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

Mr. James Sawers

Mr. James Sawers , who has been manager of the Edendale Factory since 1901, was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1854, educated at Glenluce, Wigtonshire, and trained to dairy work under his father. He came to Port Chalmers by the ship “Auckland” in 1874, and for a number of years was employed in farm work at Tokomairiro. For the season of 1886 Mr Sawers was manager of the Fairfax Dairy Factory, and for the two following seasons he had charge of the Bruce factory. He afterwards leased the Waiareka and Flemington factories, and worked them in conjunction with his brother. Mr Sawers managed the Wyndham factory for five years, and was Government Cheese Instructor for the colony for five years before settling at Edendale in 1901. He was married, in 1889, to
Gerstenkorn, photo. Mr. J. Sawers.

Gerstenkorn, photo.
Mr. J. Sawers.

page 1070 a daughter of Mr S. Holland, of Flemington, and has three sons and two daughters.