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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
The Riverton - Cumthornbury-Otautau And Orepuki Parish
The Riverton - Cumthornbury-Otautau And Orepuki Parish of the Anglican Church is under the care of the Rev. A. D. Beavan as vicar. St. Mary's Church, Riverton, is one of the prominent buildings of the town, and recently replaced the old church which was erected in 1859. It is a wood and iron building with a spire, at the corner of Palmerston Street, on a site of a quarter of an acre, the gift of Mr J. R. Mills, and has seating accommodation for 160 persons. There is a Sunday school, which is attended by sixty children under the care of five teachers.