Marks/Inscriptions: Mf 7 '5 +,Acland, John Barton Arundel (1823-1904) 6' son of Sir Thomas Dile Acland Bart. b. at Kills ton Somerset Educ, at farrow and Ch.ust Church, Oxford where he took his B.A. with Lo ours in Mathematics (1845) He studied law and was called to the Bar, being a member of Lincolns Inn. He and Chas Tripp. another West country man , sailed to wether in the Royal Stuart and lauded at Lylt. 4.1.55. Alanssi worked as a cadet for H.J . Tancred at Malvern Hells for song months . Then he and Tripp set out to los k sheefs country rather late in 55, hey fund that all the Easy country was taken and "they their capital £2000 each) was insufficient to bry a run which had already ben started. So they decided to take up county fin the bach thom aotunu thit habl been stocked up to theat tie. They were laughed at l and discouraged but they Sti ch to their idea. Steyn put their feisty sha on Ben Morhons's Shepherds Bush station in tit thy were rEddy to reve them . In ferr years they had applied success,ely for 250000 acres which included what were later Mt P.el, Orari Gorge, Mt Somers and parts of Hakatere, and Mesopotamia. They had 2700 shep by 1858. hey had explored the head waters of the Rangitata , the Orari and the Ashbur bon. hey dissolved partnership in 1862 and Acland took Mt. Pal with over 100000 ac as his share . Tripp had sold Scholefield (: Cyclop NZ11;1: Acland. P. 5.7.30; P. 19.5.04 : My Early Life E.S. Tip.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: A.7. J.B.A. Acland. o. Mt Somerset while Acl and was away in England, the form being shos t of cash. Acland was mne of those who hoped to make an stale on the model of an English manor with a manor house , chapel and Cottages. Others who hed the. sam e andi tion were Richard Bethell and Charles Reed o Westerfield, He started building cottages som after he took over Mt. Pee hoping that the men would settler down and rear families on the stature His house was built of bricks baked on the site by Ben Ede of Ashburton and John Fitz gerald of Arowhenua . He brought the plan back with him f Jon England , Lovrd Lyltelton on his tour of Canterbury stayed thera and approved it; e said it wa s Ahr an English shooting fox which was it very high praise f r the owner. In '68 he built the Church of the Holy Invents Brassington well known for his work on the Provincial Council Chambers came up from ChCh to build it. He got boulders fr on the river ted and cited lime Non Mt Somers ) mortar. Bisho Harper consecrated it, 12.12.69. J.B. a and Emily were buried there. In a farm review d South Canty. the L.T. reporte res to "the brant fal Mansions and grounds of the Ho. J.S. Acland - which were an object of ad nin at ion in the days when the woach ues d the upper ferry In 18605 Weld nomi ald him a manley of the Legis lat2ve Comely; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: A 7. J.B.A. Acland. 3 and he remained an active member 34 years . He was elected to the Genoa Geraldine Rod Boade in '64. He was Chairman of the Mt Peel Rd. Bd. from 1870 till 1900 . He was a fellow of Churton College , a member the Canty. Coll. Board ot and of the Senate of the Mo v. of N.Z . He preached day) regularly at Mt Peal, bern a lay reader. e was a member of the Diocesan Synod and was one of the thrse lay members of the first general synod of NZ which was held in Wgtn ia 1.3.59. ; he was again lh la member of the genera Synod of NZ in '68 . Perhaps his church work met inor e to hess him than any other of his activities. He was far f rom beng a natural farm er . He appeared to have very ) hariri ing or2 understanding of stock and not a great deal neo of men. A J. Blakiston said he did nit recognize his had shepherd that he had Ein ploy ed 7 10 years. He was certainly a great tree planter and was good with bees. Another hobby was turning of wood or 10ry. His father the 10' Barnet died at Killer ton in July 71 aged 8l .In '61 he hed a statues acted in his honour in Northam Hay , a pleasure round of Greeter. He represented Devonshire in Pal t. 1 1) -18 and 1821 and 1837-57. 1fe had Earned the right to ranch Among the worthi f Devon LT. 2.3.59. b. Mar. 1912 : LT. 26.1.69 : 18.10.73 : 6 .6.02 : 28.4.03 : 1.3.12.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: B.7. J.B.A. Acland. l. He was a forder member of the Ch Ch Club. For some years he had a house and 74 acres at O paw er; was advertised or sale in Oct. '73. 50,000 acres of Mt. Pel were resumed by the Govt. for closer settlement in 1912 and 25830 sheep were sold. The sale was organised by his son H.D. Acland ; prices were good. He manigat at St. Michaels 17.1.'60 Emily Weddell eldest t dau of Bishops Harper. It was a dowle e wedding (the second in the Harper family). Percy Con married Sarah Harper on the same day. family - sons '63 John Duke Educ. X's Coll 1874 -81. Cust Church Oxford. married at Rugby, Eng. 14.5.02 Mary Eveline eldest dau Rev. Canon St. Hill of Hawkes Bay . managed Mt. Pee after M Hon died in 1888. farmed at Lynch mead , Allerton , Somerset. dived 24.4 . 44. Henry Dyke b. '67 Educ. X's Coll 80-85; Christ Church, Oxford. B.A. Inne Temple 1892 barr. and Sol. N.S.W. 1902: member + char man Canty. Coll Bd. of Govern ors , Fallow NZ. Univ. Sender : Member N.Z. meat Board. Pres. N.Z. Sheep owners min. marr. in Aust. Elizabeth Grace Watson . partner wilding , Acland d. 12.2.42. Hugh Thomas Dyke b. '74. astin rusted surgeon. Knighted 1933. marr. 15.4.03 fam. Evelyn Mary dau of L.J. + aus of Dorchester 21 years member North Canty Ho sp. Board.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: F.8. J.B. Acland. daughters. Agnes Dyke - '61 marr. 15.9.85 Walter Empson Eldest son Rev. Arthur Empson : headmaster Wan ani College. Mary b 65 marr. Frederick Ville boris Lysaght. she died 1916 Harriett b. 66 marr. Mafor Archibald Spencer she died 1946 Lucy. + 69 marr. 19.1.98 Oliver Scott Thompson she d. 1903 Ehizabith b. '70 marr . Charles Arthur Dunn a cadet at Orari George Eiby Rosse Dyke b. '73 mour. Herbert Berthoud Williams (Banger) J.B. Acland transmitted to his family strong character and considerable ability ; they gave much time and work to public service sand of cons ) their mother was a Harper) - Jack Jis grandson boon Acland, son of Sir Hugh was a Member of Par lamest and a member of the N.Z. Wool Board. + char man.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer