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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Mr. James Close

Mr. James Close, Proprietor of Ngaheia Station, was born in Reeth, Yorkshire, in 1843, and was educated at an academy in Leeds, in which town he afterwards followed the calling of a grocer and provision merchant. He came to New Zealand per ship “Persia” in 1860 with his parents, who settled at Te Arai, near Mongonui. Removing to Auckland soon afterwards, he, in conjunction with his brother, established the firm of Messrs. Close Bros., and after a successful career of thirty years, and owing to the death of his brother, Mr. Close disposed of the business and removed to the north to a climate better suited to his health. He is married to a daughter of the late Mr. John Harding of Mount Vernon, Hawke's Bay, and has two sons and two daughters.

Mr. J. Close.

Mr. J. Close.