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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Carter, William

Carter, William, Settler, Hikurangi. Mr. Carter was born in Devonshire, England, and is the fourth son of the late Mr. Richard Carter. He came to New Zealand in 1863 and after being a number of years in Auckland went to the Thames goldfields in one of the early “rushes,” After a few years' experience of goldmining he moved to Hikurangi in 1870 and entered into farming pursuits, Cultivating 700 or 800 acres of land in Whangarie County. Mr. Carter, in
Mr. W. Carter.

Mr. W. Carter.

page 562 addition has established a butchery in Hikurangi. He was elected to the Whangarei County Council, of which body he is still a member. He is also chairman of the Hikurangi Road Board and School Committee, and chairman of the North Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. He was for some years president of the Whangarci Farmers' Club.