Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Reed, Francis Sleeman , Farmer, Mengearn, Maruimato, Wedderburn. This property, which consists of 375 acres of freehold and 300 acres of leasehold in perpetuity was taken up by the proprietor in 1880. Mr. Reed was born in 1846 in Cornwall, where he gained his earliest knowledge of agriculture. He came to Port Chalmers in 1862, by the “Chili,” settled in Naseby in November of the following year, and engaged in mining for over twenty years. His property was acquired in 1880, and five years later Mr. Reed took up his residence on his estate. He has been a member of the Wedderburn school committee, and was at one time its chairman.