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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]

[Barry's Bay]

Barry's Bay is in the harbour of Akaroa, and is connected by coach with Little River, and by a steam launch with Akaroa. The district is devoted to dairyfarming, cheesemaking, and the cultivation of cocksfoot for grass seed. It has a public school and a blacksmith's shop. Barry's Bay is forty-eight miles from Christchurch, with which it is connected by a daily mail service. There is a local telephone.

Latter, Robert, Auctioneer, Stock and Station Agent, Barry's Bay. Mr. Latter was born in Christchurch, in May, 1857, and is the eldest son of the late Mr. Robert Circuit Latter, who arrived in New Zealand in 1851, by the ship “Travancore.” He was educated at the Rev. Mr. Ferguson's school, and afterwards went to Akaroa. In the early days his father established a sawmill in Barry's Bay, and about the same time purchased 2000 acres of land in the district. Mr. Latter, senior, was afterwards appointed Official Assignee in Bankruptcy for the provincial district of Canterbury, and his eldest son succeeded to the proprietorship of the mill and the estate. The mill ceased to work when the neighbouring bushes were exhausted, and the estate has now only half of its original area. It is devoted partly to the cultivation of grass seed, and partly to the grazing of sheep. Mr. Latter is an active member of numerous public bodies on Banks' Peninsula. He was married, in 1881, to Miss M. Le Clere, of Barry's Bay, and has a family of three sons and four daughters.