Walker, George , Farmer, Georgedale Farm, Woodlands. Mr Walker was born at Cupar, Fife, Scotland, in 1836. Twenty years afterwards he left for Victoria by the “Ocean Chief.” and spent about six years farming in Tasmania and Victoria. In 1862, he arrived in New Zealand, followed the diggings for a few years, and was afterwards contracting at Waihola and Invercargill. For about seven years he was working by contract on the New Zealand and Australian Land Company's Morton Mains estate. Later on, he was regularly in the company's employment, but left the service in 1888. He took up his present farm of 200 acres in 1884, and has greatly improved it, and brought it under full cultivation. About twenty years ago Mr Walker was a member of the Woodlands school committee, but since then he has taken no part in public life. Mr Walker married a daughter of the late Mr Edward Lawlor, of Victoria, in 1864, and has two sons.