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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Lind, Thomas

Lind, Thomas, Coachbuilder, Wheelwright, and Farrier, Shannon. Mr. Lind was born in 1851 in Denmark, where he was educated. He was apprenticed to his trade, and served under several masters before coming to New Zealand. Arriving in Napier in 1873, per ship “Fritz Ruyter,” he worked at his trade as a journeyman for three years under Mr. Charles McKirdie. In 1876 he came to Foxton and entered into business as coachbuilder and wheelwright, continuing for fifteen years, when he removed to Shannon owing to the falling off in the flax industry. The premises occupied by Mr. Lind are freehold, and consist of a one-story building of wood and iron, having a frontage of forty feet, the total floor space being about 2000 square feet. Mr. Lind, who is well known as a first-class farrier, is liberally patronized by the townsfolk of Shannon and the settlers of the surrounding districts. He has adopted as his motto, “good workmanship, prompt attention, and moderate prices.”