Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Mr. William John Waters , Proprietor of the City Hotel, was born in Kent, England. He was taken as a child to Australia, and arrived in Dunedin in 1864. For over thirty-nine years he was engaged in hotel-keeping at Port Chalmers, where he owned the leading hotel, but owing to No License being carried in the district, his house was closed in 1903, when he entered into possession of the City Hotel, the popularity of which is ably maintained by him. Mr. Waters is a volunteer of very old standing. He was a member of the L Battery and Port Chalmers Navals, and retired after twenty-five years of service with the rank of captain and the Victoria decoration. He has taken a great interest in all classes of sports—shooting, cricketing, yachting and rowing, and is a vice-president of numerous clubs. Mr. Waters is married, and has a family of seven children.