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This is a large Reserve, situated near Government House and Supreme Court, planted with shelter trees and laid out in well-kept lawns.

Both the above Reserves are well laid out in rock-work and flower borders. Karangahape Road Reserve, which is situated close to Grafton Bridge, is very popular, and is in continual use as a resting place by City residents and country visitors.

This Reserve contains a fine monument made of New Zealand marble, at the base of which is a bronze figure, erected by the Auckland Branch of the Victoria League to the memory of the men of the Imperial Forces, Colonial Forces, and Friendly Maoris who laid down their lives in the New Zealand Wars. It was unveiled by the Mayor, Mr. J. H. Gunson, C.B.E., on August 18th, 1920.

Brooks Square Reserve, Ponsonby.

St. James' Square Reserve.