Mr. Richard Dulieu, sometime of Greenpark, was born in London, and arrived in New Zealand with his family by the ship “Clontarf,” in 1859. He was employed for a time by Mr. Michael Burke, of Halswell, and was for seven years afterwards gardener to the late Mr. Guise Brittan. Mr. Dulieu began farming on a freehold block of fifty acres at page 677 Greenpark, but afterwards increased the area to 300 acres. He died in 1900.

Mr. Stephen Kimber, was born in Wiltshire, England, in 1812, and came to Canterbury by the ship “Castle Eden,” in 1851. At first he was engaged in making Ferry Road, and afterwards helped to form High Street in Christchurch. Later on Mr. Kimber took up a farm at Wilderness Road, but sold it in three years and settled at Greenpark, when the district was little known. He was one of the first settlers in the district. Not disheartened by the difficulties connected with the reclamation of a raupo-covered swamp, he set to work with a will, and had his efforts crowned with success, as the reclaimed land proved very fertile and yielded large crops. Greenpark is now recognised as having some of the richest land in Canterbury, and is occupied by a prosperous population. Mr. Kimber never took any part in the affairs of the district, but devoted all his time to the improvement of his farm. Owing to his increasing years he has for a considerable time lived a life of retirement. Mr. Kimber married twice, and by his first wife had a family of three sons and two daughters. His second wife was Miss Grey, of Dunedin.

Mr. Paul McColl, sometime of “Glencoe,” Greenpark, was born at Appin, Argyleshire, Scotland, in 1835, and followed a farming life until he left Home by the ship “David G. Fleming,” for Lyttelton, in 1864. At first he was employed in carting at Christchurch, and afterwards worked for Mr. Milne, of Lincoln for five years. In 1870 he purchased a swamp-covered unimproved farm of fifty acres, at Greenpark, and afterwards in creased the area to seventy-five acres, now in a high state of cultivation. Latterly Mr. McColl leased a small section of fine pasture land for grazing. He carried on general farming and dairying. Mr. McColl had been for years a member of the Greenpark school committee and churchwarden of the Anglican church; he was also a member of the Farmers' Union and a Shareholder of the Tai Tapu Dairy Company. Before leaving Scotland Mr McColl married Miss Cameron, and had a family of three sons and four daughters. Three daughters are married. Mr. McColl died at Greenpark on the 21st of April, 1903.