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

Hall, Wilson

Hall, Wilson , Farmer, “The Homestead,” Riversdale. Mr Hall was born in 1856, in County Derry, Ireland, and was farming on his own account before coming to New Zealand in 1883. On arriving in the Waimea Plains district he took up land at Wendonside, but shortly afterwards sold it and engaged in contract cropping for five or six years. Mr Hall has at various times bought and sold a large amount of land in the district, notably the Camp Homestead, which he bought before acquiring his present farm in 1897. “The Homestead,” which is situated close to Riversdale, consists of about 3,000 acres, and is devoted chiefly to sheep-farming, though horses and cattle belonging to the property are also exhibited at Gore. The farm is well equipped page 1042 with implements, and there are two threshing plants. Mr Hall, who is a Justice of the Peace, was for some time captain of the Riversdale Rifles, and is a member of the Farmers' Union, of the Gore and Southland Agricultural and Pastoral Societies, and of the Gore and Invercargill Farmers' Clubs. He was married, in 1889, to a daughter of the late Mr Manson, merchant. Riversdale, and has two sons and four daughters.