Mr. Edwin Joseph Onion , of Messrs Onion Brothers, is the fifth son of the late Mr. Edmund Onion. He was born in April, 1873, in the Wairau Valley, was educated at the public school there, and subsequently, page 358 until joining his brothers, was employed at general farming. chiefly with his father. Mr. Onion is a member of the local branch of the Farmers' Union. He is married, and has one son, and one daughter.