Mr. J. Forrester , who represented Mount Ida Riding in the Maniototo County Council, from 1887 to 1896, and held the position of chairman for eighteen months, prior to the latter date, is the proprietor of the Middlebank Farm, Eweburn. He was born in Fifeshire, Scotland, in 1841, and came to Port Chalmers in the ship “Lady Raglan,” in 1861. For the first ten years of his colonial life, he engaged in mining in various parts of Otago, including St. Bathans, Serpentine and Naseby. Mr. Forrester has been a settler in the Eweburn district since 1874. He has long been a member of the Eweburn school committee, of which he is chairman. Mr. Forrester is a director of the Maniototo Sheep Dip and Saleyards Company, and was at one time chairman. Middlebank Farm contains 1500 acres held under a lease in perpetuity, and 212 acres of freehold. As a Freemason, Mr. Forrester is a member of Lodge Mount Ida, in Naseby, and has passed all the chairs. He was married in July, 1861, to a daughter of the late Mr D. Taylor, of Dunfermline, Scotland, and has four sons and four daughters.

Mr. And Mrs J. Forrester.

Mr. Thomas Forgie , who for six years represented Kyeburn Riding on the Maniototo County Council, was born at Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland, on the 12th of July, 1834, and was brought up to the trade of a stone cutter. He came to Adelaide in 1858, and shortly afterwards went to Melbourne, and followed goldmining in Victoria for four years. Mr Forgie landed in New Zealand in 1862 and followed various “rushes” in Otago and on the West Coast, but settled in the Naseby district in 1868. Till 1898 he was closely connected with the Kyeburn diggings, where he resided. For many years he served as a member of the Kyeburn Diggings school, athenaeum and cemetery committees, and was president of various recreative and social clubs. Mr. Forgie was married on the 31st of January, 1872, to Miss Alexander, whose father and mother died when she was a child. They have an adopted daughter. Mr. Forgie has been a Justice of the Peace since 1893.

Mr. T. Forgie.

Mrs. T. Forgie.

Mr. Samuel Inder , who was returned to the Maniototo County Council as representative of Mount Ida riding for three successive terms, is a butcher by trade and was born in 1833 at Martock, Somersetshire. In 1853 he landed in Victoria, where he had some goldfields experience and was in business as a butcher in Bendigo. From 1855 to 1861 Mr. Inder was in Tasmania. In the latter year he arrived in Otago, and after a short time at Gabriel's, Hamilton and Naseby he settled in St. Bathans district, where, with his brother, the late Mr. Walter Inder, he established the firm of Inder Bros., butchers who had several branches. After the dissolution of partnership, Mr. S. Inder carried or business as a butcher or hotelkeeper, and established the Prince Alfred Hotel at Hill's Creek in 1864. He has been interested in racing for many years, and was well known in the early days as a judge and starter in connection with local races. Mr. Inder was married, in 1858, to a daughter of the late Mr. A. Robertson, of Edinburgh. Mrs Index died in June, 1895, leaving six daughters and four sons; and there are eight grandchildren.

Mr. Jacob Lory , who represented Mount Ida riding in the Maniototo County Council for three years, was born in Cornwall in 1845 brought up to the drapery trade, and came to Port Chalmers in November, 1862, by the ship “Chili.” Till 1880 Mr. Lory was chiefly engaged in goldmining, in which he had fair success. In the latter year he acquired a farm at Maruimato, Wedderburn, and has since worked it. He has 915 acres, of which 268 acres are freehold tenure and the balance under lease in perpetuity. Mr. Lory has served as a member of the local school committee, and as an Oddfellow he is attached to the Naseby Lodge, M.U., I.O.O.F., of which he is a Past Grand, and at present a trustee. He was married, in 1869, to a daughter of the late Mr. R. W. Botting, of Adelaide.

Mr. J. Lory.

Mr. Robert Mcgregor Turnbull J.P. , was one of the first Members of the Maniototo County Council, on which he served for about ten years as a representative of Serpentine riding. He held the office of chairman for two years and a half, and retired from the position at the beginning of March, 1899, on deciding to re-visit the Home country. Mr. Turnbull is proprietor of Linnburn estate, which is referred to in another article.