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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Mr. Edward William Foster
Mr. Edward William Foster , Manager of the Ngapara Flour Mills, was born at Timaru. in 1866, and is the son of Mr. Philip Foster, an old Deal boatman. He learned the business of a miller at the Atlas Mills, where he was employed by the proprietors, Messrs Evans and Co., for thirteen years. During this period Mr. Foster rose to the position of second miller, and was entrusted with the task of preparing flour for the last Brisbane Exhibition, and also for the Dunedin Exhibition of 1890. and he was successful in securing a gold medal in each case. He was appointed to his present position in January, 1900. Mr. Foster has made a study of the latest methods of testing flour, in which he uses the most modern scientific instruments, and the flour passing through the mill under his care is daily submitted to a chemical test. Mr. Foster is a member of the Ngapara Defence Rifle Club. He was married, in 1896, to a daughter of the late Mr. Richard Peters, of Timaru.
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Mr. E. W. Foster.