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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]

Mr. Donald Hugh Monro

Mr. Donald Hugh Monro was born in Wandsworth, Surrey, in 1845, was educated at private schools in England and France, and came to Wellington, per ship “Wild Duck,” in 1861. He was articled in Wanganui, and afterwards practised as a surveyor in that town until 1874 when he entered the Wellington Provincial Government service as a surveyor. He was shortly afterwards transferred to the land purchase department of the General Government as a district surveyor, and continued to hold that position till appointed in 1878 to a draughtsmanship in the Lands and Survey Office, Canterbury. Mr. Monro died on the 28th of July, 1901.

Standish and Preece, photo. The late Mr. D. H. Monro.

Standish and Preece, photo.
The late Mr. D. H. Monro.