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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]

Farmers

Farmers.

Ivey, John Thomas, Farmer, Saltwater Creek, Timaru. Mr. Ivey was born in Cornwall, England, in 1848. His forefathers had for generations been farmers, born and bred; in fact, they were second to none in the West of England in the management of stock and the cultivation of land; and he himself has continued to exemplify in New Zealand the family's talent for enlightened agriculture. Mr. Ivey arrived in Lyttelton in 1878, and settled in the Timaru district until 1880. He then revisited England, where he remained four years, and again returned to Timaru in 1884. He worked for a colonial farmer for some time, and then began farming on his own account. His land is well looked after, and utilised to the utmost extent. Mr Ivey was married, in 1875, to a daughter of the late Mr. Thomas Hicks, farmer, Cornwall, England, and has a surviving family of six sons and four daughters.

Ferrier, photo.Mr. J. T. Ivey.

Ferrier, photo.
Mr. J. T. Ivey.

Smith, John, Farmer, Saltwater Creek, Mr. Smith is a Yorkshireman and was born in 1850. He was educated in his native county and learned farming under his father. He came to Lyttelton by the “Mermaid,” landing on New Year's Day, 1866. After two years' employment as a stockrider near Christchurch, he removed to Timaru, where he worked in various capacities for Sir John Hall and others. He subsequently purchased a farm of 200 acres at Saltwater Creek and gradually brought it into prime condition; the property has since been increased to 450 acres. Mr. Smith's residence, which occupies a picturesque position, was built in 1894. He has long been a member of the South Canterbury Jockey Club, and is one of the committee; he is a member of the Timaru Agricultural and Pastoral Association, and was a member of the Kingsdown School Committee for some years. Mr. Smith is married and has two children.