Mr. Alfred Buxton , Proprietor of the Makarewa Brick and Tile Works, is the seventh and youngest son of Mr Thomas Buxton, and was born in 1874, at Makarewa, where he was educated, and brought up to the brick and tile-making business. In 1896 he joined his brother as a partner in the business, which was carried on under the name of T. W. and A. Buxton; but in 1903 he acquired his brother's interest, and has since conducted the works on his own account. Mr Buxton is an enthusiastic sportsman, fond of fishing, cycling, and shooting, and is a member of the Invercargill Cycle Club, although, unfortunately, he lost his left arm by an accident at the works in October, 1889.