Mr. John Crawford Anderson , ex-Member for Bruce, is the eldest son of Mr. Archibald Anderson, of the Hermitage, Stirling, and was born in Otago in 1848. He was educated at the Dunedin High school, and at the age of twenty leased from his father 2000 acres, which he changed from its virgin condition to a high state of cultivation, when it reverted to the lessor. Mr. Anderson then engaged in antimony mining at Waipori, and in quartz-reefing on the Carrick Itaages. In 1885, at the request of a large number of the electors of Bruce, he contested that seut against several other candidates, amongst whom was Mr. Donald Reid, junior, or Milton, who won by thirty-one votes. At the general election of 1887, Mr. Anderson contested the constituency again, and defeated his former opponent by thirty-one votes, the precise majority which Mr. Itaid had had in 1885. Mr. Anderson did not contest the seat at the next election, and has over since been engaged in farming at Inehelutha.

The Borough Of Milton bas an area of 264 acres, and a population of 1,500 persona, 340 of whom arc ratepayers. The rateable value is £7,800, with a general rate of two shillings in the pound; the annual revenue, £1,000. The town is lighted with kerosene, and many of the public buildings and business establishments by acetelyne gas. Water is obtained from spring wells and rain water. Members of the Council for 1904: Mr. William Moore (Mayor), and Messrs James Lockhart, Frederick Bastings, William Taylor, Robert Robertson, James B. Scanlan, William Murphy, Charles King, Archibald McKechnie, and Charles Grey (Councillors), Mr. B. M. Brookes is Town Clerk. The Council holds its meeting in the Coronation Hall.

Mr. Robert Margrie Brookes , Town Clerk, Treasurer, and Returning Officer for the Borough of Milton, was born in the Tokouiairiro district in the year 1864. He is the youngest son of Mr. Thomas Brookes, who was town clerk of Milton until his death in December, 1886, and was succeeded by his son, the present occupant of the office. Mr. K. M. Brookes was educated at the Toko mairiro High School under the late rector, Mr. William Malcolm, and the present rector, Mr. James Reid. He is an enthusiastic musician, and was for four years honorary conductor of the Milton Brass Band. Mr. Brookes is also secretary of the Tokomairiro Athenæum and clerk to the Tokomairiro Domain Board, and has been Right Worshipful Master of St. John's Masonic Lodge, Scottish Constitution.

Mr. R. M. Brookes.

The County Of Brude is bounded on the north by the Taieri and Waipori rivers, and on the south by the river Clutha. Within it are the boroughs of Milton and Kaitangata, and it has an area of about 230,000 acres. The district was one of the first settled in Otago, and the greater part of the land is in small holdings. Mineral wealth abounds, as well as rich soil. The Kaitangata coal mine is within the county, and so are the Millbum lime works. Iron stone has been found in the Table Hill district, and gold dredges work on the Tokomairiro river. There are potteries and brick kilns, and woollen mills within the county, of which Mr. Henry Clark was chairman from the inception of the Counties Act of 1877 until he resigned on the 4th of November, 1902; and Mr. Alexander Nelson has from the first held office as county clerk and inspector of works.

The Bruce County Council controls the finances of the districts of Balmoral, Clarendon, Waihola, Tokomairiro, Glenledi, Kaitangata, Crichton, and Matau, which cover and area of 503 square miles. There is a population of 4,762, and 1,021 are ratepayers. The total capital value amounts to £1,055,823, and the unimproved value is £977,703. There are 1,156 rateable properties. The rates vary in the several ridings and amount to one penny, three-fourths, three-eighths, three-sixteenths, and one-twelfth of a penny in the pound. The Council meets at its office, in Milton, on the first Tuesday of the month, at 11 a.m.; but the office, in charge of the assistant clerk, is open every day in the week for the despatch of ordinary husmega, Mr. Nelson, clerk and engineer, attends at the office every Tuesday and Friday. Members for 1904: Mr. Peter Haggart (chairman), and Messrs John M. Begg, David Bryce, William Noble, Joseph Mosley, John Adam, George T. Martin, and James Crane. Mr. Alexander Nelson is clerk page 665 and engineer, and Mr. Gilbert Scott assistant clerk.

Post And Telegraph Office , Milton. In the early days of Milton and Toko-mairiro, the postal service was carried on under the supervision of a local storekeeper, and this state of things existed until about 1868, when a somewhat unsightly and primitive building was erected; and became neither ornamental to the town, nor creditable to the Postal Department. The office was opened under the charge of Mr. James Ferguson, who was succeeded by Mr. Frank Teesdale and Mr. R. C. Black; and Mr. Black was succeeded in August, 1904, by Mr M. J. Staunton.

Mr. Michael John Staunton , Postmaster, and Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages at Milton, was born in Victoria in 1856. He arrived in Dunedin with his parents in 1863, was educated in that city, and became a cadet in the training gallery of the post office at Wellington in November, 1872. After three months' service he was transferred to Cromwell, where he remained one year. He was then telegraphist at Mosgiel for five years, was subsequently stationed at Timaru, Dunedin and the Bluff, Clyde, Manaia, and Waipawa, whence he was promoted to Milton, where he took charge on the 16th of August, 1904. Mr. Staunton was president of the Clyde Sports Club and did duty as handicapper and starter, and was also president of the Vincent County Cycling Club.

Mr. M. J. Staunton.

Mr. Robert Charles Black , formerly Postmaster, Registrar of Births, Marriages, and Deaths at Milton, joined the service of the Great Westorn Railway Company at London, in 1865, and the General Post Office in 1869, and when the Government purchased the English Telegraph Companies in 1870, Mr. Black was transferred to that department. He arrived, in 1872, at Wellington, where he joined the page 666 New Zealand Government telegraph service, and was appointed to the cable station at White's Bay, Marlborough, where he remained until the staff was removed to the Blenheim office, where he remained for seven years. Mr. Black was then promoted to Greytown, Wairarapa, where he continued for fifteen years. He was subsequently stationed at Riverton for two years, and in 1897, he took charge at Milton. In August, 1904, he was transferred to Dannevirke in the Hawke's Bay district of the North Island. Mr. Black was born in 1851, at Invergordon, Cromarty, Scotland, and educated in London. In 1876, he was married to a daughter of Mr. James Tait, of Blenheim, and they have a family of six children.

Mr. R. C. Black.

Milton Railway Station . This station was opened for traffic on the 1st of September, 1875, under the charge of Mr. James Gibb, who long held the time record as an officer-in-charge in the provincial district of Otago. The station is second-grade, and possesses the usual public offices, waiting-rooms, store-rooms, etc. The goods shed has appliances for loading and unloading five trucks at a time, and it and the engine sheds are well adapted for the requirements of the traffic. Oatmeal, flour, wool, pottery, grain, stock, and dairy produce constitute the outgoing traffic, and the incoming goods comprise coal, lime, and general merchndise. The traffic of goods and passengers is very large at this station, and it is the depot for despatching and receiving freight and passengers for the Lawrence branch. Since the station was opened the general traffic has quadrupled itself; the yards have had to be extended and altered, and an overhead bridge has been erected for the convenience of foot passengers. A windmill and two hot-air engines are used for supplying the necessary water for the engines, etc. The present staff consists of the stationmaster, a clerk, a cadet, and three porters. Mr. Henry Pearce is the stationmaster.

Mr. James Gibb , formerly Stationmaster at Milton, is the youngest son of the late Mr. George Gibb, farm manager, and was born at Broxburn, in the parish of Uphall, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, in 1833. In 1856, Mr. Gibb joined the service of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company, with which he remained until that company amalgamated with the North British Railway Company, in the service of which he continued until 1872. He came to Port Chalmers by the ship “Margaret Galbraith.” Mr. Gibb accepted employment under the New Zealand Railway Department in 1875. He was appointed first stationmaster at Milton, and held the position with credit and satisfaction to all concerned until he retired from the service. He now resides in Dunedin. In 1889, Mr. Gibb was married at Dalkeith, Scotland, to a daughter of Mr. Wells, merchant, of Monte Video, South America. Their family consists of four surviving children.

Mr. J. Gibb.

Mr. Duncan Edward Chisholm , formerly Inspector of Permanent Way, New Zealand Railways, at Milton, became associated with the Public Works Department and New Zealand Railways in 1871. He was born in 1836, at Glenurquhart, in the picturesque and historic county of Inverness, in Scotland. After leaving school, Mr. Chisholm was apprenticed to the trade of carpenter and joiner, and worked at that calling in Scotland until 1860, when he sailed for Port Chalmers by the ship “Storm Cloud.” Shortly after arrival he settled in the Tokomairiro district, where he followed the trade of builder and miner. He was one of those who took up the second claim at Gabriel's Gully, and it proved a good one. In the year 1872, he accepted an appointment with the Public Works Department, and became inspector over the contract of Messrs Brogden and Sons for the construction of the Tokomairiro section. When the line was opened for traffic in 1875, he joined the New Zealand Railway Department, and was appointed Inspector of Permanent Way at Milton—a position which he filled with success. About 1863, Mr. Chisholm was married to Elsie, daughter of Mr. James Grant, Craiggon, Granton, Inverness-shire. He has now retired from the public service, but still (1904) resides at Milton.

Mr. D. E. Chisholm.

Tokomairiro District High School. In the provincial days a grammar school was established at Tokomairiro, and was conducted first by Mr. Ross, and afterwards by Mr. Malcolm. It was during Mr. Malcolm's time that the erection of the present fine stone building was begun. The school was opened in March, 1880, by members of the Education Board and Professors Black and Shand, of the Otago University. From the first the new school has been under Mr. Reid's charge. There is a department for woodwork, and another for agricultural chemistry under the Technical Education Act. In the infant department, kindergarten training has been carried on for several years by the matron, Miss McLaren. The school has about 300 pupils, about fifty of whom attend the upper classes, from which year by year members matriculate and find their way into the professions. Tokomairiro district high school has also supplied a large number of pupils to the mining school in Dunedin. The present staff consists of Mr. James Reid (rector), Mr. Parker McKinlay (first assistant), Miss McLaren (matron), and four other teachers—three females, and one male.

The Fairfax District School was erected in 1875, and stands on six acres of land in the Government township of Fairfax, about a mile from Milton. The building, which is of wood, is divided into two lofty, classrooms, well-lighted, heated, and ventilated. page 668 There is a large playground, and a substantial residence for the headmaster. The school has an average attendance of ninety. Mr. C. Mahoney is head-master and Miss Ethel Murray, mistress.

The Catholic Parish Of Milton , which has been in existence for about thirty-one years, includes Waihola, Balclutha, and Owaka; at each of these places there is a church free from debt; and a new church is being (1904) erected at Kaitangata. From the time of the Gabriel's Gully rush until the appointment of Bishop Moran, Milton was visited by a priest from Lawrence, but about 1868 a wooden church was erected, which was replaced by a brick building in 1892; and a substantial brick presbytery was built in 1885. The Dominican nuns were introduced in 1891, and occupied what had been a private residence in the extensive grounds purchased for them, until a new brick convent was opened for them in 1901. When the present rector was appointed, in 1884, only the site of the presbytery belonged to the Catholic body, but now the church owns property, valued at £6,000, in the parish.

The Rev. Father O'Neil , Priest in charge of the parish of Milton, was born in Limerick, Ireland, and came to New Zealand in 1881. He was the first priest ordained by Bishop Moran in the diocese of Dunedin, and took charge of the parish of Milton in 1884.

The Tokomairiro Farmers' Club has been in existence since 1866, but even prior to that period, the resident farmers used to meet for the purpose of discussing agricultural subjects, arranging ploughing matches, and otherwise helping each other. The original promoters included Messrs George Lindsay, James Inglis, Robert Murray, William Tweedie, James Drinna, David Paton, James Goodall, John Hislop, J. L. Gillies, William Gray, J. M. Bryce, and John Macfarlane. The first president was Mr. John Dewe, sometime Resident Magistrate at Milton, and afterwards a minister of the Anglican Church. He died, in harness, some years ago. The office of secretary has been filled successively by Messrs Thomas Muir, John Church, J. S. Fleming, J. A. Henderson, J. C. Gordon, James Inglis, Alexander Campbell, David Tweedie, and again by Alexander Campbell. Meetings are held every month at Milton; the membership is increasing, and the club is in a flourishing condition.

The Late Mr. E. Martin And Mrs Martin.

Stipendiary Magistrate's Court , Milton. About 1862 the Provincial Government of Otago erected a courthouse and police barracks on the site of the High School, but in 1893 the present handsome brick building was erected. The first Resident Magistrate was Mr. Musgrave, who was succeeded by Mr. John Dewe. Then came Mr. J. P. Maitland, afterwards Commissioner of Crown Lands for Otago, and then Mr. Carew, who, later on, became Resident Magistrate at Dunedin, where he interpreted law and administered justice till shortly before his death, which took place on Sunday, the 28th of August, 1904. Milton is now included in the district served by Mr. R. S. Hawkins, S. M., who has his headquarters at Lawrence.

Sutherland, James , M.B., Ch. (Edin.), Milton. Dr. Sutherland was born at Lochend, East Taieri, and is the youngest son of the late Mr. John Sutherland, who arrived in Otago early in 1851. He was educated at the Dunedin High school and Otago University. He graduated at Edinburgh University, and practised in Cumberland, England, and at West Calder in Midlothian, Scotland, before returning to New Zealand. Dr. Sutherland commenced practice at Milton in December, 1893. In 1898 he was elected a member of the Milton Borough Council, and surgeon to the local lodge of Oddfellows, and in 1899 surgeon to the natives at Henley, etc. He is a member of Lodge St. John, 461, Scottish Constitution.

The National Bank Of New Zealand, Ltd. , Union Street, Milton. The bank building is one storey in height, built of brick, and contains the usual offices and strong room, the public office being one of the largest in any country bank in Otago. The staff consists of the manager, accountant, ledger-keeper, and junior clerk. The branch is equipped with a complete gold melting and assay plant and is the receiving office of the National Bank for the Otago goldfields.

Dickson, John , Builder and Undertaker, Union Street, Milton. Bankers, Bank of New Zealand. This large and thriving business was originally established in 1862 by Mr. James Dickson, who retired into private life in 1886. The business is now owned and carried on by Mr. John Dickson, the eldest son of the founder. He was born in Edinburgh in 1846, and educated in Melbourne, where he was apprenticed to his father, and also acquired a knowledge of architecture under Mr. Taylor, of that city. Mr. John Dickson claims to be one of the oldest volunteers in Otago, as he joined in the year 1864, and only resigned his position of colour-sergeant and secretary of the Bruce Rifles in 1897. During the whole period of thirty-three years, he never missed active duty, and earned the long-service and Imperial medals. Mr. Dickson is a prominent member of the Ancient Order of Foresters, and is permanent secretary of Court Bruce, 4526. He was married, in 1875, to Jane, daughter of Mr. Burr, of Castlemaine, Victoria, and has three sons and three daughters.

Johnstone, Francis Grant , Cabinet-maker. Union and Ossian Streets, Milton. Bankers, Bank of New Zealand. Established in 1865. Mr. Johnstone has succeeded in building a most prosperous and successful business, which has extended over a period of thirty-nine years. The show-room, which faces Union street, is 40 feet by 20 feet, and contains varied specimens of the excellent work done at the establishment. The workshop is conveniently attached at the rear of the main building, and is fitted up with a plant of wood-working machinery, including circular saws, turning lathe, tennoning machine, etc. Before the railway line was completed from Dunedin to Milton, Mr. Johnstone used to employ a greater number of skilled mechanics than he does at the present time; but, notwithstanding the fact that certain persons purchase their furniture in Dunedin, with a view to cheapness, Mr. Johnstone has the satisfaction of knowing that in many cases it is his own wares which are returning to the place where they were manufactured for firms in Dunedin; in any case, he still commands the bulk of the trade in the Tokomairiro district. Mr. Johnstone is the youngest son of Mr. Alexander Johnstone, farmer, and was born in the parish of Alva, Banffshire, Scotland, in 1835. He was educated at Bogtown district school, Aberhider, and afterwards apprenticed with Mr. Thomas Andrew, cabinetmaker, Turiff, and worked as journeyman in Aberdeen until he emigrated to Otago by the “Peter Denny,” in 1865. On landing, Mr. Johnstone worked in Dunedin at the new buildings being erected for the Bank of Otago, and subsequently at Edendale estate, then under the management of Mr. W. M. Gall. After that he commenced business at Milton. Mr. Johnstone has devoted a great deal of his leisure time to the promotion of temperance reform, and to musical efforts in connection with the Milton Presbyterian church. He married Margaret, daughter of Mr. Stewart, and has three children.

Parlane, John , Tailor and Clothier, Union Street, Milton. Bankers, National Bank of New Zealand. This business was founded in 1883, by the late Mr. James Murray, who was succeeded by his apprentice and journeyman, Mr. Parlane, in 1893. Mr. Parlane is the third son of the late Mr. James Parlane, farmer, of North Tokomairiro, and was educated at Fairfax school. He is known throughout the Tokomairiro district for the excellence of his workmanship, and for the variety and choiceness of his stock of goods. Mr. Parlane is vice-president of the Milton Bowling Club, and at the local competition in 1896–97, he won Mr. James Allan's special prize of a pair of silver-mounted bowls. He is also a member of Lodge St. John, 461, Scottish Constitution, and of Court Bruce, No. 4526, Ancient Order of Foresters.

Bryce, J. And T. (James Bryce and Thomas Bryce), General Blacksmiths and Farriers, Union Street, Milton. This firm was founded in 1863, by the late Mr. James Bryce, in conjunction with his brother, Mr. Thomas Bryce, who still carries on the business, assisted by his three nephews. One special feature of the firm's trade is the manufacture of agricultural machinery, in connection with which it does a large business amongst the settlers of the Tokomairiro district.

Mr. Thomas Bryce , Senior, was born in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland, and learned his trade at Chappleton. He arrived at Port Chalmers in October, 1862, and joined his brother at Fairfax, Tokomairiro, where they commenced business. On the death of Mr. James Bryce, in 1889, he admitted two of his nephews into partnership, Mr. Thomas Bryce, who is a widower, was married to Miss Isabella Fleming, of Strathaven, Lanarkshire.

Mr. T. Bryce.

Mr. Thomas Bryce , Junior, eldest son of Mr. James Bryce, was born in Milton in 1867, and was educated at the local High School. He was then apprenticed to his father, and has ever since been connected with the firm as journeyman and part proprietor. Mr. Bryce is an active Freemason; he was elected Worshipful Master of Lodge St. John, 461, S C., Milton, and afterwards held the office of secretary. In 1896 he was married to Eliza, daughter of Mr. George Lindsay, farmer, Tokomairiro.

Mr. James A. Bryce , second son of Mr. James Bryce, was also born in Milton, in 1869, and was educated at the local High School. He was apprenticed to his father, and subsequently worked as a journeyman in Palmerston North and at Waikouaiti. He is a Freemason, and joined Lodge St. John, 461, S. C., Milton, in 1891, affiliated with the Lodge at Waikouaiti, and was elected Worshipful Master in 1898. In 1897 he was married to Isabella, daughter of Mr. McPherson, farmer.

The Bruce Woollen Company's Factory at Milton stands on four acres and a half of land, and consists of a large brick building, which was erected in 1902, to replace the old building destroyed by fire in 1301. The mill is fitted throughout with electric light, and is most conveniently situated as regards water supply and railway communication, as a fine stream of water runs past, and there is a private railway siding. About ninety hands are employed, and the machinery, which is of the very latest description, has been specially imported from England. The first process in the manufacture of the wool is to thoroughly cleanse it from all impurities, and classify it according to its value. One of Mc-Naught's latest pattern scouring machines, capable of treating two thousand pounds of wool per day, is then used to remove the grease, and the scoured wool passes to the dyeing house, where six vats are in constant operation for dyeing in various colours. A large hydro-extractor, by Messrs Watson, Laidlaw, and Company, of Glasgow, extracts all the water from the dyed article, which is further dried by hot air supplied in a large drying machine. After being teased, the wool is conveyed to the carding room, where three carding machines, fitted with automatic feeders, are in operation. The spinning department is supplied with three mules, and altogether there are 1200 spindles, manufactured by Brooks and Doxey, of Manchester. Yarns and fingerings go direct to page 671 the twisting frames, and for tweed weaving there are twenty looms—manufactured by Messrs Hattersley and Sons—fitted with six boxes on each side, and running at ninety-five picks a minute. All traces of oil and other impurities are removed in two washing machines, after which the article goes through a course of treatment on one of Sykes and Son's fast-running milling stocks. Blaukets and tweeds are put through a gig for raising the pile. Two of Barnes and Son's cropping machines finish the operations, as far as machinery is concerned. White goods are dried in the open air, but tweeds, rugs, and coloured materials are dried by a Whitley and Son's drying machine. The chief productions of the factory are tweeds, rugs, blankets, and yarns; and 3,600 pounds of coarse wool and 1,800 pounds of fine wool are put through weekly. The Bruce tweeds have won a reputation for their reliability, and the rugs and blankets manufactured have from the first comanded the market.

Mr. Charles Grey , Secretary and General Manager of the Bruce Woollen Manufacturing Company, is the fifth son of the late Mr. John George Grey, of Millburn. Mr. Grey was educated at Millburn and Milton, and at the Oamaru High School. He followed mercantile life in Dunedin for a time, and, in 1897, was appointed General Manager and Secretary of the Bruce Woollen Manufacturing Company. Mr. Grey is a member of the Milton Borough Council, secretary to the Bowling and Angling Societies, a member of the committee of the Horticultural Society, and a member of the Milton High School committee. He married a daughter of Mr. W. Bolton, one of the pioneers of Otago.

Gray, James And Sons , Milton. This firm was originally founded by Messrs Smith and Hibbard, and after these gentlemen dissolved partnership, it was carried on by Messrs Hibbard and Soutter. Then when Mr. Hibbard left the business, Messrs Hislop and Gray entered into partnership with Mr. Soutter as the firm of Soutter, Hislop and Gray. In the course of time Messrs Soutter and Hislop sold out to Mr. Gray, who successfully carried on the business till the time of his death.

Mr. George Jones , sometime of Milton, was born at Uxbridge, England, in 1830, and learned the trade of brick manufacturing at West Drayton. He arrived in Victoria, Australia, in 1859, by the ship “Owen Glendower,” and came over to Otago in 1861. After a few years spent at the goldfields, and in carting and farming in the Tokomairiro district, he started the Britannia Brick Works, which he conducted up to the time of his death, in January, 1901. Mr. Jones married a daughter of Mr. Cockburn, of Edinburgh, Scotland, and had one son, who succeeded him in the ownership of the Britannia Brick Works at Milton.

Mr. James Dickson was born at Haddington, near Edinburgh, in 1809, and what education he obtained was gained by himself during his term of apprenticeship. After completing his indentures, Mr. Dickson worked as a journeyman for Messrs J. and C. McGibbon, one of the largest firms of builders in Edinburgh, and subsequently became the firm's foreman. In 1854 he emigrated by the ship “Australia” to Melbourne, where he commenced business as a builder, and followed the trade until 1861, when he sailed for Otago during the height of the great gold “rush” at Gabriel's Gully. Mr. Dickson worked at his trade in Dunedin for a time, and then entered into partnership with Mr. Dickinson, later of Christchurch, in a storekeeping business at Glenore, near Milton. The following year, however, Mr. Dickson settled at Milton, where he remained until 1886, when he retired to Dunedin. Mr. Dickson was one of the first councillors to be elected for the borough of Milton.

Mr. Alexander Duthie , sometime of Milton, was born near Dundee, Scotland, on the 16th of March, 1814, and came to New Zealand in the ship “Lady Nugent.” which arrived in Wellington in 1841. He first page 673 came to Otago in 1818, with a survey party, under the supervision of Mr Kettle. Mr. Duthie, in partnership with Mr. James Cullen, built the first jetty in Dimedin. In 1851 he removed to the Tokomairiro district, and started farming, which he continued up to the time of his death, in January, 1863. Mrs. Duthie, who died in October, 1897, in her eighty-second year, was a native of Moneymore, County Mondonderry, Ireland, and came out to the colony in the same ship us her husband, with whom she entered into wedlock shortly after their arrival in Wellington. There is a surviving family of four sons and two daughters.

Mr. Frederic Twiss was born at Cambridge, England, and after leaving school spent three years at the Hoyal Agricultural College, Cirencealer. In 1851 he emigrated to Melbourne, but in 1858, after visiting various Australian gold diggings, he returned to England by the ship “Boyal Charier.” Mr. Twiss came to New Zealand by the ship “Nourmahal,” and took up 500 acres of land at Lovell's Flat, where he was one of the first settlers, and there he farmed till 1870. He then left his property, and bought another farm near Milton, and worked it until 1876, when he retired from active life. Mr. Twiss has been a member of road boards and school committees, and is now, on the Milton Domain Board. Although a Freemason, he is unattached in New Zealand. He is an enthusiastic bowler, and the winner of numerous gold medals and other prizes.

Mr. F. Twiss.

Mr. Twiss has been twice married. His first wife died in 1699, and he took as his second wife Miss Mary Jaye Martin, daughter of Mr. James Martin, one of the pioneer settlers of the Tokomairiro district.