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

Patearoa

Patearoa.

Patearoa , formerly known as Sowburn, on the Maniototo Plain, is eight miles from Waipiata—a station on the Otago Central railway. The farms in the surrounding district are comparatively small, and are devoted to agriculture and dairying. Gold mining is also carried on to some extent, and there is a hydraulic sluicing claim at work. The township has a post and telegraph office, a school, a hotel, and a public hall—formerly used as a “Union” church. There is also a Presbyterian church, with a resident minister.

Patearoa Public School . This school was founded in 1882. It is conducted in a wooden building, containing one room and a porch, and occupies a site of ten acres of land. It contains accommodation for sixty-two pupils; and the average attendance is thirty. The teacher's residence of four rooms adjoins the school. Miss Alice Annett is the teacher.

Miss Isabella Mcleod , formerly Mistress of the Patearoa Public School, was born in Dunedin, where she was educated at the High Street school, at which she held a pupil-teachership for over four years. After undergoing a year's training at the Normal College, Miss McLeod was appointed to the Patearoa public school in 1895. She holds a D2 certificate.

Miss I. Mcleod.

Miss I. Mcleod.

Patearoa Presbyterian Church . This church was erected in 1898, at a cost of £200, and has seating accommodation for 150 worshippers. The opening services were conducted on Christmas Day, and prior to that date, church meetings had been held weekly in the public school. The Home Missionary in charge holds weekly services at Patearoa, and periodical meetings at Kokonga, Hamiltons and Waipiata.

Mr. John Cawley , who was for some time in charge of the Patearoa Presbyterian Church, was born at Bushey Park, in 1870. He was educated at the Broad Bay public school, and Waiwera public school, and has been engaged in mission work in connection with the Presbyterian Church, in Dunedin and Invercargill. page 603 In April, 1897, the Synod appointed him Home Missionary at Patearoa, and after his appointment the local Patearoa Presbyterian church was erected and opened for worship. Mr. Cawley was married, in 1898, to a daughter of the late Mr. T. Smith, engineer, of Invercargill. He is now (1904) an evangelist at Brighton, in the county of Taieri.

Puketoi Station , the property of Mr. Watson Shennan, of Conical Hills Station, contains 60,000 acres, of which about 2000 acres are freehold. The property carries from 20,000 to 23,000 Merino sheep and about 100 head of cattle, together with the horses required on the station. In some seasons several hundreds of acres are in root and grain crops. The Puketoi station was originally occupied about 1860 by Mr. William Murison, who disposed of his interest to the present proprietor about three years later.

Mr. Robert Shennan Charters , Manager of the Puketoi Station, was born in 1857, in Wisconsin, United States of America. He arrived in the Colony, by the ship “Bombay,” and was brought up to agricultural pursuits on his father's estate at the Taieri. In 1887 Mr. Charters was appointed manager of the Puketoi station. He has held office as a member of school and library committees at Waikoikoi. Mr. Charters was married, in 1890, to a daughter of Mr. A. Mollison, of Roslyn, and has one son and two daughters.