This is the name of a flag station—the most northerly in the Wellington Provincial District, on the Foxton-New-Plymouth Railway Line—which is 168 feet above sea-level. It is five miles from Patea and thirty-six miles from Wanganui, and is in the Waverley Riding of the Patea County and in the Electoral District of Patea. Purely a farming district, with a population of forty-eight, there is a post-office where mails are received and despatched daily. Waverley, four miles distant, is the nearest telegraph office.

The Whenuakura Public School, which has been established for twenty-two years, has an average attendance of about fifty scholars. The premises are convenient and centrally situated.

Mr. Dugald Buchanan Lattey, the Master in charge of the Whenuakura Public School, who was appointed in 1891, was born in England in 1857, and educated in France for the Indian Civil Service. He went to India in 1873, and was appointed private tutor to the present Nawab of Bengal. He remained at Moorshedabad, the capital, for about two years, when he resigned his office and became a tea-planter, from which he was compelled to retire by the state of his health. In 1888 he came to New Zealand and entered the Education Department, serving at Tariki and Kaimata schools for some time. In all tea-planting circles in India Mr. Lattey was a prominent figure, and was an enthusiastic page 1489 polo player and sportsman, and a well-known Volunteer. He occupied the position of superintendent of Government timber-floating operations on the frontier of Thibet for three years, filling a difficult and arduous position to the entire satisfaction of the Forest Department.

Mr. D. B. Lattey.

Death, Thomas, Sheep and Cattle-farmer, “Belle Vue,” Whenuakura. This gentleman is the second son of Mr. George Death, of Waverley, and was born in 1859 at Lowry Bay, the Hutt. He was educated at Marton, and having gained his knowledge of farming with his father has followed agricultural and pastoral pursuits all his life. As a military man, he was in the Marton Cadets for five years, and for ten years was a member of the Wairoa Mounted Rifles. Mr. Death was married to Miss Cole—youngest daughter of the late Captain Cole, of Nelson—and has one daughter.

Jackson, Edward Rayney, Sheepfarmer, Whenuakura. The youngest son of Mr. Freeman R. Jackson—one of Wanganui's most prominent citizens—the subject of this notice was born in that town in 1869, receiving his education at Wanganui College. For some years Mr. E. R. Jackson was in the office of his father, where he gained considerable mercantile knowledge, but preferring farming pursuits he took up his present farm of 814 acres, on which he has 3000 sheep and 120 head of cattle. Mr. Jackson married Miss Bertha Peat—daughter of Mr. David Peat, of Wanganui—and has one child.

Mr. E. R. Jackson.

Williamson, Daniel Holly, Settler, Whenuakura. Mr. Williamson's parents came to the Colony early in 1847, staying in Wellington for a short time, and then started farming pursuits at Aramoho, Wanganui, where the subject of this sketch was born in 1854. He was educated at the Collegiate School, Wanganui. Mr. Williamson, when quite a boy, started upon his own account as a breeder of pure-bred shorthorn cattle, and at once came to the

Photo by A. Martin.
Mr. D. H. Williamson.

page 1490 front as a successful breeder of stud cattle; having a keen eye, he soon proved to be a good judge of stock, his opinions on such subjects being generally very sound. Mr. Williamson is also a good pomologist and florist. He appears to have a special gift enabling him to produce fruit of the highest quality, and as a rose-grower his name is associated with all the horticultural societies' shows between Wellington and New Plymouth. In this connection he has taken fourteen champion prizes out of a possible fifteen. Mr. Williamson was an athlete in his younger days, being credited with doing his 100 yards in ten seconds; he was also a football representative of Wanganui.

Whenuakura Creamery (Charles Peffers, manager), Whenuakura. Established 1893.

Whenuakura Hotel (George Robert Tasker, proprietor), Whenuakura. Established 1871.

Traffic Bridge, Turakina.