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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]
Rankin, John
Rankin, John, Farmer, “The Hummocks,” Momahaki. This estate is about 700 acres in extent, and carries 1700 sheep, forty head of cattle, and a few horses. Originally bush land, when cleared it becomes good sheep country. Mr. Rankin, who is the son of a contractor, was born in 1864 in Wanganui, where he was educated. After five years in a solicitor's office, he worked six years on Mr. J. Duncan's Otairi Estate, and five years on Mr. J. Gear's Te Horo Estate, when he took up his present holding.