Horton
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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COXS CREEK RESERVE (32 Acres). This Park, which is situated in the IoiisonliyBorough, in 1909, and transferred to the City at theamalgamation of that district with the City. It re-inains undeveloped. POINT ERIN PARK (12 Acres). This Park, which is situated in the Ponsonby district, was purchased on August 8th, 1911, andopened by Mr. C. J. Parr, Mayor of Auck-land, on December 16th of the same year. It hasan ideal beach frontage to the Waitemata Harbour,and is adjacent to Shelly Beach, where safe bathing isto be had for old and young. A concrete swimming;)ond (150ft. by 60ft.) was opened on this beacli in 1912. MYERS PARK (G Acres). Myers Park, which is named after the donoi-, issituated in a gully between Queen and Grey Streets,with entrances from each, and lies just behind the TownHall. It was piesented, in 1913, by Mr. (afterwaids theHon.) A. M. Myers, M.P., who was Mayor of Aucklandfrom 1905 to 1909. The site when purchased by Mr.Myers was an unsightly gully, overgrown willi weeds;
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A UCKLAJD M CX/riFA L IIA X J) BOOK. it has now been trausfoniied into a deli^litful icsei-vc,laid out in lawns and fiowor beds and planted withtrees, palms and sinubs (native and exotic). An additional attraction was provided to the Parkgrounds in the form of a childrens playing area, whereswings, rockabyes, l^omaii lings, ladders, sand pit andwading pool were i)laced for the enjoyment and pU^asureof young boys and girls. The Park was opened on January 2sth, lit 15. byMr. C. J. Parr, C.M.G., Mayor. Mr. Myers further displayed his interest in thechildren of the City by erecting at his own cost an idealKindergarten, which was foimally opened by theGovernor, Lord Liverpool, on November )5th, 1916. PARNELL DOMAIN (11 Acres). This area is situated on the western side of Glad-stone Road. It was vested in the City Council in 1914,but has not yet been developed as a Park area. MOUNT HOBSON DOMAIN (9 Acres). The Mount Hobson Domain is one of the numerousextinct volcanic cones which abound on

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