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Life in Early Poverty Bay

Houses on Sleds

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Houses on Sleds

In the early seventies whares, houses and huts were seen on various sections, but all, or practically all, were built on sleds. The reason for this course was due to the uncertainty, in many cases, of the ownership of the land. In those days timber was cheap, kauri, for instance, being bought at 6/- a hundred feet. When the real owner demanded a rental, friends got together and the house was pulled on to the next section, and so on.

Mrs. Bennett.

Mrs. Bennett.

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Gisborne Borough Council—1925–1927. Front Row.—Mr. A. Young (Borough Engineer), Cr. H. H. DeCosta, Mr. G. T. Wildish (Mayor), Cr. D. W. Coleman, Cr. T. E. Toneycliffe. Back Row.—Cr. C. E. Bickford, Mr. R. D. B. Robinson (Town Clerk), Cr. H. E. Maude, Cr. L. T. Burnard, Cr. J. Bullard, Cr. T. E. Todd, Cr. J. Blair,

Gisborne Borough Council—1925–1927.
Front Row.—Mr. A. Young (Borough Engineer), Cr. H. H. DeCosta, Mr. G. T. Wildish (Mayor), Cr. D. W.
Coleman, Cr. T. E. Toneycliffe.
Back Row.—Cr. C. E. Bickford, Mr. R. D. B. Robinson (Town Clerk), Cr. H. E. Maude, Cr. L. T. Burnard, Cr. J. Bullard, Cr. T. E. Todd, Cr. J. Blair,

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