Barnett, Thomas Robertson, Farmer, Greenpark. Mr. Barnett, who was born in Wiltshire, England, in 1845, is a son of late Mr. Jacob Barnett, and came to New Zealand, in 1851, by the ship “Bangalore,” with his father, who died at Tai Tapu in 1900. He started farming in 1888 on a farm previously purchased by his father, and page 675 consisting of 202 acres of rich fertile land, on which he conducts general farming. Mr. Barnett is one of the trustees of the Wesleyan church, and a member of the Greenpark school committee, and the Farmers' Union. He is a shareholder in the Farmers' Co-operative Association, and in the Belfast Freezing Works. Mr. Barnett married Miss Tobeck, daughter of Mr. Tobeck, of Tai Tapu, and has a family of two sons and three daughters.

Mr. T. R. Barnett.

Dulieu, Richard, Farmer, Greenpark. Mr. Dulieu is the only son of the late Mr. Dulieu, and was born in 1849, in London. He accompanied his parents to New Zealand, and, on his marriage, in 1877, succeeded to a portion of the property. His father then removed to another farm, and ultimately the son succeeded to the whole property. He has been for a number of years a member of the Greenpark school committee, is a member of the Farmers' Union, and a shareholder of the Tai Tapu Dairy Company. Mr. Dulieu is also one of the trustees of the Wesleyan church. He married Miss Wells, daughter of the late Mr. Richard Wells, one of the early settlers of Springston, and has four sons and three daughters.

Mr. and Mrs Dulieu and Family.

Hubbard, Frederick, Farmer, “The Poplars,” Greenpark. Mr. Hubbard was born in Kent. England, in 1862, and in 1881 joined his parents, who had previously arrived in Canterbury. His first colonial experience was with Mr. Robert Rainey, of Tai Tapu, and afterwards he started a contracting business in conjunction with his brother, Mr. E. G. Hubbard, of Southbridge. This they carried on for a number of years, during which Mr. F. Hubbard farmed on a comparatively small scale on his own account, but he gradually increased his operations. In 1900 he took a lease of the fine estate, known as “The Poplars,” formerly the property of the late Mr. Goodwin, and now of Mrs Goodwin, of Auckland. This estate, which consists of 500 acres, has long been known as one of the finest in the prosperous district of Greenpark. Mr. Hubbard carries on general cropping, dairying and sheepfarming. He leases another property of 400 acres, on which he runs about 1000 sheep. Mr. Hubbard has been a member of the Greenpark school committee for years, and is on the executive of the local Wesleyan church. He is one of the directors of the Tai Tapu Dairy Company, district chairman of the Farmers' Union, and also a member of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association, at the shows of which he has been an exhibitor. Mr. Hubbard married Miss Lloyd, of Greenpark, and there is a family of five daughters and four sons.

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Mr. F. Hubbard.

McDonald, John, Farmer, “Belleville,” Greenpark. Mr. McDonald was born at Ruthven, Kingussie, Scotland, in 1836, and was educated at the public schools in the villages of Insh and Invernglas. He was brought up to farming, and was foreman on one of the best farms in the romantic district of Badenoch. In 1859 he emigrated to Australia in the ship “Broomielaw.” The discovery of gold in Otago attracted him to Gabriel's Gully in 1861. Four years later he went to the Westland goldfields, where he met with a fair share of success. In April, 1868, he took up the first portion of his land at Greenpark and commenced farming. The land was then covered with flax and raupo, and, in fact, Mr. McDonld found himself in the centre of a very inhospitable swamp. That, however, has all been changed, and Mr. McDonald now lives in a beautiful residence, with a garden, an orchard, plantations and paddocks around him. Mr. McDonald has served on the local road board and school committee. He is also society steward and trustee for the Wesleyan Church, and a local preacher. Mr. McDonald was married, in 1892, to Miss Magon, and has three daughters and one son.

Mr. J. McDonald.

Pannett, John Avis, Farmer, “Riverland,” Greenpark. Mr. Pannett is a son of the late Mr. Thomas Avis Pannett, who arrived in New Zealand by the ship “Lady Nugent” in 1851, and died at Springston in 1893. He was born in Sussex, England, in 1850, and came with his father to New Zealand in 1851. After leaving school he worked on his father's farm at Springston, until 1871, when he started farming on his own account at Dunsandel, where he remained for seven years. He then bought a farm of 1600 acres at Methven, then in its native state, but after four years he sold out and bought 600 acres of unimproved swamp land at Springston. Mr. Pannett set to work burning off the peat, and having extinguished the fire, to preserve the organic remains, he thoroughly drained the land and converted it into a fine fertile farm. However, he afterwards sold the property, and in 1900 bought 330 acres at Greenpark, formerly the homestead portion of Mr. I. G. Murray's estate. Besides carrying on general cropping, Mr. Pannett grows large quantities of garden peas for Messrs Carter and Co., the well-known seedsmen of London. Mr. Pannett owns another estate of 5200 acres at Pleasant Point, which is managed by his son, and on which he keeps between seven and eight thousand sheep. He has always taken a leading part in the local affairs of his district; he has for years been connected with road boards, and was chairman of the Springs Road Board for several terms. In educational matters he has always taken a prominent part, and at the age of twenty-one was appointed chairman of the South Selwyn school committee, and he was for some time chairman of the Springston South and two other school committees in the different districts in which he has lived. He is a member of the Canterbury and Timaru Agricultural and Pastoral Associations, and was one of the first shareholders of the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association. He owns a fine stud of Southdown sheep, and in his early days was a successful prize-taker at various ploughing matches. Mr. Pannett is married, and has six sons and six daughters.

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Mr. J. A. Pannett.

Quayle, Thomas, Farmer, Greenpark, Mr. Quayle was born in the Isle of Man in 1848. After leaving school he followed farming, and came to New Zealand in 1880, in the ship “Pleiades.” He landed at Lyttelton and settled, first, at Leeston, but subsequently entered the service of Mr. H. Overton, of Meadowbank, where he was appointed working manager. In 1885 he removed to Greenpark, and began farming on his own account. He was chief organiser of the Greenpark Dairy Factory, and is now chairman of directors. The factory began with one separator, but is now working six, including two at the Greenpark Creamery, and the plant and building have been correspondingly added to Mr. Quayle is a member of the road board and chairman of the school committee. He is a prominent member of the Wesleyan Church, and conducts service as a local preacher.

Mr. T. Quayle.