Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Mr. James Stuart Holmes , Chairman of the Oamaru Harbour Board, is the second surviving son of the late Hon. M. Holmes, M.L.C., and was born at Geelong, Victoria, in 1847. He was educated at Edinburgh University, and arrived in New Zealand in December, 1864. Since 1885, Mr. Holmes has had charge of the Awamoa estate; he has been a member of the Oamaru Harbour Board since 1886, and has been chairman since 1895. He was for a short time a member of the Waitaki County Council, and has long been connected with the North Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Association, as a member of the committee.