The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]
Mr. James Henry Potton
Mr. James Henry Potton, Proprietor of the Bluff Hotel, is a native of England. He landed in New Zealand in the fifties, and was apprenticed to the coach-painting trade in Christchurch, where he worked for many years. In 1896 he took over the Bluff Hotel, which he has since conducted with success.
Mr. J. H. Potton.