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Life in Early Poverty Bay

Population Quadruples in Decade

Population Quadruples in Decade.

The population of the municipalitv at the time of the formation of the Borough in 1877 was between 400 and 500. Nine years later it was computed at close on 2,000, having grown four fold. The failure of the City of Glasgow Bank in 1882 did not, of course, tend to maintain prosperity. The growing problems from the '80's onwards were how best to provide good roads and bridges, furnish an adequate water supply, and deal in a proper manner with the sanitary needs. On its small annual income, as compared with today, and with the help of but small loans, it battled away as best it might for over a quarter of a century. The Borough built the Kaiti bridge and a structure linking Whataupoko to the town was provided, by private enterprise thanks to the energy and optimism of the late Mr. W. L. Rees. By the middle '90's, the Borough was getting well knocked into shape and the time became ripe for more extensive efforts in the direction of supplying it with the comforts of civilisation in a much greater degree.

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Jubilee Arch at Intersection of Gladstone Road and Peel Street—1927.

Jubilee Arch at Intersection of Gladstone Road and Peel Street—1927.