Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1897, Wellington

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Breeds, James, Runholder, Ngaturi. Mr. Breeds belongs to the class of colonists much needed in New Zealand. Only a few years ago he was at College in Oxford, and he is now a sucessful pioneer in what was until recently as wild a part of the country as any in the island. The estate consists of 1600 acres originally dense bush, but when Mr. Breeds purchased in 1889 about 300 acres had been felled. With the exception of 400 acres of standing bush, the whole is cleared, fenced, and grassed. About 2000 sheep of the Romney-Lincoln variety and thirty head of cattle find good pasturage. The neat and stylish residence of seven rooms stands surrounded with trees, the grounds in the vicinity including an orchard of an acre in extent. Mr. Breeds is the youngest son of the late Mr. James Breeds, of Hastings, Sussex, England, and was born in 1861. He was educated at Dulwich and at Brazenose College, Oxford. After a year spent in Australia, gaining colonial experience, he came to this Colony in 1888, and twelve months later decided to settle in Ngaturi as above stated. Mr. Breeds is exceedingly popular throughout the Pahiatua district, and he has ever given valuable assistance to all kinds of field and other sports. He is a member of the Wellington and Woodville Agricultural and Pastoral Societies, of the Pahiatua Acclimatisation Society, and of the Pahiatua Racing Club. Mr. Breeds is married to a daughter of Mr. J. B. Way, of Christchurch.