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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Mee, Thomas , Farmer, Forest Farm, Becks. This old settler was born at Irishmore, County Cavan, Ireland, in 1845, and was brought up to agricultural pursuits from his earliest days. Mr. Mee emigrated to Moreton Bay, Queensland, in 1864, and after eighteen months of Australian experience, he came to Otago, where he followed mining for about four years and settled at Ophir in 1869 as a dairy farmer. In 1872, Mr. Mee took up Forest Farm as an agricultural lease, but subsequently secured the freehold, which covers 930 acres. The homestead is a substantial brick building, with a verandah. Mr. Mee was married, in 1879, to a daugnter of the late Mr. James Sinclair, engineer, of Stirling, Scotland, and has two sons and four daughters.