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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Hautapu

Hautapu.

Hautapu is a postal district in the county of Waikato, seven miles from Hamilton and the same distance from Cambridge, on an excellent road. The land in the neighbourhood is of superior quality, and there are many flourishing farms. There is a public school, a daily mail, and a telephone service, a flag railway station, and a bacon and cheese factory. Hautapu is ninety-eight miles from Auckland.

Cambridge Dairy Association (James Hally and George Watt, proprietors), Hautapu railway station, Hautapu. This business was established in 1885 by a local company, and the present proprietors bought it in 1889. The buildings, which are of wood and iron, are erected on freehold property close to the railway station. There are concrete floors throughout, and there are two cool chambers, each 18 feet by 20 feet. The factory has a first rate refrigerating plant, and butter and cheese are made, and bacon is cured and smoked in separate departments. There are two Alpha-Laval separators, each with a capacity of 440 gallons, and of the large quantity of milk passed through daily, half is made into cheese and the rest into butter. The motive power is a six horse nominal Tangye engine. A great deal of bacon is made at the factory, and about 5000 pigs are killed annually. An eight-roomed house for the resident partner stands close to the factory.

Botteley, photo.Cambridge Dairy Association's Factory.

Botteley, photo.
Cambridge Dairy Association's Factory.

Mr. George Watt, Managing Partner of the Cambridge Dairy Association, was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in 1845. He came out to Lyttelton by the ship “Blue Jacket” in 1866, and after living about four years in Canterbury, settled in Cambridge, where he has since been engaged in farming on his own account. Mr. Watt owns two freehold properties, one of 200 acres and the other of 150 acres, in the district. He was married, page 764 in 1873, to a daughter of the late Mr. G. McCandlish, of Oxford, Canterbury, and has five sons and six daughters.

Mr. and Mrs G. Watt.

Mr. and Mrs G. Watt.

Mr. Alfred Harold East, Manager of the Butter Department at the Cambridge Dairy Association's Factory, and formerly manager of the Te Aroha West Creamery, was appointed to his present position in 1900.

Cowling, Samuel, Farmer, “Bearhook,” Hautapu. Mr. Cowling was born in Cornwall, England, where he was educated and brought up as a farmer. He went out to America in 1870, and after eight years of farming experience there came to Lyttelton by the ship “Hereford,” in 1880. Mr. Cowling removed to the North Island, and settled at Hautapu, where he carries on mixed farming on his property of 200 acres. He has served as a member of the Hautapu Drainage Board and of the Hautapu school committee, and holds office as church steward in the Wesleyan Church. Mr. Cowling was married, in 1869, to a daughter of the late Mr. J. Kingdon, and has three daughters and two sons.

Botteley, photo.Mr. and Mrs S. Cowling.

Botteley, photo.
Mr. and Mrs S. Cowling.

Gane, Alfred William, Farmer, Hautapu. Mr. Gane was born at Otahuhu in 1865, received his education at the Auckland Grammar School, and afterwards learned farming with his father at Pukerimu. He leased his farm of 520 acres in 1889, and now has it all fenced, sub-divided, and down in grass. He fattens a number of cattle for the Auckland market, besides dealing considerably in stock. Mr. Gane takes an active interest in local matters, and was a member of the Waikato County Council for some time, and of the Waikato Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. He married a daughter of Mr. G. Clark, of Cambridge.

Mr. A. W. Gane's Homestead.

Mr. A. W. Gane's Homestead.

Main, Alfred, Farmer, Hautapu. Mr. Main was born near Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1863, and received his education at a private school. After some experiences in farming he came to New Zealand in 1880 with his parents, and for some time assisted his father, who purchased a farm in the Hamilton district. Thirteen years ago, Mr. Main purchased his present farm, Te Whanaki, consisting of 500 acres all under cultivation. Mr. Main is a breeder of pure-bred Lincoln sheep and draught horses.

Main, Ambrose, Senior, Farmer, Hautapu. Mr. Main was born in England in 1828 and was trained on his father's farm in Huntingdonshire, and after farming in Cambridge and Lincoln counties for twenty years he left his native land for New Zealand in 1880. On arrival in Auckland, after a look round, he decided to settle in the Waikato, and purchased his present farm, which consists of 500 acres, all under cultivation and well stocked, chiefly with cross-bred sheep.

Residence of Mr. Ambrose Main, Senior.

Residence of Mr. Ambrose Main, Senior.

May, John, Farmer, Hautapu. Mr. May was born in 1844 in Auckland, educated at St. John's College, brought up to country life in the neighbourhood of Auckland, and was farming on his own account for about twenty years at Waiuku. After residing for a few months at Mount Albert, near Auckland, he settled in Cambridge, and now resides on 300 acres of freehold land known as “Springwood,” Hautapu. Mr. May is a member of the Waikato Farmers' Club, of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association, and has been a member of the Cambridge Road Board since 1899. He was married, in 1881, to a daughter of Mr. R. Bent, of Remuera, previously of Waiuku. Mrs May died in 1882, leaving one son. In 1893 Mr. May was married to a daughter of the late Mr. F. Hosking, of Cornwall, England, and has two daughters by this union.

Pickering, Martin Herbert. Farmer, “Fermando,” Hautapu. Mr. Pickering's farm consists of 250 acres of rich land, all fenced, drained, sub-divided, and laid down in grass. He owns a stud flock of Lincolns, and has a fine lot of horses and cattle. Mr. Pickering, who is a native of Yorkshire, England, was born in 1859, and was educated and gained his farming experience in that county. He came to this Colony in 1879, purchasing his present property very soon after his arrival. Mr. Pickering has been a member of the Cambridge Road Board and Tamahere School Committee for many years. He married a daughter of the late Mr. Barugh, and has one son and five daughters.

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Selby, William, Farmer, “The Poplars,” Hautapu. Mr. Selby was born in 1829 in London, was educated in Kent, and brought up to a commercial life. He first came to Auckland in 1853 by the ship “Joseph Fletcher,” but returned to England in the following year, and came back again in 1855 by the same vessel. Mr. Selby took up 400 acres of land at Pokeno, where he resided till warned by General Cameron in 1863 to leave his home. On the very day on which Mr. Selby with his family left for safety, an escort was attacked and seven soldiers were killed by the Maoris, but fortunately for himself, he with his wife and family of four drove out of the escort, not more than fifteen minutes before the attack. For several years Mr. Selby resided in Auckland, and in 1870 removed to Cambridge as manager of the store of the late Mr. L. Bucholz. Two years later, the business being sold, Mr. Selby commenced farming at Hautapu, where he has 200 acres of land known as “The Poplars.” In the early days Mr. Selby was one of the promoters of the local Church of England, in connection with which he acted as a vestryman, and was chairman of the Cambridge Road Board for several years. He was married, in 1855, to a daughter of the late Mr. S. Selby, of Stoughton, near Leicester, England, and has had six sons and six daughters, of whom three sons and five daughters are living.

Mr. W. Selby.

Mr. W. Selby.

Mr. William Russell is an Old Colonist, and arrived in Auckland by the ship “Ganges” in 1863. He was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in 1835, and was brought up to agriculture. For three years after his arrival he served in the Militia and received a fifty-acre grant on the Cambridge-Hamilton Road. He was married, in 1870, to a daughter of the late Mr. J. Sharp, of Waikomite, and has four sons and three daughters.

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