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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Mr. Thomas Hulme Barstow

Mr. Thomas Hulme Barstow, Secretary of the Mitchelson Timber Company Limited, was born at the Great Barrier in 1856, and is the son of the late resident magistrate, of Auckland, Mr. R. C. Bar-stow. He was educated at the Church of England Grammar School, Parnell, joined the civil service as apprentice in the Auckland railway workshops in 1876, and for two years was a draftsman in the district office. In May, 1885, he was promoted to district manager of the Picton section of New Zealand railways, which appointment he resigned in 1889 to take charge of the Kaihn Valley railway which was then owned by a private company. When the line was taken over by the Government in 1890, he was retained as district manager. His management was most efficient and successful, and Mr. Barstow earned a well-deserved popularity. He married in 1885 a daughter of the late Mr. Thomas Shepherd, of Auckland, by whom he has two sons and three daughters.