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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Temperance Hotel (Maurice Thompson, proprietor), Utiku. Bankers, Bank of New Zealand. This hostelry, which was completed and opened in May, 1896; contains seven bedrooms, two parlours, and a dining-room to seat twenty. The stables of five stalls and large loose-box are supplemented with an excellent paddock, which is specially available for travelling stock. Tourists are considered in every way, and their wants receive personal attention from the proprietor. Born at Saltwater Creek, Canterbury, Mr. Thompson became proprietor of the Railway Hotel, Hunterville, in 1894, and successfully conducted that house till opening at Utiku. He is a member of the Oddfellows' Order, being attached to the Ohingaiti Lodge.