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. Thomas Short, the Superintendent, was born in London in 1830, and after leaving school was employed in the carrying trade. Coming out to Australia in 1865, he was for some years in business as a storekeeper and farmer in New South Wales. In 1875 he crossed the Tasman Sea and settled in Wellington. Entering the Government service he became head bailiff of the R.M. Court in Wellington, a position which he held for some years. Mr. Short was then appointed Clerk of the Court at Nelson South West goldfields, but resigned in consequence of a breakdown in his health. After spending some time in Australia he returned to New Zealand in 1890 and was appointed to his present position in 1891. Mr. Short was married in 1851 to Miss Elizabeth Rose Stoneham, only daughter of the late Captain Stoneham, of Dover, Kent, England, in Stepney Old Church, London, and has one son who, is in the Government employ. Mrs. Short fills the responsible position of matron of the Home.