Mr. Henry Bailey, Old Colonist, was born in 1823, in Nottingham, England, and was apprenticed to a trade in Sheffield. This he followed till he came out to New Zealand in 1860, in the ship “Roman Empire.” He landed at Lyttelton, but went shortly afterwards in a whaleboat to Le Bon's Bay, where he found work. His chief object, however, was the purchase of a small section of land to build a home upon, but the land was so locked up that not less than twenty acres could be bought from the Crown. This was found to be a great injustice to persons with limited capital. Mr. Bailey's present house stands on the site of his first selection, which was originally covered with dense bush. Mr Bailey has served on the road board; he is chairman of the school committee, and one of the trustees for the recreation ground. He was married, in 1856, to Miss Cornwall, and has four sons and two daughters.

Mr. H. Bailey.

Mr. George Stephenson Crotty, sometime of Le Bon's Bay, was born, in 1841, in London. He arrived at Lyttelton at the age of sixteen, and spent some years in the saw-milling industry. Subsequently he took up land in Le Bon's Bay, and farmed there till his death in 1900. Mr. Crotty was married, and had a family of nine children.

The late Mr. G. S. Crotty.

Mr. William McCullough, sometime of Le Bon's Bay, was born in County Antrim, Ireland, in 1846. He landed in Port Chalmers, Otago, in 1862, but shortly afterwards removed to the Ellesmere district, Canterbury. For some years he was employed by the late Mr. White, then engaged in the timber industry on the shores of Lakes Ellesmere and Forsyth. In 1875 Mr. McCullough removed to Le Bon's Bay, where he worked for about nine years at the local sawmill. He then took up land in the upper part of the bay, and commenced farming; his first section was a small one, but he gradually acquired more property in other pants of the bay, and at his death, in July, 1902, he was the owner of 350 acres. Mr. McCullough was married, in 1875, to Miss Robinson, of Christchurch, and was survived by his wife and five sons.

The late Mr. W. McCullough.