Cracroft, Henry Lewis Walter, Farmer, Yncyca Bay, Pelorus Sound. Captain Cracroft was born at Ealing, in Middlesex, England, in the year 1858, and was educated at Teignmouth. At thirteen years of age, he was apprenticed in the merchant service, and for thirty-two years followed a seafaring life. For some time he was in the New Zealand Shipping Company's service, which he joined as third officer, and was afterwards in command of of the s.s. “Rakaia” and the s.s. “Hurunui.” During the South African Boer war he served as chief officer on several of the large transport vessels, and was awarded the transport medal. In 1903, however, he resigned his commission, and shortly after came to New Zealand, and took up his present farm. This property, known as Yncyca, embraces an area of over 1000 acres of grazing country, and is devoted to sheep and cattle. Captain Cracroft is married, and has two daughters and one son.