Anderson, Frank Lionel, Sheepfarmer, “Makuri Iti,” Makuri, about seventeen miles from Pahiatua. Mr. Anderson, who is the only son of Captain S. C. Anderson, of the Defence Department, Wellington, was born in Wellington in 1870, and educated partly at the Wellington and the Wanganui College. On leaving school he was for some years in the ironmongery business, first with Mr. William Dawson and afterwards with Messrs. John Duthie and Co. Having taken a liking for a farming life, he came to Pahiatua in 1890 and took up the present property of 640 acres, which was at that time standing bush. In 1896 he had 400 acres cleared, and now turns his attention to breeding Romney-Lincoln sheep. He is chairman of the Makuri School Committee. In local matters he is always to the fore, and has been the prime mover in establishing the local social functions.

The “Tuscan Hills” Estate, in the Makuri Valley, which is the property of Mr. W. J. Birch, of “Erewhon,” Hawkes Bay, and managed by Mr. Bertram Harrison, consists of 3000 acres, 2000 acres of which during the last few years have been felled, burnt and sown with English grasses. It maintains 3500 sheep of the Romney Marsh breed, and about a hundred head of cattle. The villa residence bears the name of “Bungalow House,” and the grounds surrounding it include a fine orchard.

Mr. Bertram G. M. Harrison, the Manager of the “Tuscan Hills” estate, is the youngest son of Mr. Charles Harrison, of Messrs. Harrison and Crosefield, Tower Street, London. He was born at Sydenham, in Kent, in 1868, and was educated at Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire. After cadetting in Scotland for some two years, Mr. Harrison came to this Colony per s.s. “Rimutaka” in 1886, and five years later was appointed to the management of the above estate. Mr. Harrison is president of the Makuri Cricket Club, takes an interest in sports generally, and is popular throughout the district.

Tylee, Walter Edward Charles, Sheep Breeder and Farmer, “Tataramoa,” Makuri, near Pahiatua. Bankers, Bank of New Zealand. Mr. Tylee is the fifth son of the late Mr. J. T. Tylee, who was Commissioner of Lands for the Hawkes Bay provincial district under the Provincial Government. The subject of this notice was born at Napier, Hawkes Bay, in 1865, and was educated partly at Hawkes Bay and partly at Nelson. On leaving school, he served as a cadet on several stations. He then went for a trip to the Argentine Republic, and was for some time at the River Plate increasing his knowledge of the sheep industry. He returned to New Zealand in 1887, and in 1889 took up the present run of 1200 acres. The property at that time was standing bush, and Mr. Tylee had a most trying time getting it cleared. The so-called roads were but tracks, and in winter he had, in order to get to Pahiatua, to send his horse through about ten miles of bridle track, six feet wide, and two feet deep with mud, the ten miles generally taking about seven hours to traverse. He has now a considerable part of his estate sown with English grasses, and is a large breeder of Border Leicester and Lincoln sheep. He is a [gap — reason: illegible]