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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Mr. John Martin

Mr. John Martin, sometime of Omapere, Old Colonist, was the first pilot stationed at Hokianga, and was appointed by Governor Fitzroy in 1845. He was born in 1800 and for some years was chief officer of the “Mermaid,” which vessel came to Hokianga in 1826. Taking up his residence in that district, the late Mr. Martin established himself as a pilot and experienced great difficulty in erecting a flagstaff on South Head owing to the troublesome natives. He was a man of ready courage and with a high sense of duty, which he faithfully fulfilled during his thirty years of active as pilot. His death was due to rheumatism hastened by apoplexy. Mr. Martin was a member of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Ireland, No. 266, and in 1826 was transferred to the Leinster Marine Lodge of Australia. His son, Mr. George Martin, is pilot master at Hokianga.