Mr. Davis Hunt, A. Mus. T.C.L., Organist of St. Michael's Church, Christchurch, hails from Buckingham, England, where he was born in 1860. He was educated at the Brunswick High School, Leamington, and studied music under Mr. John Old, of Reading. He became assistant master at Leamington College, where he remained for three and a half years, was afterwards at Trinity College, London, and studied the organ under Mr. W. Stevenson Hoyte, the piano under Mr. B. Turner, and harmony under Dr. Saunders Mr. Hunt was organist at Brampton parish church, Cumberland, and precentor of the parish choirs association for three years and a half. He was a pupil of Dr. C. H. Lloyd, organist of Christ's church, Oxford. Mr. Hunt came to Lyttelton in 1884 per ship “British Queen,” to take up the position of assistant organist at the Cathedral. He was afterwards appointed organist of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, and held the position until January, 1900, when he was appointed organist and choirmaster at St. Michael and All Angels. He was married in 1885 at St. Mary's, Addington, to a daughter of Mr. Thomas Hudspith, of Hollinstone, Brampton, Cumberland, and has two daughters and three sons.