New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-22

r,,, stood as burned down in 1860 by the natives and
We are only now seeing inc e ory b dscoyered
, h t New plymouth and for Dles the beach is formed
=, the h srrssd by single proves Of fusion
The Province Of Auckland contains tho great bus Of the
native race vhoee stand in Wakao and 10 the east coast
have already spoken Of II also possesses greater variety Of
sol than any proyine, but does not eScept the
indeed the chief dcay settlement 10 luxl
ant growth Of timber yern and SIeepers whsh dbe sy,
LEAF this Province except in tho Of imported plants ana
All indigenous trees and shrubs are Syereeen AsS ca
land ateunds in ny useful trees for bning purposes tne
principal being tho Kaur ps4e which es not exist IN Any
other Iart Of the world Iher valuable Tree growing tSs
ung Owing Its peculiar growth she shipwrgts Law
no dfeSy III securing snees ready aae 10, " W. ne ext
ord nary facilities f9r wster communication IN TINS ySo|
shibudnc has become extensive domestic industry
There harboIs in Auckland twice tod than IA ~
ne other provinces put together Tdere are in hSe % the
KRpaa aud its auents The country quite open 90 1
rnent The natives extremely quiet ana nduS.nous %
have aenaed the Of their land but owing to me anu
Guilty Of obtaining transport and the sedueons OF town @
this immense . r sIy sh", ,Se mere Singular when
few miles all but level cutting would unite the Wtema OF
Auckland haho with the Kpea navigation ana so open UP
Nsrthward again coast is the haIor ana rSI
Of Hokonga noble tidal ryer Known 70 an lg v a and
gum trade South Of the Manukau on the west coast ~ %
Wakao and port The river takes IT'S de I'm WSt",o
which have recently passed into our hands us te ns
conquest ana aO %Ies ss % Of wen nigh @
The river are supplied with coal from the mines con
most prosperous district There about l39 square miles
Of open agricultural country wen Nstiee anu ~ iGne
minerals the chef at present known being coal ana
have shown thai m the OF harbors and naVgnce
yers the province Of Auckland is hcfhaps IA G
world II abounds in coal iron copper spn ai ' nv
other mineras Flowing petroleum has been dseoYere IN
several places in the province and ns S s g ac n ber ina
fancy however and invite capital aud SAL 70 ASST s
and lead likewise known TO sxst IN ' pine ~ bs as
perseyerng efforts have beea made TO test ihe ene o. S %
eovey Besides al this the province o. AeekiSnS ~
largely in the manufacture o. ,s.s ~'n ~,
AZ secondhand from England az greatly enhanced rates sa
% I've some is Of the Importance Of Zealand
tnde 10 NewYork and other American empoums viii quote
Few figures nom the statistics OF the Colony Tor oo pun
shed 6y tho Colonial GOVERNMENT Total value 81 imTos
80 Jq g17 total value OF exports 43J2le VI ihs ,o'n
oNa he Colony of New South Wales sIO7 CSC from the
Colony Of Victoria Gl2ie2S3 The exports Were II
America was sJO 6O and from tie United States ai'o'7
the exports thence being valued st2 n les oo.s 90
commercial enterprise ey the ranHna e sn Ss ss
brings into earlier intercourse WY s o, me- n ' of
imports at Auckland the year 1905 amounted TO 81 $1,000
and tine exports 10 ag0s9 There 26i vessels repre-
Sae a tonnage Of 100 m tons entered into the port u Auck
be colony The registered tonnage Of the port d Auckland
n "a tons Of total Of a. ls4 tons Of the colony The
following is return Of the population at the end OF l Anek
land 1905; natives about l3OcOi TaranGki 4a.e natives
about 200 Wellington 10 l65 natives about eo liawkes
BAY 4g; natives about 25Oi Nelson, 1870 MarlD0ongh
54t5 Canterbury, 4s,6s 0ago ~ J9s; Southland 1C1
In conclusion mention the fact that the btaifeTous
iron sand exists along the Of the province d uck
land Cape Maria Van Dicmhn 90 s junction with Iaan
a poyinc every facility exists for working IT. IA
vet gold mining confined to the Coromande reefs in Auc
land The haros and rivers teen Win hh Ihere rs lbs
point also in its favor that whereas oil the AVAILABLE land IN the
Middle Isan Wellington and Hawkes. Bay have been taken
up 100000 in this province open 10
acquisition aud BENEFICIAL occupation
Ii anything have written induces the spirit Of enterprise
10 Characteristic al American communities 60 rn is AZ
enon to New Zealand North or South shah he amply re-
information * valuable character shall be equally
grateful