“Aglionby” and “Richmond” and “Karori.”

Notwithstanding all complaints and discomforts, the Colony had made great progress. Two villages, named respectively “Aglionby” and “Richmond,” were in process of formation. Another village (Wadestown) was being peopled on the country section immediately north of the town, belonging jointly to Mr. Watt and John Wade. A dray-road up the steep side facing the harbour, which gave access to the sunny nooks and terracing flats on the north-west slope, was constructed.

In the upland valley of the “Karori,” several people had begun to clear the land, the bush men finding their way by an old Maori path.