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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Reynolds, John Joseph

Reynolds, John Joseph, Farmer, Helensville. Mr. Reynolds was born in Dublin in 1851 and educated at the Irish National School. He came to New Zealand when a boy and gained experience in country pursuits, was engaged in the timber industry and subsequently was manager for Messrs. P. and I. McLeod, Messrs Metcalf Bros, and other employers in that trade. During 1867 and 1869 he identified himself at the Thames with goldmining at a time when there was great activity on the fields. Ultimately, he took to farming, and settled in Helensville, where he is now well and popularly known. He has been a member of the Helensville Town Board for a number of years, is member of the school committee, and for some time has represented Helensville on the Waitemata County Council. His farm is pleasantly situated and consists of some 350 acres mostly in grass. Mr. Reynolds was appointed a Justice of the Peace some years ago, and in 1898 became district valuer under the Government Valuation of Land Act, 1896, for the counties of Manukau, Eden, Waitemata, and Rodney, and still (1901) holds the office. He is married to a daughter of Mr. William Snook, an old Auckland settler, and has two sons and one daughter.