 Here, Mary had a house built on Cuba Street which she let out for rent whilst also earning as a piano teacher.In her letter, Charlotte Brontë writes Mary was "in her element- because she is where he has a toilsome task to perform, an important improvement to effect- a weak vessel (Waring) to strengthen- she will remain in New Zealand as long as she can there find serious work to do - but no longer".She also attempted to earn a living by sending written articles to English magazines, only to be unsuccessful in getting them published.