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

Hodgkinson, Harold

Hodgkinson, Harold , Farmer, “Matai,” Lime Hills, near Winton. Mr. Hodgkinson is the eldest son of Dr. Hodgkinson, formerly Member of Parliament, and one of New Zealand's earliest settlers. He was born in Auckland in 1858, was educated at the Invercargill Grammar School, and was actively engaged on his father's Station at Fairfax for some time. In 1893, Mr. Hodgkinson purchased a farm of 550 acres, which he brought under general cultivation, the principal crop being oats, which yield an average of fifty bushels per acre. Mr. Hodgkinson also grazes a considerable number of sheep.