Brydon, Robert, Farmer, “Rosebery,” Leitbfield. Mr. Brydon was born in Midlothian, Scotland, in 1832, and arrived in Australia in 1854. He had a great many exciting experiences in the early days of the goldfields in Victoria and New South Wales, was at the Ballarat riots, and also had encounters with bushrangers. About the year 1858 Mr. Brydon came to Canterbury, and was for a time at the West Coast diggings. In 1861 he settled in Leithfield, where he bought his farm of seventy-three acres. He has reclaimed this property from its natural condition, and worked it for a number of years as a dairy farm; milking twenty cows, and sending the milk to the local creamery. Mr. Brydon was married, in 1864, to Miss Lindsay, of Forfarshire, Scotland, and has seven sons and seven daughters.

Graham, William, Farmer, Leithfield, Mr. Graham was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1847, was brought up to country life, and came to Lyttelton by the ship “Roman Em peror” in 1862. He gained his early experience of farming at Mount Grey Downs with his father, the late Mr. W. Graham, and in 1873 began on his own account as a farmer and contractor at Mount Grey Downs, where he resided for ten years. Mr. Graham was afterwards at Waipara for nine years, and finally settled at Leithfield in 1892. He resides on a property of fifteen acres, and since 1895 has done a good deal of droving. Mr. Graham was married, in 1873, to a daughter of the late Mr. T. Dalziell, of Leithfield, and has seven sons and four daughters.

McLean, George Alexander. Farmer, Willowbend Farm, Leithfield. This property consists of eighty acres of freehold land, and the proprietor also works a run of 4000 acres at Mount Grey, on which he keeps about 1300 sheep. Mr. McLean was born at Horsley Down, North Canterbury, in 1861, and was brought up to country life in the Leithfield district, where he has farmed on his own account since 1885. He has held the position of Permanent Secretary of the Loyal Leithfield Lodge of Oddfellows since 1880, and the district offices in connection with the Order, acting also as secretary of the Loyal Huia Lodge of Past Grand Masters. For several years he has served as a member of the local school committee, of which he was at one time chairman; and he is also a member of the Kowai Road Board, and chairman of the Leithfield Domain Board, and has taken an active interest in local games as secretary of the local sports committee. Mr. McLean has also been secretary of the Amberley branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union. He was prominent in advocating the construction of the foot-and-stock bridge over the Kowai, at Leithfield, which was opened in 1902, and generally has for many years taken a leading part in most movements for the development of the district. In his early days Mr. McLean won many prizes for athletics, among others at Lancaster Park for the 120 yards hurdles. which he accomplished in seventeen seconds. He was married, in 1885, to a daughter of the late Inspector J. Johnston, of the Irish Constabulary, and has one son and six daughters.

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Mr. G. A. McLean.

Trail, George, Farmer, “Craigielea,” Leithfield. Mr. Trail was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in 1831, and has always been engaged in country pursuits. He came to Lyttelton in the ship “Mermaid” (Captain Rose), in 1864, and settled at Kaiapoi Island, where he was farming for several years. In 1871 he removed to Leithfield, where he purchased his property of 270 acres, which is situated between the two branches of the Kowai river. The land was then in its natural state, covered with flax, and a considerable portion of it was boggy. The property has since been completely fenced, drained and cultivated and is utilised chiefly as a sheep farm. Mr. Trail was married, in 1852, to a daughter of Mr. W. Davidson, of the parish of Newmacher, Scotland, and has five sons and six daughters, besides thirty grandchildren.

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Mr. and Mrs G. Trail.