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the following from NZETC was written about 1928

... Kelburn Approached by cable car which leaves Kelburn Avenue, off Lambton Quay, at short intervals, or by The Terrace to Salamanca Road, Upland Road, etc., is named after Viscount KELBURNE, the eldest son of the Earl of Glasgow, Governor of New Zealand, 1892?1897.

The name was at first correctly spelt, but the ?e? was dropped to avoid confusion with ?Kilbirnie.? Or else that it was put right on a suggestion of Lord Kelburn, and that it was named after a seat of Lord Glasgow, as Fairlie Terrace was named after another seat of the family.

About 1860, Mr. William MOXHAM, who arrived by the ?Montmorency? in 1858, leased a few acres of the Educational Reserve, now the Botanical Gardens, and acquired the Upland Farm, of 113 acres.

Coleridge's plan, 1880, and Tronson's, 1888, shows the farm, bounded by the Botanical Gardens, Native Reserve XVb, and The Terrace district below Mitchelltown. The farm was sold in 1896. An undated plan shows sections 1 to 64, sold by Mr. J. B. HARCOURT. A copy of this is lodged in the Harbour Board Office as No. 37/33. KNIGHT's Farm, was auctioned by Bethune and Co. on 15th December, 1905 (W.H.B., 36/33).

The writer has in front of him a view of Kelburn taken from a photo and reproduced in the ?New Zealand Mail,? August 1904. The Kelburn car power house is in the foreground, a cable car, some large pines, and a few houses on the hills, complete the picture.

Mr. A. YOUNG's house was one of the first to appear on the scene. The same view, taken on the 12th June, 1907, adds the Tea Kiosk and a few more houses, and gives a general idea of improvement. The visitor to Wellington, with a few moments to spare, will, by entering the cable car, which takes one to the top of the hill, and descending, for a few yards to the right, the path to the Observatory, obtain one of the finest views to be seen anywhere.

Mr. Frank BULLEN, when he visited New Zealand on his lecturing tour, looked down on Wellington from Kelburn top, and wrote:

?It is not often given to the citizens of an important city to be able to get from their offices in a few minutes to homes that occupy exquisitely beautiful points of vantage as regards scenery, and at the same time command an area of immense extent of the sea and harbour of their city. This is essentially the case in Wellington. It is an advantage that is fully appreciated, judging from the extraordinary development that, has taken place during the last few years. Here are to be seen splendid avenues of traffic bounded on both sides by grand buildings, where a generation ago the sullen sea beat incessantly upon long. barren, shallow beaches.?

the following from NZETC was written about 1928
... Karori is approached by tram from Government Buildings, via. Molesworth Street, past the Botanical Gardens to Karori Road, and from Allington and Makara Roads, etc. Wakefield, in his 'Adventure in New Zealand', refers to Karori in 1842, thus: In the upland Valley of the Karore, several people had begun to clear. The road had not yet reached this, having to cross a steep part of the Kaiwharawhara Valley, but the clearers used to find their way by an old Maori path and live in the bush for days together.

This valley is situated at the elevation of about 800 feet above sea level, about 2m. S.W. of Wellington by the present road. This tract boasts of the very finest totara and other timber.?
The population in 1845 was 215, (over 14,000 in 2006) consisting of 57 males and 49 females (adults), and 49 males and 60 females, under 14. There were 32 couples with families, and 4 without; 17 bachelors, 12 spinsters, 4 widowers, and 1 widow.
In 1845 there were 132 acres cleared. The ?New Zealand Journal? of the 10th March, 1849, states: 'The present Chief Justice, H. S. CHAPMAN, Esq., of the Southern Province, lives here, and has done much by his good example to encourage the activity and industry of his neighbours.? The Karori Stockade was erected on Mr. Chapman's land in the forties, as a rallying place and refuge for the surrounding settlers. It was erected under the supervision of Mr. A. C. STRODE, on the high ground south of the Main Road, and about opposite the English Church. It was apparently never used as a refuge. The site of 5 acres was given by Mr. Chapman for the English Church and Cemetery.

In 1846 the dwellings of some of the labouring settlers were clustered so as to have the appearance of a village near Mr Chapman's house. A building had been erected to serve the united purpose of chapel and school, and a shop had been opened. At a fete in 1847, on the opening of the Chapel, it was remarked that out of the whole population of over 200 souls, no death had occurred within a twelvemonth.

The anniversary of the settlement was celebrated on Wednesday, March 4th, 1851, as on former years, by a tea meeting. The attendance was numerous, comprising the bulk of the Karori population, with friends from Wellington. Addresses were delivered by Revs. J. WATKIN, INGLIS, GREEN and WOODWARD.
Mr HURST's garden is well worth visiting

In 1852, church services were held, the first being in Mr. Stephen LANCASTER's house, called later ?Chesney Wold.? The house is still (1929) standing.

A small hall was built on land given by Mr HAIRE. This stood on the site of the present Council Chambers. Church services were held here and a few of the old residents are buried in the vicinity, under the Council Chambers.

The writer was informed by Mr J. EAGLE, of Parkvale Road, that three people, to his knowledge, named COLLINS, BRODIE and KELT, were interred there, and that the friends and relatives successfully protested against dances being held in the Council Chambers.

The original Mental Hospital was established at Karori in the early fifties, accommodating a few patients. The first person to be admitted entered the institution in 1854, and it was four years before a second patient was presented. These two were alive in 1897 when the establishment was removed about 1875 to Mount View.

The English Church was built in 1865, the Rev. Thos FANCOURT being the first preacher. The rev gentleman preached the sermon at the Jubilee Service (13/8/1916), eleven days before the present church was opened.

The residents living in Karori in 1866 were:
* Mr and Mrs H. Allington (schoolmaster)
* W. Barnes
* W. Bell
* T. Benton
* E. Baker (interpreter)
* J. D. Brass
* J. Brown
* J. Campbell
* G. M. Clark
* J. C. Cole
* J. Cornford
* Mrs. Cole
* R. Donald (tea gardens)
* Dryden
* R. Eagle
* E. Eagle
* T. Ellis
* W. Fawcett
* D. Fisher
* ? Friend
* G. Grader
* J. Griffin
* C. Harris
* Mrs W. Holder
* S. Lancaster
* J. Lessington
* ? Lane
* P. and N. Monaghan
* J. Phelps
* E. Reading (post office)
* S. D. Parnell
* Mrs Pimble
* J. Pimble
* J. B. Reading
* R. Richmond
* W. Sedcole
* Mrs S. Sewell
* Messrs. Smith
* J. C. A. and J. F. Spiers
* W. Sutherland
* R. Taylor
* J. A. Thompson
* Young

Karori was created a borough in 1891, the first Mayor being Mr. A. LANCASTER.
The councillors for 1896 were:
* H. Dryden
* C. Dasent
* F. W. Lewar
* J. F. Spiers
* E. Platt
Mr W. F. ENGLAND was borough clerk and Mr. BRADNOCK ranger, etc.

The Cyclopedia of New Zealand, describes Karori as a suburban borough, about 3 miles from town and best known by its pleasure gardens, kept by Mr W. H. YOUNG.
Mr Henry JACKSON, in the same volume, mentions that after the survey of the town was completed, the survey party was engaged in cutting lines on the Karori Road. The Devil's Bridge was named by him.

Mr BREES reported, on the 2nd March, 1843, that the Karori road had nearly reached the stream. In his 'Pictorial New Zealand' he states: Karori is the only rural district in immediate connection with Thorndon. He shows a table of distances from Wellington to the bridge over the Karori stream (18/8/1844) in his 'Pictorial New Zealand' and mentions that the present road to Karori commenced at a valley at the back of Thorndon (Hawkestone Street and Tinakori Road).

The Almanac for 1863 contains the following advertisement: DIXON's Karori Hotel, City of Wellington, 3 minutes walk from Government Buildings. (This was later GILLESPIE's)

The residents on the Karori Road in 1866 were:
* Andrews
* G. Baker
* N. Benge
* G. T. Bell
* J. D. Benge
* J. Bowler
* J. D. Calway
* ? Cosgrove
* D. Duck
* ? Firth
* S. Gawith
* ? Gibson
* ? Hawthorne
* K. Irons
* J. Leighton
* Mrs S. Mason
* Mr Martin (schoolmaster)
* ? Monk
* W. O'Neill
* J. Peers
* ? Randall
* C. Simmonds
* J. Smith
* E. Thorby
* ? Tabor
* ? Wamby

South Karori:
* J. Booth
* J. Brown
* W. Brown
* Mrs G. Collier
* T. Dunn
* A. Lewer senr & junr
* H. Page
* A. J. Reading
* R. Tuckwell

The 'N.Z. Mirror' 1 March 1929, has an illustration on page 18, of Mr and Mrs Walter HEWITT's house on the Karori Road.
Number 370 (ALDERHOLT) was built sixty years ago and was occupied by the BEAUCHAMP and it was here that Miss Beauchamp, under the name of KATHERINE MANSFIELD wrote many of the books which made her famous.

The cemetery in St Mary's Churchyard contains many plots of the 'old identities' including:
* Edith 'Etty' Allington (nee Huntbatch) 6 Aug 1870
* John Aplin 1878 John aged 36
* John Camden Cole 9 Feb 1874 aged 54 & his wife Mary Ann (nee Thorpe) 20 Jan 1896 aged 87
* Mary Cornford (nee Sawyer) 17 Aug 1874 aged 78 and her son William Cornford (1828-1912). Husband Joseph (1791-1874) buried Karori. Daughter Caroline (1821-1896) married Henry Bentley (1819-1903) and is buried Masterton
* Myles Egan F.R.C.S.L. 8 May 1887 aged 59. Dr Egan was a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons London. Eldest son of P. Egan solicitor and Eliza Clarke, Tuam Galway Ireland
* Richard Thomas Gaskin 1878 aged 31
* Charles Hudson (artist, craftsman) 28 Dec 1884 aged 66 & a memorial to his wife Emily Jane (nee Carnal) who died in London 15 Feb 1870. In 1881 Charles & his 3 children emigrated to NZ. His daughter Jeannie (Burgoyne) buried here 1919. One of the sons was George Vernon Hudson, (1867-1946) Postal clerk, entomologist, astronomer.
* Paul Kingdon 30 May 1887 aged 63
* John Pilling Jones 4 Feb 1879 aged 47 & his wife Sophia (1826-1914 nee Grimshaw). He was found drowned 12 Feb
* Catherine Edith 'Kitty' Lancaster (nee Smith) 29 Nov 1886 aged 20. Wife of Stephen Robert Lancaster (1862-1925 buried Terrace End)
* Amelia Hall Pepper 28 Nov 1866 aged 15, said to have been the first one buried there
* Pratt 1893
* Edward Standen 15 June 1869 aged 44

Amongst other plots are the
* Barnes
* Shotter
* Lewer
* and Captain Sedcole, whose tall wooden memorial is indecipherable.

The Public Cemetery is approached from Chaytor Street, or old Karori Road and was opened in 1891.
From information courteously supplied by Mr. E. H. HARLEN, from whom the writer was able to obtain an early photo, the first three burials were:
* Frederick William Fish, an infant aged 4 weeks, 1.8.1891
* Hessell Dorothy Liviston, 4.2.1892
* Henry C. Lake, 6.2.1892

A memorial cherry tree was planted in the soldiers portion by the officers of the American Navy during their visit to New Zealand in 1925. This tree grows near the memorial Lychgate, on the south side. A kauri tree was planted by Sir James ALLEN as a memorial to the gallant boys buried there. A reproduction of a photo of this incident, taken by the Crown Studio, appeared in an issue of the ?Dominion? 12/11/1926. Illustrations of the Reservoir were shown in the ?New Zealand Mail,? 12/6/1907, and the Cyclopedia, Vol. 1, pp. 222, 467 and 797, show the pleasure gardens, etc.,

In 1896 The Karori stream meanders through the Karori Park and flows into the sea near Tongue Point.

the following from NZETC was written about 1928

... Island Bay is approached from Adelaide Road, via. Berhampore, by tram, and Queens Drive by motor bus, etc. The origin of the name is due to the island immediately south of the Bay, called Tapu-te-ranga. Mr. George Hunter, son of the first Mayor of Wellington, became proprietor of the Island Bay estate in the early days.

It was surveyed by Mr. J. N. COLERIDGE, and Lots 1 to 582 were offered for sale by Mr. J. H. BETHUNE in 1879.
These are shown on a sale plan numbered 3/33, lodged in the Harbour Board office, and a photo-litho of the city and suburbs by DEVERIL in 1880, kindly lent to the writer by Mr. Frank Grady.

The streets are named after the rivers of the United Kingdom. The writer was given a map of 1888 by Mr. F. M. NORRIS. This map, drawn and published by Mr. F. H. TRONSON, of Lambton Quay, shows the Island Bay Racecourse, approached from the north by the Parade and Derwent Street, with Clyde Street as its east boundary, and Ribble Street giving access from the west. The racecourse extended from Medway Street to Humber Street, and parts of Thames and Mersey Streets were included in the area, which is not marked on the map; neither is the open drain that coursed through it.

The Island Bay Hermit, whose smoke be-grimed cave was situated a short distance from the Bay, towards Houghton Bay, was an attraction to visitors and a source of revenue to the hotel and refreshment rooms.

Picnic parties at this time thought nothing of tramping to Island Bay, and the writer can recall a visit to the Hermit in 1886. He was reclining on some sacks at the far end of the cave, and did not appear anxious or pleased to see strangers, who invariably left coins of the realm on a huge boulder near a smouldering fire that rendered the atmosphere as unpleasant as the Hermit's company, and which caused them to make an early departure.

Evidently the Hermit was not averse to being photographed, as a reproduction of one is on page 27 of the ?Evening Post? Christmas number of 1903, where he is seen standing at the entrance to his cave. Island Bay, in 1895, is described in the ?New Zealand Encyclopedia,? vol. 1 p. 799, thus:? ?Island Bay is a settlement 4 miles south of Wellington, and forms a ward of the Borough of Melrose? . There are no postal arrangements, but a telephone bureau has been established at the Island Bay Hotel. The place is a summer holiday resort for city residents, and the houses are mostly unoccupied in the winter.? Mr. R. KEENE's house on the hill is an old land mark, but the sand dunes, the camping places of picnic parties, are now levelled and built on. The latest attraction is the Children's Playground, which was opened by Councillor B. G. H. BURN on the 18th December, 1927. A description, with illustrations, appears in ?The Dominion,? 14/12/27, and the ?Post? on the 19th.

the following from NZETC was written about 1927

... Hobson Street, Thorndon, named after Governor Hobson, is off Tinakori Road, Moturoa and Davis Streets, via. Thorndon Quay.

A suspension bridge spans a deep gully that was at one time a dumping ground for an assortment of rubbish, but is now densely clothed in greenery. Mr. J. Tomlin, emigration agent, appears to have been one of the earliest residents. His name is on the Burgess Roll for 1843.
Carkeek's map, dated 1861, bears the following names, as under:?
* Sec. 595, W. Hickson and W. M. Smith
- (old No. 596 Govt. Reserve);

* 599. C. Clifford; 607, Makarita Davis, Arahia Davis and Ven. Archdeacon Williams (608a);

* 596, A de B. Brandon; 610, Rob Hart, A. Ingram-Johnston
- (right of way between);

* 612, C. Chippendale;

* 614, W. M. Bannatyne;

* 616, T. D. McManaway and Sir C. Clifford.

The hospital reserves were at the corner of Pipitea and Hobson Streets (594) and Tinakori Road, and a grant of land for a college, with four buildings on it, at Moles-worth Street corner and Hobson Street.
The records for 1865?66 show the names of Messrs. T. C. Williams and J. Futter.

the following from NZETC was written about 1928
... Hill Street, Thorndon, off Molesworth Street and Tinakori Road, is named after General Rowland Hill, second in command at Waterloo, under the Duke of Wellington, and later the Commander-in-chief of the British Army.

The original purchasers of the Town acres in this street, with frontages also to Glenbervie Road, were:

? Clement TABOR, sec. 522;

? J. ELLIOT, sec. 523, sold to J. VINEY Jnr
- (Parliament Street was taken out of sec. 523);

? Henrietta RINTOUL, sec. 524;

? J. HEATH's section, 525, extended,
- as did 526 to 530, to Sydney Street.

? Dr. Thomas ARNOLD, of Rugby, bought sections 526 and 527.

? S. FARRAR, sec. 528;

? H. A. AGLIONBY, sec. 529;

? H. MOREING, sec. 530
- (corner of Molesworth Street), sold to Sir William FOX

Sections 526 to 530 were merged in the Provincial Buildings site, now Parliamentary Grounds.

The purchasers of the north side acres were:
? James SMITH, sec. 456
- (corner of Tinakore Road), sold to Louis NATHAN

? George S. EVANS, sec. 547,
- sold to James FIELD

? Edward DANIELL sec. 548;

? His Grace the Duke of Sutherland, sec. 550,
- sold to R. BARTON, B. GORDON, J. C. and D. BROWN

? Edmund HALSWELL, sec. 552;

? George Dalrymple MONTEITH, sec. 554,
- sold to B. GORDON, R. JENKINS, W. ALLEN and E. PRINCE

? Henry MOREING, sec. 556,
- sold to the Roman Catholic Bishop of Wellington;

? George S. EVANS, sections 558, 560 and 562.
- Section 558 was sold to E. C. STRODE

Golders Hill was formed out of sections 560 and 562.
? Sir William MOLESWORTH bought section 564 (corner of Molesworth Street
This was cut up and sold to
? C. and H. BUICK
? R. H. CARPENTER
? Ann CORDING
? Jabez DEAN
? the Bishop of New Zealand
? D. WILLIAMS

Dr. EVANS' house is shown on Golders Hill, in the Thorndon Quay portion of Heaphy's ?Panoramic Sketch,? 1841.

the following from NZETC was written about 1928
... Hawkestone Street. Thorndon, is off Molesworth Street and Tinakori Road. This valley was once covered with thick forest, of which only one tree is now left?a kakikatea or white pine, which did not present sufficient attraction to the sawyer in the early stage of the Colony, having escaped the general slaughter. ?It is now preserved for the sake of ornament (1847),? states Brees in his ?Pictorial New Zealand.? ?Live stock, such as fowls, ducks, turkeys and goats, are flourishing exceedingly.?

... the commencement of the Karori Road at Hawkestone Street; the house on the hill to the left was built by Mr. Joah WAKEFIELD, and that at the top of the road was once the residence of Mr. BRANDON. The one with the verandah was built by Mr. WICKSTEED, and on the right of that was the Cadets' College, tenanted by some of the surveying cadets of the company. Mr. St. HILL's house appeared above these, backed by the Tinakori Hills. (Brees', 1847.)

One of the views is taken from Tinakori Road. Maori are seen dragging a large canoe to the harbour: a chief stands in the canoe giving time to the men at the rope. BREEs' cottage is seen at the right.

The names appearing on the Burgess Roll of 1843 as residents are:?
*S. BREES, E. DAVIS, G. EDWARDS, Henry St. HILL and J. WOODWARD.

The Government granted a site (section 566) in Hawkestone Street, to the Rev. Dr. VIARD and his successors, for the education of native and half-caste children.

The first official visitors at St. Joseph's Providence? were Messrs. J. JOHNSTON and CLIFFORD.

In 1850 Mr. W. MARSHALL conducted a grammar school on the Crescent, and the 1863 Almanac contains the names of the residents, viz.:?
* Messrs. H. Shaw,
* H. Robinson,
* A. Hughes,
* I. Clark,
* M. Kebble,
* W. Bowler,
* H. St. Hill,
* W. Nicholas,
* M. Holmes
* and Miss Caroll.

The origin of the name appears to be associated with the name of General Hill's ?Hawkestone? Estate (see Hill Street

the following from NZETC was written about 1928
.. Bolton Street, Thorndon, named after the ship 'Bolton,' which arrived April 28, 1840, is immortalised in one of Brees' illustrations published in 1847 by the view of the old Parsonage where the Rev. Robert Cole resided. The figures toiling up the hill are Mrs. KNOWLES and her son Walter, on their way to visit the vicar's wife.

The old vicarage is now (1928) called 'Dunmore,' and occupied by Mrs CALDWELL

The sub-division of the Prendergast estate, beyond the cemetery, has metamorphosised that locality
Toiling leisurely up the north side of the road one may read, in passing the cemetery, some of the grave stones marking the resting place of the early settlers. Near the lower entrance may be seen that of Andrew GILLESPIE and son, who died of wounds inflicted by the Maoris on the 7th of April, 1846. Nearly opposite, across the narrow track, is the Dorset headstone with its inscription, i.e.:

* John DORSET, surgeon, died at Nelson on the 2nd of October, 1856. Aged 49 years. Also William DORSET, died 2nd April, 1877. Aged 75 years. Nearby lies Hugh MORRISON, died 1843, and his wife Ann TURNER, died 1844. A little higher up, John KING, solicitor, 1862, and his wife, 1856. The headstones beyond the upper gate record the names of John HOUGHTON, died 1879, H. Middleton BLACKBURN, 99th Reg., killed in action at Horokiwi engagement, August 6th, 1846, aged 22 years; C. B. IZARD, G. MARTIN, Wm. PHARAZYN, Messrs SAXBY and McCOLL

Passing through the upper entrance, one may see, by turning to the path on the right (a few yards from the gate), one of the oldest tombstones erected in Wellington. It is split in halves, which are resting against a tree opposite Mr. Jas. FUTTER's stone. The inscription reads thus:?

* This stone is erected by the affectionate widow of the late John PEARCE, late of Birmingham, who was one of the eight unfortunately drowned on the 26th August, 1841; aged 41.?*

The address of Mr John FITCHETT is given as Bolton Street in the Burgess Roll of 1843, and The Almanac of 1863 contains names of the following residents:?
* G. Bennett, Mrs Smith and James Wallace (south side)
* A. Allen, R. H. Huntley, R. Watson (north side, called Cemetery Hill).

the following from NZETC was written about 1928

... Boulcott Street, City, is approached from Manners and Willis Streets, and the Terrace, and named after J. Elliker BOULCOTT, Esq. This street is described by Brees
?The Catholic chapel (St. Mary's Cathedral) is situated at Te Aro, near the beach. The Catholic Pastor is represented by the Rev. Father O'REILLY, who is highly respected among his flock, as well as by all who have the pleasure of his acquaintance.

The residents in 1863 were:
from Minifie's Queen's Hotel -
* R. J. Duncan,
* J. H. Wallace,
* W. Lyon (Hannah's), and
* Stephen Carkeck (west side),
* E. Jackson, T. Watson,
* R. W. Pattern,
* G. Payne,
* J. C. Wallace and
* Mrs. Murch (east side).

Whitehall is still in occupation. This was a boardinghouse in 1895, kept by one with the appropriate name of ?Onyon.? The old Masonic Hall and the old Marist Brothers' school are still in evidence.

?Very different from the broad, smooth, well graded road of to-day,? writes Miss I. A. EDWIN in the ?Evening Post,? 20/3/1928, ?was Boulcott Street in its earliest stages. For where the traffic controller stands at the crossroads to direct the noisy, never-ending procession of trams and motors is just about where the little fern-bordered stream?the Waikoukou?ran into the sea. A narrow track followed the Waikoukou up the gully, where among the bush, fantails flitted about the ngaios and tuis sipped honey from the flax.??

?On the opposite side to the church were two big gardens ? Dr. GILLON's on the corner, and Dr. FRANCE's higher up?the latter's old house was pulled down to make room for a picture theatre and cabaret.?

the following taken from NZETC was written about 1928
... Cuba Street, extended, in 1841, from the water front behind Manners Street, to Ingestre Street (now Vivian). In 1845, a worthy citizen of Wellington plodded his way through fern and ti-tree to Te Aro flat in search of the surveyor's peg, which had been driven in at the corner of Cuba and Dixon Streets. Upon this spot a small house and shop were erected in which a very successful drapery business was carried on by two ladies named Smith. Later, Mr. J. Smith (no relation to the Misses Smith) bought the business, which became long and favourably known as Te Aro House.

There was only one house in Cuba Street in 1850. In 1857 a five-roomed house and garden was offered for sale by Mr. William Henry Rotermund. (died 1863 age unknown) The garden was stocked with fruit trees of every description, a well of water, and outhouse.

A very interesting paper, compiled and read by Mr. E. G. Pilcher, vice-president of the Early Settlers Association, before its members on the 6th September, 1922, and published in Vols. 2, No. 3 and 4, pp. 25 and 17, gives a detailed account of Cuba Street in the 'sixties. A few extracts are here quoted: Starting on the eastern side, we find the Market Reserve, extending as far as Dixon Street. (This was in 1863.) Stalls were provided, whence country settlers might dispose of their produce, but practically no attempt was made by those concerned to take advantage of these facilities.

Later, one end was converted into a morgue, and a hotel was built on the corner of the section. This was the first Royal Oak, destroyed by fire in 1879.
Some of the names mentioned in the article are,
from Dixon Street:
* T. Whitehouse (arrived 1841),
* E. Campbell,
* W. Haybittle,
* Colquhoun,
* Nicholson,
* C. Ward,
* Mrs. Lawrie,
* Brewer and Knigge.
Hannah's Buildings now occupy these sites.
* W. P. Barber,
* J. Renall
* and G. London. The bridge over the stream coming from Polhill Gully (Aro Street) crossed Ghuznee Street at the corner, and was known as ?London Bridge.?

The places from Ghuznee Street belonged to E. H. Crease, afterwards Kirkcaldie and Stains branch establishment, then later Thompson and Bennett, Mrs. Wrigley, J. Tolley, and J. Hurley.

Then came the White Swan (Churchill's). On the opposite corner (still eastern side) were R. Martin's and R. Miller's establishments (J. Dixon, 1870, formerly Godber's now Dustins) Edward Dixon's garden adjoined.

Across Vivian Street were several residences, occupied by J. H. Horner, A. P. Stuart, and Lieut. Willis (later by Major Paul, whose daughter founded the ?Paulina Home, the site of the Salvation Army Hostel, or People's Palace).

Higher up was Mr. Billman's residence. Above Abel Smith Street were the houses of W. Tonks (senr.), John Gell and W. Bennett.

Tonks' brickyard was at the top of the street, and Isaac Lovelock's house adjoined it. The latter's house was standing in 1922.

Then (west side) were the houses of Lynch, Martin, E. Bannister, J. W. Chisholm, and W. Ashbridge.

From Abel Smith Street to Vivian Street were the residences of B. Smith, Mrs. Mills, W. H. Meek, W. Nicholson, Mitchell and Gandy (W. Scott in 1870) and H. F. Logan up to 1884.

Mr. E. Miller, banker, lived in a house next to the Veitch and Allan corner. J. Dixon's brewery, through the grounds of which the Te Aro Stream took its course.

The Galatea Hotel (1868) before Garrett Street was formed, E. Wilton, Mrs. Marriott, Miss Harris, now Youmann's buildings (1922), J. Lett, Gordon Baillie bookseller, E. Dixon's cordial factory, W. Grigg barrack sergeant, Dr. France, D. Kinniburgh (arrived on the George Fyfe, 1842), Te Aro House, Miss Taylor and Misses Smith (1845) and Jas. Smith in 1868.

From Dixon Street to Manners Street was the Nag's Head Inn, an old-fashioned hostelry of the English type, the stable yard and equipment reminiscent of Dickens; Mr. J. Lowry was the landlord. This was destroyed by fire in 1879, and the Alhambra Hotel now stands on the site.

The cottage at the corner of Manners Street was occupied by
Captain Mundle

the following taken from NZETC was written about 1918

... Customhouse Quay. The first sale of sections in this street was advertised for the 14th May, 1858; 25 sections, with frontages to Willis Street, Harbour Street, Customhouse Quay, and the site of the Bank of New Zealand corner.
The total frontage was 844ft., at about ?6 10s. per foot frontage. The corner section, Customhouse Quay, ?15, the Bank of New Zealand, was fixed at ?8, totalling ?9,712. None of the Customhouse Quay sections, nor the corner, were sold; so were offered again on the 1st September, 1858, and yet again on the 5th March, 1862.

The above information was extracted from Mr. Herbert Baillie's valuable pamphlet on the Early Reclamations and Harbour Works of Wellington, p. 7, and from the Cyclopedia of N.Z., Vol. 1, p. 292, from which fuller details may be obtained.

Some of the names of the business firms which appear in the Wellington Directory for 1866 are as follows:?
* The London Coffee House,
*C. Griffin,
* W. Whitten,
* W. Krull,
* ? Compton,
* A. A. Barnett,
* and the Queen's Bond.

Briscoe's map, 1867, shows the proposed reclamation for the approach to the Queen's Wharf, and the sites for the Bank of Australasia and the Pier Hotel.
* R. G. Knight, tent maker (arrived in the s.s. ?Rangitoto?) established his business in 1867.

Mr. W. T. L. Travers placed on record four photographs of Customhouse Quay, which are now historical, viz., No. 1, Plimmer's Wharf, about 1874, showing Compton's timber wharf at the back of it, and between the two wharves may be seen the old boilers of the s.s. ?Rangatira,? which, when worn out, were thrown overboard in shallow water, in the free and easy manner of those times. (?Evening Post,? Xmas No., 1904, p. 25). The N.Z. Steam Navigation Company's building, a part of Boulcott Street, and the old Wesleyan Church are seen in the distance. The second photo shows the Quay and watermen's steps, about 1874, the Bank of Australasia, and the Pier Hotel. The Queen's Bond stands on piles lapped by the waters beneath the building. The N.Z. Express Company's building stands (1904) where the array of boats may be seen on the steps. No. 3 picture is on page 26 of the same issue of the ?Post,? and shows the Quay looking northward from the steps, showing, besides the Pier Hotel, the Post Office, the Provincial Buildings (site of Government Life Insurance and now a part of the interor of the building), and Mills' (Cable's in 1904) Lion Foundry in the distance. The third picture shows the Quay and Hunter Street; the ?Noah's Ark,? with McIntyre, the ship chandler's name fronting the gable end of the shingled roof; the building at the corner, the ?Tribune? newspaper office, of Mr. W. Hutchison; the old Supreme Court, Lambton Quay; and Mr. Ebenezer Baker's office may be seen in the background. While above it (along Hunter Street) may be seen the residence of Mr. Hoggard, embowered in trees. The A.M.P. Buildings, etc., are at the right of the picture.

Looking at the map of 1926, the principal buildings shown are the Bank of New Zealand, National Mutual. A.M.P., G.P.O., Government Life, Life, Union Steam Ship Company, Commercial and Dominion Line, on the west side; while on the east side are the Customs Offices, Wharves, Bank of Australasia, N.Z. Carrying Company, and King's Chambers.