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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Mr. Joseph R. Hare

Mr. Joseph R. Hare, sometime Accountant for Messrs Hare Bros., was the eldest son of Mr. Joseph Hare, Junr., J.P., of Kaeo, where he was born in 1874 In 1891 he went to America per mail steamer “Alameda” and finished his education at Healdsburg College, California. On the completion of his studies he travelled through the States, gaining further knowledge and mercantile experience. In August, 1894, he returned to New Zealand viâ Australia, and afterwards served in the firm of Messrs Hare Bros., with charge of the business during the manager's absence. He and his brother Oliver—who obtained No. 1 certificate for oil engines in New Zealand—met their death while on a trip in the ill-fated schooner “Wolverine.” “Lovely and pleasant in their lives, in death they were not divided;” and they will long be mourned by their sorrowing family.

The Late Mr. J. R. Hare.

The Late Mr. J. R. Hare.