"BLEAK HOUSE" BURNED.
A LINK AVITH THE EARLY DAYS. (fly Telceraph.-Press Association.) Auckland, April 12. Another link with the early days of Auckluiul was severed hie Jnsl night, when n historic building known as Bleak Hoik?," situated at J'nkuranga, was destroyed by fire. The homo was for many ye.-us tho residence of the Into lion, fcvery ll'Lean, at onft time nclincSuperiulendent of the Province, and member fit the LoKifclalivo Council, nrnl his brother (Mr. Robert M'Le.lll). II was bi.ill in 1818 aI- the limo when i| lo first party ot Imperial ponsionors were settled in the ncighlionrhnod. Tho house hud been much added to up the years went on, nnd at tin? time of its destruction contained some twenty rooms. The huildiii" Moused to the trust estate of Ihc hlo Mrs. Robert M'Leavt, and was insured in the Xew Zealand Office for
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1101, 13 April 1911, Page 4
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