Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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His Worship The Mayor , Mr. David Alexander De Maus, J.P., has been a member of the Port Chalmers Borough Council since 1888, and was elected Mayor in 1899, and again in 1904. He was elected to a seat on the Harbour Board, in February, page 427 1904, and is a member of the Port Chalmers District High School committee, besides being president and vice-president of various rowing, cricket, football, and hockey clubs. Mr. De Maus came to New Zealand in 1867, by the ship “Caribou,” and is engaged in business as a photographer in Port Chalmers. He is also widely known in Otago as a singer and composer of Scotch humorous songs.