This little settlement, which has been somewhat eclipsed by the more favourably located village of Rangiwahia, which is but two miles away, is 133 miles to the north-east of the Empire City of the Colony. The settlement is part of the Kiwitea County and in the Rangitikei Electoral District. The local storekeeper conducts the business of the postal department; mails are received and despatched by the coach, which arrives and departs tri-weekly, Fowlers (Birmingham), sixteen miles distant, being the nearest telegraph station.

The Mangarimu Public School is situated in a playground of two acres, and is five miles from the Rangiwahia School, and between eight and nine miles from the Ruahine School. There are thirty children on the roll, with a first-lass average attendance and a good annual report, more especially as regards discipline and percent age of passes. The playground is being rapidly cleared by the master and scholars, who hope to have a good cricket pitch at no distant date.

Mr. William Frederick Stansell, the Headmaster of the Mangarimu Public School, who is the son of Mr. J. R. Stansell, the well-known host of Whyte's Hotel, Foxton, was born at Burke's Pass, McKenzie Country. in 1875. In 1887 he was appointed pupil teacher at the Wai-iti School, where he was educated. He became assistant in 1890 at the Foxton School, remaining there for two years, when he took charge of the Pemberton School. The local post-office is conducted by Mr. Stansell. As an enthusiast in sport he has done much to help such matters in the district. He is secretary of the Rangiwahia Sports and Cricket clubs and of the Bush Cricket Association.

Mr. W. F. Stansell.

Beckett's Station, near Pemberton, the property of Mr. R. E. Beckett, of Marton, comprises 2300 acres of freehold, 1500 acres of which is felled, cleared, and fenced; 3000 crossbred sheep were shorn last season. The country in the vicinity of the property is undulating, and of a light loamy nature.

Mr. Robert Craig, the Manager of the Station, who is a son of Mr. Wm. Craig, of Wanganui, was born in Dunedin in 1860, and received his present appointment in 1894. Previously he had been employed as manager of various runs in the Wanganui District. For the past sixteen years he has been an enthusiast in football, and played against the first New South Wales team which visited New Zealand; he is now a member of the Ruahine Club. Mr. Craig is also well known as a marksman, and at the New Zealand Rifle Meetings has succeeded in carrying off several prizes.

FitzHerbert, Anthony, Farmer, “Nortury,” near Pakihikura. “Norbury,” which is situated between Hunterville page 1253 and Pemberton, in 512 acres in extent, and carries two-and-a-half sheep to the acre. Mr. FitzHerbert, a son of the late Colonel FitzHerbert, was born in Derbyshire in 1863, and was educated at Malvern College, Worcestershire. He landed in New Zealand in 1879, and settled in the Rangitikei District, where he joined his brother, and engaged in farming. He was afterwards in the Kiwitea District for about three years, and after five years in Australia he returned to the Colony in 1890. Before settling on his present property he spent twelve months with Mr. W. S. Marshall, near Pemberton. Mr. FitzHerbert married a daughter of Mr. Chas. Bull, of Aorangi, Feilding, and has one daughter.

Mr. A. FitzHerbert, Pakihikura.

McGregor, John Dall, Farmer, “Te Ruae,” Hinau. This freehold property aggregates 1600 acres. It is situated within two-and-a-half miles of Pemberton, and is capable of carrying two-and-a-half shepp to the acre all the year round, in addition to about 200 head of cattle, principally shorthorns. Mr. McGregor, who is a son of the late Mr. P. McGregor, of Glasgow, was born in Wellington in 1852, and was educated in Wanganui. Before settling at Hinau, he carried on farming in the Wanganui and Taranaki districts for several years. In local politics Mr. McGregor has been prominent as a member of the Taranaki County Council, the Stratford County Council, and as chairman of the Wanganui Road Board. He was also a member of the Alexandra Cavalry. He married a daughter of Mr. Strachan, of “Lornty,” Wanganui, and has three sons and three daughters.

Marshall, William Swainson, Farmer, “Te Hekenga,” Hinau, near Pemberton. Mr. Marshall, who has owned this property for twenty-seven years, was one of the pioneer settlers of the district. Nearly 5000 sheep are shorn every year, and a herd of 200 head of shorthorns also grazes on the run. A son of the late Major Marshall, Mr. Marshall was born in 1852 at Kaiwarra, where he was educated. He is a member of the Masonic craft, and takes a keen interest in all public matters. Mr. Marshall is married to a daughter of Mr. W. J. Swainson, and has two daughters.

Lay, Geo. L., General Storekeeper and Postmaster, Post-Office Store, Pemberton. Bankers, Bank of New Zealand. Established 1892.