Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1897, Wellington

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Mr. Donald Reid was Minister for Public Works in the third Stafford Government, September to October, 1872, and again held office in the re-constructed Atkinson Ministry from January to October, 1877. Mr. Reid was one of the earliest settlers in Otago. In the days of Provincial Governments he was ever a prominent member of the Executive. In 1865 he was returned to the House of Representatives, and for some years he was to the fore in colonial politics. Since 1878 he has been out of Parliament, and has devoted his great energy and ability to mercantile pursuits. Mr. Reid is the senior partner in the firm of Donald Reid and Co., grain brokers and stock and station agents, Dunedin, his partner being his son-in-law, the Hon. Thomas Fergus, whose career is referred to elsewhere.