"...in a better sanitary condition than any in the North Island."
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Regarding Onehunga. As stated in RNZ's "Elizabeth Yates - First Woman Mayor in the British Empire", New Zealand Society 2015. RNZ. Published 5 June 2015.
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Elizabeth Yates (mayor)
Elizabeth Yates (née Oman) (1840 – 6 September 1918), was the first female mayor of the British Empire. She was born in Scotland, but later in 1894 served as mayor of Onehunga in New Zealand.
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