Borough Of Caversham . Page 408. On the 1st of November, 1904, Caversham amalgamated with Dunedin under the same conditions as South Dunedin. The other suburban boroughs of St. Kikla, Maori Hill, Mornington, Roslyn, North East Valley and West Harbour decided to stand out of the amalgamation.

Searle's Hotel (George Searle, proprietor), Caversham, Dunedin. This hotel occupies a prominent position at the corner of Forbury and Cargill roads, and is within a short, distance of St. Clair and Ocean Beach. It is a two-storey brick building, well furnished throughout, and the table and household arrangements are under the capable supervision of Mrs Searle. The tariff is moderate, and visitors to Dunedin, who wish to stay in a healthy locality, near the sea, can find comfortable accommodation at the “Searle.” There are stables adjoining the hotel

Mr. George Searle , the Proprietor, is a son of the Rev. Richard Searle, of Hemel, Hempstead, Herts, England, where he was born in 1847. In early life he was valet to the late Lord Ashburton, and came to New Zealand in the ship “City of Dunedin,” in 1870. After an experience in hotel life in the Clarendon Hotel, Christchurch, and the Imperial Hotel, Dunedin, Mr Searle entered the service of the Colonial Bank of New Zealand, in Dunedin. There he remained till 1895, with an intermission of two years, which he spent in the Old Country. On resigning from the service of the Bank, Mr Searle bought the Waterloo Hotel, Caversham, and conducted it for four years. While there he had the honour of catering for a banquet given to Lord Onslow in the Garrison Hall, by the citizens of Dunedin. In 1896, he left the hotel and subsequently took over the “Queen's Arms,” Dunedin, and later the Empire Hotel and Railway Refreshment Rooms, Palmerston South. Mr Searle took another trip to the Old Country in 1898, and returned the following year. In March, 1899, he took over the Club Hotel, Timaru, and afterwards owned the Wedderburn Hotel, Central Otago, and the Imperial Hotel, Princes Street, Dunedin, before returning to the “Waterloo,” now “Searle's.” Mr. Searle is a member of the Timaru Caledonian Lodge of Freemasons, and has been a member of the Order of Foresters. He was married, in 1867, to a daughter of the late Mr Joseph Staffhill, of Uxbridge, Middlesex, England.

Mr. G. Searle.