Hello List, It sounds like a number of you are finding useful information in the Early Auckland Birth information I am posting to the list. Some have asked about the Sources of this information. Shirley has given me this brief account of the sources: Basically, the information comes from - 1. Auckland public library list annotated by Pat French for 1848 to 1852 2. From the local parish registers also held at APL 3. Actual registers held at RG's office at Levin extracted 1987 courtesy of RG I have a collection of other births deaths and marriages information which I will post once I have completed the current crop of information. This list now has in excess of 150 subscribers, which is great because it's only a week or so old. Please feel free to post your queries or comments or hints/tips/advice etc etc etc. Those of you with easy access to good resource material and willing to do lookups please make yourselves known. Regards Maureen Donwen List Admin