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

Lower Shotover

Lower Shotover.

Lower Shotover was a scene of much excitement in the early days of mining, but the district is now devoted principally to farming. The township has a hotel, a blacksmith's shop, and a public school, with an average attendance of thirty-eight, and the post office and telephone bureau are at the school-house. These buildings adjoin the main road from Queenstown to Arrow town, via Frankton and Lake Hayes, and are about equi-distant, six miles, from each settlement. The village is on the east side of the Shotover river, near the old bridge, which is showing distinct signs of age. The junction of the Kawarau and Shotover rivers is about two miles to the south of the Lower Shotover, which is in the Queenstown riding of Lake county, and in the Wakatipu electorate.

Grant, Alexander , Farmer, “Mount Grandview,” Lower Shotover. Mr Grant was born in 1846, at Ca-brach, Aberdeen, Scotland, and was brought up to farming. He came to Port Chalmers in 1870 by the ship “William Davie,” and started shepherding at Glenorchy station, at the head of Lake Wakatipu, and afterwards managed the station for Messrs Butement Brothers for some years. Mr Grant bought “Mount Grandview “in 1878, and has resided there ever since. The property consists
Mr. And Mrs A. Grant.

Mr. And Mrs A. Grant.

of about 500 acres, and is devoted chiefly to sheepfarming. Mr Grant is an elder of the Frankton Presbyterian church, and was for some years a member of the Lower Shotover school committee. He was married, in 1878, to a daughter of the late Mr John Geddes, of Morayshire, Scotland, and has two sons and five daughters.

Houston, Thomas , Farmer, “Springbank,” Spear Grass Flat, Lower Shotover. Mr Houston was born in Ballyportray, County Antrim, Ireland, where he was brought up to farming on his father's farm. He came to New Zealand in 1884, and engaged in farm work in the Taieri district for a long time. In 1893, Mr Houston took up a leasehold farm of 390 acres at Lake Hayes, where he still resides, and in 1900 he bought “Springbank,” which consists of 142 acres. Mr Houston was a member of the Lower Shotover school committee for three years. He married a daughter of Mr C. Hanson, of Frankton, and has two sons and two daughters.

Mr. T. Houston.

Mr. T. Houston.