Mr. Malcolm MacKinnon, father of Mrs Archibald MacPhail, died in 1860 at an old age. He landed in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1838, and two years afterwards arrived in Christchurch. In 1841, he made his way to Akaroa, where he remained till 1842. He afterwards took up the Island Bay estate, which he farmed till his death. Mr MacKinnon's wife arrived in Christchurch with her husband in 1840.

Mrs M. MacKinnon.

Mr. Thomas Turner, sometime of Wainui, was born and educated in Cumberland, England. He was trained as a cooper and spent some years at his trade. In 1860 he left England for New Zealand, and shortly after his arrival went to Akaroa, near which he rented property, and farmed there for about four years. In 1867 he bought about 190 acres in Wainui, where he carried on farming till his death in 1875. Mr. Turner married Miss Pascoe, of Cornwall, England, and had five sons and one daughter.

Mr. Thomas Warner was born at Oxford, England. He arrived at Lyttelton in the early sixties, and shortly afterwards began to work for Mr. William Wright on the Peninsula. After a few years Mr. Warner purchased the estate at Wainui since known as “Bay View,” where he farmed till his death in 1877.

The late Mr. T. Warner.

Mr. James Wright, Old Colonist, sometime of Wainui, was born in 1816, at Cranbrook, Kent, England, where, after leaving school, he followed farming. He subsequently joined the Life Guards, but, becoming lame, he obtained his discharge, and came out, in 1840, to New Zealand, in the ship “Martha Ridgway.” After his arrival he engaged for some time in whaling, and eventually settled at Piraki, where he had a share in the station, and followed whaling for many years. Mr. Wright's first purchase of land covered only fifty acres, which he bought from the New Zealand Company, but a few years later, in conjunction with Mr. Lucas, he leased 5000 acres from the New Zealand Government. He bought the freehold of 1600 acres, now in possession of his family, and devoted to dairying, rearing and fattening sheep, and growing wool and cocksfoot grass seed. Mr. Wright bought his first cows from Mr. Deans, and while carrying on dairying he sold cheese at one shilling per pound, and butter at as much as two shillings and sixpence per pound. In 1837 Mr. Wright married Miss Horston, of Cranbrook, Kent, and when he died, on the 25th of June 1894, he left nine sons and three daughters living, and two sons and one daughter had predeceased him.

The late Mr. J. Wright.

Mrs. J. Wright.

Mr. George H. Wright is the son of Mr. James Wright, and was born in 1844, at Akaroa, where he was apprenticed to the carpentering trade, which he followed for years in various parts of the Colony. He is now retired, and lives on the family property at Wainui. Mr. Wright is a Freemason, and has passed through the various chairs.