Municipal and Official Handbook of the City of Auckland, New Zealand/General Data
GENERAL DATA.
| Date of foundation, City of Auckland | 18th September, 1840 |
| Situation: | |
| Longitude | East 174° 45′ |
| Latitude | South 36° 51′ |
| Climate: | |
| Mean annual temperature | 58 degrees Fahr. |
| Rainfall (average) | 43 inches |
| Areas: | |
| City (Municipal boundaries) | 7,844 acres |
| Greater Auckland | 92.55 square miles |
| Population (1921 census): | |
| City | 81,712 |
| City and suburbs | 157,757 |
| Province | 369,618 |
| Commerce: | |
| Shipping, 1921—Inwards | 1,800,193 tons |
| Outwards | 1,750,844 {{{1}}}„ |
| Trade, 1920: | |
| Exports | £9,383,603 |
| Imports | £18,732,032 |
| Harbour: | |
| Area | 73 square miles |
| Water frontage | 194 miles |
| Berthing accommodation | 14,925 feet |
| Mileage of City streets | 184 |
| Tramways: | |
| Route miles | 27 |
| Parks: | |
| Number of parks within City Boundaries | 14 |
| Acreage of parks within City boundaries | 522 |
| Number of parks and reserves beyond City boundaries owned by or vested in the City Corporation | 5 |
| Acreage of parks and reserves beyond City boundaries owned by or vested in the City Corporation | 7,574 |
| Baths: | |
| Number of swimming baths | 3 |
| Libraries: | |
| Number of libraries | 6 |
| Number of volumes in libraries | 105,486 |
| City Finances: | |
| Annual revenue, 1920–21 | £1,075,840 |
| Annual ratable value, 1922–23 | £1,591,526 |
| Vital Statistics, 1921: | |
| Birth rate per 1,000 | 19.41 |
| Death{{{1}}}„{{{1}}}„ | 10.50 |