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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Captain John Grant, the popular captain of the s.s. “Takapuna,” was born in Rossshire, Scotland, in 1851, and served his time at sea in a vessel trading with the port of London and the British Coast. After much experience, gained in various parts of the world, he joined the fleet of the Union Steam Shipping Company of New Zealand, in April 1879. He was for over a year in command of the s.s. “Wanaka,” and in 1888 he was transferred to the “Takapuna,” where he still remains. Captain Grant is a careful and skilful officer, and has a genial smile and a kindly word for all who travel by this favourite steamer. He was married in 1886, to the second daughter of Mr. John Young, of Napier, and has two sons and a daughter.

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