Teddington is a farming and fruit-growing district on Banks' Peninsula, in the county of Akaroa. It is within three miles of Governor's Bay, and thirteen of Lyttelton, with which it is connected by a coach service. There is daily postal communication with Christchurch, eighteen miles distant, and the local post office has a telephone bureau. Teddington has a public school, a hotel and a blacksmith's shop. Many travellers pass through the district, which is a favourite holiday haunt with cyclists from Christchurch.

The Wheatsheaf Hotel, (Silas Knight, proprietor), Teddington. This hotel is situated at the junction of the main roads from Lyttelton, Tai Tapu, and Charteris Bay, and is the terminus of the mail coach journey from Lyttelton. It is a two-storied wooden building, was erected many years ago, and contains twelve rooms. Besides bedrooms, dining-room, kitchen, and other necessary apartments, it possesses a smoking and card room, and a private sitting-room, and many are the good words spoken by travellers and visitors concerning kindness and care received at the hands of Mr. and Mrs Knight A large stable close by affords accommodation for horses, and the paddocks attached to the hotel supply excellent grazing. The situation of the hotel, together with the reputation its present management has won it, is making the “Wheatsheaf” a favourite resting place for travellers, and a resort for picnic parties and other holiday-makers.

Mr. Silas Knight became proprietor of the Wheatsheaf Hotel in August, 1902. He is the son of a farmer, was born in Devonshire, England, in 1859, and came with his parents to Lyttelton in 1863. His father having bought property at Rolleston, he was taken thither, and, after receiving a public school education at Weedons, near Rolleston, he was trained to farming. In 1891 his father died, and shortly afterwards Mr. Knight disposed of the farm and bought property at Riccarton. This he sold in 1902, and removed into the Wheatsheaf Hotel, at Teddington, in August of the same year. Mr. Knight has been twice married; firstly, to a widow, Mrs Hughes, and secondly, in February, 1902, to Miss Dickson, daughter of the late Mr. Mark Dickson, of Westport.

“Kainshill” (T. S. Manson, manager), Teddington. This property comprises 1850 acres of freehold land, which is devoted to the rearing and fattening of crossbred sheep for the export trade.

Mr T. S. Manson, the Manager, was born on the estate in 1857, educated at Teddington, and brought up to farming by his father, the late Mr. S. Manson. He is a member of the road board, chairman of the school committee, and a vestryman in the church.