The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]
Hurunui — Hurunui Hotel
Hurunui.
Hurunui Hotel (Richard Purchase, Proprietor), Hurunui. Mr. Purchase is a native of Worcester, England, where he was born in 1856. He came to New Zealand in the ship “Marlborough” in 1878, and has had considerable experience in hotel management; four years at Kaiapoi, one year at Timaru, and for a time at Culverden. Mr. Purchase was married in 1883 to Miss Kemp, and has one son and three daughters.