A woman between ou and 70 years of age, bedridden with rheumatic gout, has been found in Christchurch living in an old threestalled stable in a very dirty yard, with a kerosene tin for a stove. The woman says that her husband makes a poor living by gathering bottles. For their shelter they pav 3s a week. Asked why they did not apply for charitable aid, she said her husband had done so, but got nothing, says a Southern paper.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11366, 8 May 1900, Page 5
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