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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Mr. Charles Acton, Fourth Officer of the s.s. “Rakaia.” is the fourth son of Mr. Edward Acton, of Pleasant Point, near Timaru, New Zealand, where he was born in 1871. Mr. Acton was educated partly at Timaru and partly on board H.M. training ship “Worcester.” He joined the New Zealand Shipping Company on the 1st of September, 1888, and was engaged on vessels trading to Java and British Burmah. He then went to London and joined the s.s. “Aorangi,” from which he was soon afterwards transferred to the vessel of which he is now an officer.