Bowater, W. T., Farmer, Ohakune. Born in Worcester, England, in 1864, Mr. Bowater arrived in New Zealand with his parents when he was only two years old. His early days were passed at Wellington and at Sanson, where his father took up land. His first start in life was as a storekeeper, which calling he followed until his father's death. He then went home to manage the farm, and eventually took up his present holding of 302 acres in 1892. The next year he commenced operations, and now has about half of his page 1463 farm in grass, grazed over by a good flock of Lincoln sheep and a well-bred herd of shorthorn cattle, making use of the Jersey strain for those used in dairy purposes. Mr. Bowater acted as secretary to the Nos. 1 and 2 Clifton Small Farm Associations, and was for some years a trustee for the Sanson and Feilding Wesleyan churches. At the present time (1896) he is chairman of the Ohakune School Committee. He married in 1889 the eldest daughter of the late Mr. John Hollard, of Wairarapa and Petone; they have two daughters.