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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts]

Pokororo

Pokororo.

Pokororo is a farming district, part of Motueka valley, and is situated on the banks of the Graham and Motueka rivers. It has an area of about 10,000 acres; it was first settled in 1864, and the late Mr. J. P. Salisbury was its pioneer. The flat country is slightly affected by floods, but the hills afford good grazing for sheep and cattle, and page 227 excellent root crops have been grown. There is a public school, which is attended by forty children.

Hodges, William , Farmer, Graham, Pokororo. Mr. Hodges owns 420 acres of somewhat rugged country at the foot of what is known as the Tableland goldfields. The property was the scene of a gold “rush” in 1862, when a few hundred diggers succeeded in finding a considerable amount of gold: and eversince it has supported a number of diggers. Mr. Hodges' land, which was taken up in 1888, is of limestone formation, and depastures about 800 crossbred merino sheep, and a few horses and cattle. The land on the flats grows excellent crops of grain and roots, and fruit trees thrive exceedingly well. Mr. Hodges was born in London, England, in 1850, and emigrated to Australia with his parents when he was only three years of age. In 1854 the family came to New Zealand from Australia, and Mr. Hodges followed mining in the province of Nelson, and on the West Coast. He was attracted, in 1882, to the Tableland goldfields, where he put in two years of useful work. Besides other valuable minerals, he found asbestos in the neighbourhood, and decided to take up the property he now owns. On account of the existence of excellent asbestos in large quantities, a company, with a capital of £50,000, was formed to work it. Mr. Hodges was one of the promoters, and also the mine manager, until he was succeeded by a Canadian expert from the Black Lakes. Mr. Hodges is a member of the local school committee and of the Pokororo Road Board. His wife is a daughter of the late Mr. Edmund Parkinson, of Motueka, and she conducts the Graham Accommodation House, which is acknowledged to be one of the most comfortable resorts for the tourist and traveller.

Mr. W. Hodges.

Mr. W. Hodges.

Mcgaveston, John Cornwall , Farmer, Pokororo. Mr. McGaveston was born in Ireland, and landed in Nelson in 1850. He has a sheep farm of 1000 acres, and shears about 1000 sheep. A fair amount of cropping is carried on, and fruit and root crops thrive exceedingly well. The small fruits do best, and raspberries grow in great profusion. Mr. McGaveston gives his attention to dairying, and milks from thirteen to twenty cows, according to the season. He also finds pigrearing a profitable industry; there is a ready market at Motueka, and he rears only Berkshires. With forty years of hard and useful work, Mr. McGaveston was enabled to establish a good home for himself and family of fourteen, sons and daughters. His fine residence of fifteen rooms is beautifully situated, with a frontage to the west bank of the Motueka and Pokororo rivers. Mr. McGaveston's success shows what can be done with energy, perseverance and thrift.

Mr. J. C. Mcgaveston.

Mr. J. C. Mcgaveston.

Sugarloaf Run (William Mytton, proprietor), Pokororo. This is a property of 2000 acres, mostly hilly, but all cleared with the exception of 400 acres. It carries from 1700 to 1800 Romney Marsh sheep, and about fifty head of cattle. Mr. Mytton crops thirty acres for the use of cattle and for pig-feeding, and forwards regular supplies of pork to the bacon factories.

Mr. William Mytton was born in Worcesterahire, England, in 1850, and came to Nelson with his parents in the ship “Phœbe Dunbar,” in 1851. Mr. Mytton took up the first part of his present holding in 1869, and gradually increased the area. He is interested in the local church and school, and is a keen sportsman.

Mr. W. Mytton.

Mr. W. Mytton.