Marks/Inscriptions: G. Dag. Gresson Henry Barnes (1809-1901) was born in Co. Math, Ireland , son of the Rev. George Les. Gremlin , Rector of Ard murchie , West neath . He was educ. at West neath an d at Trinity Coll. Dublin, where he graduated B.A. He was admitted to the Irish Bar in 1833 and practised for 8 years as an equity barrister at the Chan cry Bar at Dublin. During this time he collaborated with Burroughs in a treatise on equity pleading. In 1854 he became in rested in the Canty. settlement and he sailed with his family in the ship Egmont landing at Auck. in June 54. He came onto Lylt. in July in the Nelson, the first steamer to ply on the N.Z. last and they arrived 23.7.54. He was in fortunate enough to lose all his personal baggage by the wreck of the Palmer on the Sumner Bar. The various diarist made com pl ment ry entries. C.O. Torlesse remarked "a prodigy Lere- - an honest lawyer" Sewell sard " a sensible right minded man - a really homest adviser " He fist lived at Oxford Tarr East and then moved to the come " of Worc. and Manchester streets opp sile the present Ch.Ch.C.C. buildings . He was appointed provincial solicitor and Crown prosecutor three mon thse after he arrived . He continued to be a member of various executives until , in '57 he was appointed judge Scholefield ( : Cyclop. N.Z. ii : Cox; Wigram : P. 1.2.0 : 26.7.30 : Paul C.O. Torlesse Journal; + evil, Journal LT. 17.10.57; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: G. 129 quai Gresson with jurisdiction over the whole of the S. I.land. On his first crcut he rode from Nelson to Ch.Ch and next mouth on to Dunedin He had a good river horse and a competent Maori guide . The discovery of gold in Otago in the early 60's and the consequent grow th of population made necessary the creation of a separate judicial district and G lesson was relieved of the county son the of the Waitaki. In '65 he had to cross the Alps and open the first court at Hokitika ; and son he was eleve of all but the present day Cante bury. In '57 he held courts at Wgtn. ,Nelson Canty and Otago during the illness of the Chief Justice at Auckland, and of Mr Justice Wakefield. In '74 a joint parliamentary comm . decided on a re arrangement of the judiciary under which Gresson wild have to move to Nelson . The judges objected to being moved from place to place by Parliament and Gresson in particular considered an interference will the independence of the Bench. In addition he had now anchored him self in Canty. by the purchase of his farm Wai ra at W codend . He accordingly resigned in and next year visited England and Ireland . lt his last setting at the Supreme Court. Ch.Ch 31.3.75 the whole legal profess ion bos LT. 17.11.64 : 5.2.67 : 1 .9.73 : 9.3.75 : 1.4.75; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: G.829 fridge Gresson present to bid him farewell . T.S. Duncan, as g the Law Soc. spoke feeling y and briefly, and he replied , surveying his care and apologising for his deficiencies. He always upheld the dignity of the legal profession and beaut a Kindly ear to mos t applicati onus of those practicing before him. He could be described as a merciful judge though he had has idiocy,cranes He punished offence against property much more severely than offence against the person. The Lylt. Times (5.2.67) criticised him severely in a leader. No one likes an in former , said the Timer, "but Sullivan the informer, was made the object of a most violent attacks by the Judge . and again , it commented on ' the strange contrast between the sentence of 2 years on a man who Conspired to tile away the life of a fellow creature, and the sentence of 4 years upon another for the cr ine of perjury" he paper implied that his violent dis like of Sullivan made him give a disprop orton ley light sentence to the man who was found guilty on his evidence. He no to the now went to live at Wai ora and was able to indulge full his passing for farming and gardening . His house oa vanished but marry of the trees he planted still survive . He had a partner in his farming who managed for him and presumably poop put some money in, for he; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: G.829 4 qv received half the profits. This was Cooke Reynell , a man of good family aho also owned some farm land of his own. Gresson, besides Waira , bought in Oct. 72 Se tra Park of 27 ac fr om Stephen Mown sey for which he paid £ 3025. He also owned 643 ac at south brock. He was showing sheep as early as '64 when he won a first prize at Ch.Ch. He had bought some of John Gruggs Leicester at the sale at Otahu/u. He continued to show long wolle sheep at Ch.Ch and Rangiora . against strong competition from experts like Threlkeld and won his share of prizes. The Ch.Ch. show of '62 was held in his paddock in lat. Sq nar2. Besides breeding sheep he also went in for cattle and won some prizes . He bought an in posted bull when it was low in condition afton the voyage and was thought to have got a bargain at 140 gus Mar. 76. He became the local squire at Woodend and took his part in local affairs. He gave £100 towards a parsonage to be built at Woodend ; Rov. John Raven had given 10 Acres for a lebe before he left. He was a member of the vestry at Woodend and his daus. Sang in the choir - and taught in the Sunday Sch. He has pres. of the Woodend Inst. May 76. g '69 During the gold prosp eating born in Canty he was one of a syndicate which bought 120 ac. on the Peninsular in Mc Ores Valley (the others LT. 6.3.76 : 22.4.76 : 10.5.76 : 2.11.7 : 13.11.84 :; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: G.829 were Coke Reynell, C.C. Bowen and de Bourbel) It had a quartz ref in it and Dr Hector said there would be gold in it . They spent ac good deal of money in sinking shafts. holling came of it. He was an original Fellow of D Clirists Coll. an original governor of Canty. Coll ( he was chairman in '75 but resigned when he went to live at Woodend He was chairman of the Canty Philosophical Inst. in '72 and wads a member of the first comm. He was a moving spirit in the building of the Ch.Ch. Cath shal and was a member of the diocesan synod and for a white Chancellor of the diocese. He was a member of the managing comm. of Ch .Ch. Hesp. He was granted the tile of "Honorable" in '77. The death of his only son leaving his financial affairs in a stale of chaos ins t have been a great grief to him. He was a creditor to his sons estate to the amount of £ 23000; in respect of which he Announce ( he would not make any claim, His farm and stock were advertised for sale and he came to live in Fendalton marr. '45 Ann dau. of Andrew Beatty of Londonderry; she d. 11.1.89 ag . 79. Chudleigh described her as a "very ince quiet motherly person and iy idea of a Judges lady. He d. at Burch ill , Fendalton 31. 1.01 ag bur. Woodend.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: G. 529 . Judge Gresson family. son John Beatty. dau. Ellen d. 26.10.06 Nina Henrietta d. 22. 5.18 ag 71 Clarissa Harrie t d. 6.9.38. The Gressons were living at Spreydon in +70 and were neighbours of W.S. Moorhouse He and Aidid, mathers held Mrs Somes 's power of attorney LT. 6.5.67. Crosbie wards lines " and there's tidy iep ss villas with weeping Willows is said to apply to Gressons 2' house.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer