Macdonald Dictionary Record: John Leith

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George Ranald Macdonald
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1952-1964
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One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for John Leith. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964.
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G R Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biographies
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L169
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L169
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L169
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Marks/Inscriptions: L. 169 Leith, Capt. John ( opened an accommo house in what became kn own as Leith field and was granted a license in May 59. In Aug. 62 J.C. Aikman advertised his subdivis ions of Leithfield township Leith in queer ac. sections. He was see. and trees. of the ploughing match held at the Kowhai 2.9.62. He had bought W.D. Woods windmills and Ash we ith had carted it up in sections and he erected it at Leith field and it was grinding wheat in Ap. 63. When the Bench renewed his license they paid him the high complement of harrng the best house in the Province . He advertis ed Leithfield as " The Sanitarium of Canty : His first hotel bull of Sundered bricks later became Paget Hotel. He built a new hotel in Reith eld in 67. This was meant more to accommodate families on holiday and invalid s. This hotel got a tiene and was later carried on 4 Hugh Stace Launder the name of the Star and Garter Leith was bankrupt in 68; the windmill wes advertised foe sale with a r .585. large buick granary and a millers cotta ge, Wim Feathery took ova the mill. The ails were wrecked by a Nor West gale and the mach ney was moved to Amberley where Feathery, on timed to work it. Lets tried to bost Leithfield by starting a monthly mar let there in 64 When the rush to the West Coast started , he went to Waitohi Gorge which LT. 10.4.58 : 14.5.59 : 8.4.63 : 27.10.63 : 26.11.64 : 7.3.65 :; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: L. 169 capt. J Leith was as far as wheeled traffic could go by the Hurnni route and built an accommo. house there . He took out an auctioneers license in 65. He advertised his Waitohi property for sale as well as all his Leith fildes property He failed to in ale a sale and coming buch from Ch.Ch depressed, and finding a dealey loved child daug crous ill. he seized a revol n and tried to make an cull f himself butt anted. He recovered and in '66 was standing in an election for the Pov. Comm. His wife had died of consum p tion . He advertised that hetfield he was leaving the colony. He was elected pres. of the Mechanics Inst. which he and I.H. More had done most to start. He was given a public dinner prior to his leaving which was r8sided over by I.H. Moore. However he was back in '67 and was elected a member of the Kowhai Rd. Bd. d meeting of his creditors was held in Aug. 67. According to the electoral coll of 66 he owned at Mat time 230acs in Leithfield and 113 on Mt. Grey Dons. In 69 he was heard of in Auckland carrying on business as a share broker and mining agent. He was believed to haney been in command of a vessel trading with Aust. He took up his abode with the lighthouse keeper of Manakau and while there wrote a series of pam pulls explaining why most of the ocean was in the south, and a about. the riddle o y the Tyra muds In '75 he was caul ting distinctly queer plamuphilets entitled "The seat of Power+ LT. 8.6.65 : 5.8.65 : 26.4.66 : 11.7.66 : 3.1.67 : 6.8.67 : 9.12.61 : 13.5.68 : 23.5.6 : 1.Oct 69 : 4.6.75 North Canty Gazette 2.10.67 :; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: L. 169. John Leith. and The Milky way marr. (2) 6.5.68 at St. Peters Ricc Rev.C. Bowen , Eliz. Evans of Ricc. witnesses. Lumley Morgan farmer of Lincoln + lira Maitland Roper Spinster " or Li son John William marr. at Leithfield 26.12.78 Eliz. Mary Moore dau James bo Moore. He d. at Audley , Leithfield 13.11.79 ag. 24. elie d had 500 inhabitants at it peak. The by passing by the railway gave it a severe set bach and business moved in to the railhead at Amberley. LT. 15.11.79 :; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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