Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1897, Wellington

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Mr. Walter Cahoon, Chief Steward of the ss. “Ruahine,” was born in 1851 at Belfast, and received his education in London. He went to sea in 1865, serving for five years in the Royal Navy. Leaving the Navy in 1870 he joined the Peninsular and Oriental Company, in whose employ he continued for fifteen years, trading to India, China and Australia. Mr. Cahoon was afterwards in the British India Company's service. In 1896 he joined the New Zealand Shipping Company as chief steward of the s.s. “Ruahine.” As a Freemason Mr. Cahoon belongs to the E sex Lodge, London.