Mechanics Bay the bordering headlands. Closest to Point Britomart was Official Bay, so called because many government officials lived there during the 1840s. Almost contiguous with Official Bay was Mechanics Bay. It took its name from its use in housing the labour force the government had brought to construct the new capital. Mechanics Bay contained the mouth of the stream issuing from the springs in the Auckland Domain to the south. The Bay had a broad, flat beach where Māori had long been in the habit of beaching their waka (canoes). Next to Mechanics Bay was St Georges Bay and then Judges
Bay City Municipal Airport For the 12-month period ending March 27, 2008, the airport had 8,750 aircraft operations, an average of 23 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 33 aircraft based at this airport: 70% single-engine, 3% multi-engine, 6% helicopter and 21% ultralight. Bay City Municipal Airport Bay City Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located five nautical miles (9 km) east of the central business district of Bay City, in Matagorda County, Texas, United States. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned BYY