Other formats

    TEI XML file   ePub eBook file  

Connect

    mail icontwitter iconBlogspot iconrss icon

Tales of Banks Peninsula

No. 42.—Mr. William Green

No. 42.—Mr. William Green.

Mr. William Green arrived in Akaroa in 1839, in charge of tbe first shipment of cattle landed in Canterbury These cows, as will be seen by the perusal of the account of Messrs. Rhodes Bros, in an earlier article, were landed at the bay in Akaroa harbour called the Red House Bay. Mr. Green built the first hotel in Canterbury, at the place now known as Green's Point, where the monument stands to mark the spot where the English flag was hoisted on August 10th, 1840. Mr. Green was present at this memorable ceremony. He sold his house later to Mr. George Tribe, who took it down, and removed it to Norwich Quay, Lyttelton, where it was burnt down in 1854 or 1855 After selling his first hotel Green built a second one at the point opposite the old Akaroa wharf, the house being afterwards known as Armstrong's build-page 265ings. It is said that Mr. Green had a son born before 1840, and that the Maoris made a great feast on the occasion of the child's birth, and presented him with a special grant of land, which the father found a very profitable investment. Rumour has it also that the notorious "Bully" Hayes carried off one of Mr Green's barmaids in the early days.