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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts]

Mr. G. V. Tate

Mr. G. V. Tate, Chairman of the Taranaki County Council, was born in 1850 at sea, near the Cape of Good Hope, on the ship “Phoebe Dunbar.” He was brought up from boyhood to agriculture on his father's farm, and now occupies 400 acres of beach land near Waitara. Besides store cattle, sheep, and horses, Mr. Tate grows grain extensively, and milks a large number of cows every day. He has always been an enthusiastic breeder of horses, and some very fine specimens of draught stock, bred on his estate, have graced the show ring, and secured several prizes. He was the first in the Taranaki district to make use of the double-furrow plough. As a settler he has always taken his share of local responsibilities, and is chairman of the Waitara West Road Board, president of the Taranaki Farmers' Club, and one of the oldest members of the Taranaki
Mr. G. V. Tate.

Mr. G. V. Tate.

Agricultural Society. In fact, Mr. Tate is ever ready to take an effective part in any enterprise designed to promote the welfare of the district.