Mr. David Stancombe , Ganger of No. 9 Section, Invercargill-Kingston line, has his residence at Athol, where he owns about twelve acres of township land. He was born at Evershot, Dorsetshire, England, in 1854, and brought up to general work. In 1872, he came to New Zealand by the barque “Schiehallion,” and landed at Picton. Up to 1882—when he removed to Southland and entered the railway service—he was engaged in general labouring work. In 1886, he was appointed ganger at Athol, and has ever since been in the same position and district. Mr Stancombe has been several terms on the Athol school committee, and is at present a member of the Cemetery Trust. He is a Master Mason of Lodge Taringatura, No. 100, New Zealand Constitution. page 1016 In 1875, he married a daughter of Mr William Bennison, of Dipton, and has four sons and four daughters. Mr Bennison arrived at Lyttelton in the ship “Captain Cook,” in 1863.