Looking back at the 1893 electoral roll (when the women of our fine little country where first afforded the "vote"), Janet Edith Louisa RICE, married woman, can be found residing at "Tasman Street" (and as mentioned earlier, she is still listed there in 1896 ). Edited to add: She's still on the 1900 Wellington e/roll ... at Tasman Street. She has a "residential" qualification, so it's likely she doesn't own the house she resides in ?
Edited to add: In Wendy's Reply # 4 she mentions in respect of the Suffrage Petition 1893 - Janet RICE residing at 68 Cuba Street :
Tasman Street, which runs from Buckle Street (bordered by the brick Police Barracks building), through to John Street, (near the former Alexandra Hospital), does actually have some steep parts - from about the location of the old Boy's Institute building (left side heading South), to where the street intersects with Drummond Street. And from the John Street end, heading towards Drummond St, the gradient is similar to that in your photo. Of course a lot of demolition of houses has occurred in this area, but I consider it to have been a more likely setting for a "slightly grander" house or "town house".
If you enlarge the photo, you'll notice a "house number" is placed on the fence post near the gate.
I can make out the lower number >> 8 >> ... what is the top number ?? A >> 7 or a >> 9 >> ??
Heading South say, along left of Tasman Street, I think the houses in this steeper section, were built on the ridge line ... so that might explain why there is "clear air" in this photo. (Not sure what the large tree resting on side of house is ? Macrocarpa / a pine, maybe ? )
Interested to hear what ages you think the girls in the photo, were ? (My guess -- about 12 and 16).
~ Lu
