First Meeting Of The Christchurch Drainage Board – 4th January 1876
On 4 January 1876, the first meeting of the Christchurch Drainage Board took place. Two years earlier, Christchurch had achieved the unflattering title of being the unhealthiest city in New Zealand. We also had the highest death rate as diseases such as Typhoid were rife. The population of Christchurch at that time was 12,000 people. …
