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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Councillor William McKibbin , Member for Arrow riding in the Lake County Council, is a farmer on Crown Terrace, Arrow. He was born at Down-patrick, County Down, Ireland, in 1855, and brought up on his father's farm. In 1871, he arrived at Port Chalmers by the “Ajmeer,” and left almost at once for the Cardrona diggings. After a short time spent in packing to the diggings, he went to the Port Derwent “rush,” and, during a year spent in Australia, saw a good deal of the island continent. On his return to New Zealand, he went quartz mining at Shotover. In 1879, he took up his farm of “Royal Burn,” on the Crown Terrace. The land was then in its natural state, but is now highly improved. Since 1899, Mr McKibbin has been a member of the Lake County Council, and has been chairman of the Crown Terrace school committee since its inception. He has also been a member of the Arrow Hospital Trustees for many years, and a member of St. Paul's Anglican church committee since he settled in Arrow. page 1023 In 1889, Mr McKibbin married a daughter of the late Mr William Talbot, of Kyle House, Burris-in-Os-sory, Queen's County, Ireland, and has a family of one son and three daughters.