Dovedale is a sheep, cattle and grain growing district, on the rive Dove. It is within twentyseven miles of Nelson, and ten of Wakefield, which is connected with Nelson by rail. A coach runs twice a week between Wakefield and Dovedale. The country is hilly and is covered with bush, which is being gradually cleared away. The road from Wakefield, though hilly, is suitable for cyclists, and the surrounding country has much scenic beauty. Dovedale has a public school, a post and telephone office, two churches, a library, and an accommodation house.

Mr. Alfred Jordan , who is well known in Dovedale, came to Nelson with his father when he was a boy, and was one of the early settlers of Dovedale, where he is now engaged in sheepfarming and hopgrowing. Mr. Jordan has taken a general interest in local public matters, and has served for a considerable time on the road board and local school committee.

Mr. and Mrs A. Jordan and Family

Mr. William Wynn was one of the first settlers in the Dovedale district, Nelson. He was born in Pembrokeshire, Wales, in 1829, and came out to Nelson in 1842. The family resided there for a time; then they went to Stoke, and finally took up their residence at Dovedale in 1863. There Mr. Wynn transformed a piece of bush land into a profitable property, and left his widow and eleven children well provided for at the time of his death, which occurred on the 14th of September, 1898. For over thirty years Mr. Wynn was a member of the local school committee, and he was also a member of the Nelson Education Board for several years. His widow came to New Zealand by the ship “Charles Forbes,” and they were married in 1852.

The Late Mr. W. Wynn, Mrs Wynn, and Family.