The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts]
Mr. James Francis Byrne
Mr. James Francis Byrne , J.P., has been a member of the Westland County Council for the Arahura riding since the year 1887, and has on two occasions been chairman. He was born in 1832, in Kilkenny, Ireland, where he was educated, went to Australia in 1852, and landed in Melbourne. In 1866, he removed to New Zealand and settled in Hokitika.