Title: The evolution of local government areas in metropolitan Auckland, 1840-1971
Authors: Bloomfield, G. T.
Publisher: Auckland University Press,
Year: 1973
Subjects: Local government New Zealand Auckland Metropolitan Area History.
Contents: Pt. 1. Metropolitan local government. 1. Local government area and metropolitan cities -- 2. The Auckland Region -- Pt. 2. Evolution of local government areas in Auckland 1840-1970. 3. The establishment of boundary lines and administrative areas in Auckland 1840-1852 -- 4. The establishment of local government areas in Auckland 1853-1875 -- 5. The stabilization of local government areas 1876-1900 -- 6. Emergence of a metropolitan city 1901-1927 -- 7. Extended suburban growth in Auckland 1928-1955 -- 8. Metropolitan expansion and local government amalgamation 1956-1871 -- 9. The past in the present -- Pt. 3. Types and numbers of local authorities 1862-1971. 10. Territorial local authorities -- 11. Ad hoc authorities.