Marks/Inscriptions: R 332 Rolleston, William (1831-1903) was born at Malby. near Doncaster. Yorks the 3? son of the Rev. Geo Rolleston , M.H. rector of the parish and squire. He died Feb. 68. W.R. was educ. at Ross all under Dr. Woolley and at Emanuel Coll. Camby. where he entered in '51. He took his B.A. in 55 with honors in the Classical trips. a brother, Dr Geo. Rolleston M.D. F.Rs. was a dis tin gushed Professor of Phys ols 84 at Oxford. W.R. spent some time in private tuition in the fam ilya which later provided a Gov. Gen. of N.Z - the earl of Liverpool. He sailed for N.Z. in the Regina arriving 15.11.58 He took +the run kn own as Mt Algies on various date for from 57 to 61. He was on the nearby rin of Lake Coleridge during the s time as a cadet or shepherd and it was here that he acquired his well.- y own skill as a bullock dr wer . When Acland asked him of he was really the best bullock driver in Canty he told Acland that his skill had been exaggerated but he was "a very good bullock driver indeed . ; he always addressed his bullocks in hating or Greek. This was as i t should be for he retained his love of the classics to ins end f his life and he would probably shrunk tom address ing the usual lang oa geE considered necessary by a colonial bullock y. Scholefield i : Gisborne; fam inf. J.C.R : Cox : LT. 10.2.03 : 28.5.06 : 1 6.5.03 : 10.12.23 : Acland :; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: W m. Rolleston. 2 R. 332 Having om pled the business of buy ing his run. he engaged a man called Appleyard to help him start the station 18.2.61. They cressida the Wilber force and pitched their tent and built a house and Yards. t he cont e him I t when he wes Appleyard then left him but Pak on to mined to give 1 n help i in need o In mar. W.R. bought 200 cattle from Adhd. Mathias d of i and in Ap. 1550 sheep. Soon after Geo. Alured Mathias joined him as manager and stayed with him in ti he sold the station . He an d Mathias both always referred to the station as Rakaia Forks , and in 66 Neve also in an advertisemen t also used the name Rakaia Forks. Mt Algies was the name f a hill on the run and Acheron was another Rolleston name He sold the station to F.D. S. heave in May 65 for about 5000 and the sale included 72 ac of freehold to protect the bush , 3275 sheep , 2 bullocks and 2 horses. In 63 Rolles on was appointed to a s elect cour mission which was 4 appointed to consider the question of education ii Canty ; the other members H.J. Tancred, Dr Lillie of Papanui aud J.L. Saunders a Well known schoolmaster of Ch.Ch. They sneddon a report . after visiting all the schools , which was a founda tion stone of the splendid Education LT. 11.5.66. acland.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: W. Rolleston. R.332 system of Canty and which was the beg un ino f education secular and comp oil sony . Roles ton never ceased to works for the cause of education. They recommended the formation of a Board of Educ. and Rolleston was one of the first members .In 60 he examined the V1 Forn at X's Coll. in classics. When Sam. B eley became Saperintendent in 63 and began getting together his excet.ve he rode all the way to Mt. Algies to persuade W.R. to jour - this reversing the usual procedure in which the head of a new govt Sumar mons possible members to his presence. The ot hey members +Peacock of this exert.ve wire John Hall , H.J. Tancred and E.C.I. Stevens and thes was perhaps the strongest exec. found in the history of Canty Pov. Govt. they had plenty of problems on which to exercise their talents , among them beige the discovery of gold in the West Coast and the selection of a route for a road and the making of it. W.R. was appointed Prov. see and he stood for Heathcote Lotta e Prov. Cor. and had to a tough struggle with Murray Aynsley. Rolleston went across the ranges with Rockford and W. last other Surveyors to set up the machinery of Govt and she had with him John Hall. In this year (65) he could not ag ree with his fellow - LT. 30.6.60 : Jollies Ramis. : J.J. Thomson Remiss.;; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: Win. Rolleston 4 R.332 members of the exec. over the question of the building of the main South railway line . His quality f caution which was such a pronounced trait in his character o are to the fore and he felt he could not agree borow ing money for this purp o2e . Canterbury Punch had an excellent cartoon showing Rolleston with his donkey and cart saying farewell to his more adventurous companions standing on a railway Engine. The steam is up, the engine 's starting As yon will venture down the line The time has come, my mates. for parting You on your carriage, on nine For if yen necks you mus t be breaking wont 9o0 with your; nor not ) My donkey ed.t - and leave I'm takutai Good-bye. my mates , goo d bye. is bi Ward. He had succeeded T.W. Mande as Prov. ce. and also took Mande 's Seat on the Waste hand Bd. In June 65 he received an in vefation from Ser Fred. Weld to jomo his Got as hnder scc for Native Affairs. He held this post for 3 years Canty Rhymes.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: W. Rolleston. R. 332 He made a success of his task and showed his sympathy and under standing with the Maoi , his interest in education and his capacity for administrati on . In May 68 he resigned from his office and stood for the superintenden by. The late b0's were very bad times and a sapera cautious man was more likely to be supported. He was duly elected . He made it clear that he was in favour of continuing provincial gov t and encouraging uini gratin. He was not in favour of South Canty M coming a separate Province but he was Willing to meet their elaine to have their 2evenness spent in the South. He was in favour of amending the provincial constitut as . So that the super interdep might be a member of the coun al and be even nominated for a seat . But with his usual caution he with chew at the last moment, and tried to lessen the fricti on between Supt. and council by othe means When he was elected uno opposed the Lylt. Times said of him, " the impression he made was favourable in the exti eme . His speck betrayed the sincerity , his motives . the election of Mt R. will tand very decidedly to restore confidence . for Mt R. is very decidedly a Safe man LT. 23.5.68; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: W. Rolleston R. 332 He stood for the Avon Seat for the Gen. Asm bly June 68 and made a polcy spech which gave his Views form ly an d decidedly on every point po before the public. ' He nailed his colours to the mast (LT. 13.6.68) and avowed himself E provincial ist In May - June 69 these was a crisis in Prov. polities. Rolleston though hims f Supt. accepted the invitation to stand for a vacant seat from which G arik had resigned . Theis was Rolleston s way of getting round the difficulty of the Supt. not being sufficiently in touch with the Council. His exec. resigned but he in diced them to withdraw their resignation. Their explanations were lame in the extreme and it pot. soon became o ions that they w ou ld e able to maintain their majority. The Ere. therefore res i9ned . hat day he abandoned his ill advised attempt to get himself elected to the Prov. Coun. The Lylt. Times in a leader, said e was lacking in independen - he leaned on others for a pol ag. . although he was straight - forward and honest as the day : Chudleigh on Rolleston " He is a very agreeable companion , a man of large informati on and of th strictest political and + public honesty. Rolleston both spoke and voted ag amst the Ballet Bill in the Gen. Assembly. An indignant working man wr o to the paper lamenting that he had transferred his votes from Moorh onus to Rolleston LT. 136. 3.6.69 : 16.10.69 : 6.7.70 : 26.7.70 Chudleigh :; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: W. Rd.eston R 332 a Wgtn party. cones pond ent said "there is a particular ernest nervousness in the devery of this gentleman - . He is the political Evang clist of the arse here is a man also who has p d mistaken his vocation. It is not in the political Arena that such ernest express wn , such nervous conscientious ness and such trembling apprehension of ever going wrong is calculated ether to be appreciated or to succeed. July 70 When the Duke o f Edinburgh visited Canty in '69, there was a grand ball gwen in his honour at the Prov. Coun. Charm bers . The Prince danced the first dance with Mrs Rolleston ; he could not dr otherwise . But the rest of the evening he danced with a highly on amen tal and rather notorious lady, the wife of a dentist. and ns male known as "The Mermaid " He was very pond of the fact that Canty population had increased from 45000 in '70 to 59000 in 74. Moorhouse stood against him in 70 for the Superi tendency s and was defeated by 1800 votes to g7. The next time he was elected inopp o0sed and saw the finish o provincial institut Jous. Harbour Works were completed at Lylt. and Timaru and the Timaru and Gladstone Bd. of Works was set . He took a great interest in the Museu and the inscription over the entrance was his chore. LT. 6.7.70 :; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: Wm. Rolleston R. 332 Further bills were pass ed by the Prov. Coun. improving the system of education . But when, in '75. the last of the Prov. Executives. headed by Si J. Cracroft Wilson . came into power with the watchword economy , the Bd. of Educ. and many of the improvements of the latter years were done away with , grants towards building schools were Cut down and A.C.Knight, the champion cheese - parera of the Council became mimi er of Education . When the ordinanc e making there chang es was laid before Rolleston, he refused to Sign ; but, Schofield omit to state. he did not use his power of veto. He sent an able and dignified message to the Council , showing the advantages of of the Bd. of Educ. and proposing a system of free education. Wm . Montgomery whose Exec. had lately been defeated, Welcom d his message. "This masterly and states man lilies message does no more than justice to the reputation of ts author " But Robeson left the matter at that and the Wilson exec. continued with its policy of Loomis ing on educ. He Visited the Chatham Islands in Jan 68. In 71 there was a strong Call for the Pov. Coun. to be summoned before the meeting of the Gen. Assembly in order that Rolleston might go to Wgtn aimed with LT. 11.2.68 : 27.7.71 : 16.6.75 : 17.6.75 :; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: W. Rolleston. R. 332 the vies of the Council on the subject of vogel loans and how they were to be spent. But Rolleston with his cautious native was deeply suspicious of the policy of loans for emigration and public works Vogel was really the first man who understood that a young and rundel ped Country must borow and in spite of gloomy + foreboding Vogel had no trorible in raising his loans on the London market. Rolleston prided him self rather on the a d ministrations than the political side of his Career ; but his administration in Canty showed many failures . Commiss ions which sat on railway management brought faulls to light many - brink n engine drivers , officials duties ill. defined, Marshman the sec pushing the Engineer out of his technical duties. The Rakaia Road budge was 314 finished before it was realised that it had to be strengthened and altered to carry the railway, The re-oganisation of the Ch . Rh. Hospital was continually delayed in spite of the con pressure of the whole body of the Ch.Ch. doctors He refused to consent to arbitration over a difference with the B.N.2; Rolleston seemed to be quite in the wrong over this subject; the Council reversed his policy and h more wes heard of ib. LT. 27.9.71 : 18.11.71; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: W. Roles ton 10 R. 332 In the Gen Assembly of s he attacked the Stafford Govt 's native policy. Next year he moved for the appointment of a commission to visit every native dist rid - and as certain the conditions under which they wee living. Although he had show n himself hostile to the methods of grazes defending their leeseh olds by such practices As "grid-moring" , he did not ) Support G rey in his liberal land policy. Though the 5grafting interests Considered Rolleston Sufficiently favorable towards them 1o live leave him iou opposed in the office of Supt. he never concealed his sympathy with the small freeh older tha rather than the large grazer when the Provincial s4stein came to an end in '76 a presentation was made to him on Anniversary Day in Lat ner Square where the usual Sports meeting was being held . By the efforts of John Oliver £800 had been collected from all over the Pro vince (including £.89 from the railway men ) and half of this was spent in buying plate. and the other half was given him in cash. Sir John Hall mae the presentation When Sir Geo Gr eye govt came to an end in Oct. 79 , John Hall toohey office and Rolleston was given the portfolios of hands , migration and LT 18.12.76 : 4.9.79 : Education; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: R.332 for all of which he had special qualifications . Later he took also Justice and Mines and for a ew mills in ' , during Bryce 's absence, Native affairs. His qualities of caution and leniency made him reluctant to put in to effect the Par haka policy and he resigned from the Govt. on this question; but when the policy was carried out he ded not Show any public dis a pro val. He was returned in opposed for Avon in '81. As moms ter of Lands he introduced the lease in perpetuity Having sat for many years for Avon when he addressed the electors before the 84 election he found that he shared the unpopularity of the At kin soy Govt. He had a hostile meeting and a vote of no confidence was passed against him manion s Cy except for about 6 voters. making the best of a bad job he stood for Geraldine where he beat Alfred Cox by 473 voles against 4o3. He had some local standing for he had bought a farm of 2000 ac or the south bank of the Rangitata. When the At kin son Govt retired he became a private member . In 87 he was defeated for Rangitata by . Bu seton. In 1890 he transferred to Hals well and there defeated ( a Labour candidate S. Parker 748-548. During this Parliament he was leader of the Opposition LT. 9.1.72 :; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: R. 332 a position for which he was not w ell fitted. He was altogether lacking in the shrewdest pu quart7y, ruthless ness and per tara city. Ho as necessary for attacking a Govt. He was better at preaching a doctrine than destroy ing another mans. In 93 he was beaten for Ellesmere by W.H. Montgomery , a clever young Liberal less than half his age The Lylt. Times never lost an opportunity of a Hacking him on the political side , but occasionally allowed it to be seen that they esteemed him as an honour able gentleman . After he was defeated by Montgomery in 93 the paper , evidently considering his political life to be over, said that he should be rew aided by a knight hood f sterling merit and a long and honour able public carers constitute a claim to it. Dec. 3 In 19 196 he defeated G.W. Russell for Riccarton 1834-1443 . In 1899 Russell turned the tables on him and beat him by 1 vote other a sad ending for his long career. It is believed that many of his friends H thinking him a certainty . did not bother to vote He sat for many years on the Canty Educ. Bd and for 3 years on the Bd. of Canty Coll. He was a member of the Senate of N.Z. iv. from is beginning in '71 till his death. He was a men be of the X's Coll LT. 20.12.93.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: Wm. Rolleston B R.332. Bd. from '60 till his death .The foundation of the Deaf + Dumb Institution at Sim ner was largely die to the interest he took in the matter as i muster of Educ. He did what ever was possible in endowing educational in st tutored . He lived at his farm Kapua Tiki whenever aren stances permitted . His Ch.Ch. home was for some time Linwood formerly the home of his father - in . law - Joseph Brittan. Gisborne says "There is nothing volatile in the ordinary sense, abat Robeson; on the contrary . a vein of dogg ed ness runs through his charte nature . When he waver s it from exce of c onscrentiors doubt as to what o right, but he is firm enough in trying to do ib when convinced , and that quality has made him ar enable from time to time to the logic of facts. As ministe for Lands he has been liberal. porn dent and far sighted and has done much to discourage mere speculation and to promote real settlement. He is a very good administrator . He dislikes red tape and putting, off, procrastination , and has a honor of the system of hows not todo a thing which he thinks should be done. He has a great aptilude for official bus mess and in ils transaction is clear . methodical and industrious. He£ is intelligent, well educated, earnest and animated by the highest motives; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: 14 R. 332 What he lacks is decision of character and definite ess of purpose . He is too sensitive and emotional. His filings are too highly Charged, and move him to and fro by jerks and starts. He is so au ions o do what is right that he is more afraid of doing what is wrong ; and he waivers betw eln opposite poles. These dial forces make his political motives somewhat in stead, and in a party View, breen Car. acgiD Saunder s Says e was the ist profound thinker, the most highly educated , the best read , and the most experienced and well- informed minister upon practical political questions . His fastidious determination to say exactly the right thing in exactly the right words madly him usually hesitate over the selection until the mai effect of his spech and was sported . As a writer Tr conver satin list he was effective interesting and very original ' In Robert Stout said, "I do not know anyone who gave a better example of what classical cul ture could dio in hu manigat mankind. I was an erection in itself to dis css with him some literary, historical, or political subject Downie Stewart said of him "his trouble was an excess of Downie Stewart , Life; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: W. Rolleston R.332 conscientious ne+s. He was too serious , could not i der stand that perfection was unattainable in polities and that one was lucky to get the Second best. He was a radical by nature but a conservative in practise. He had a deep respect for property, bart though the squatters party kept him in , he had much more sympathy with the small holder than the grain . All his political life he tried to get the small holder on to the lond . But in practice small lease holds have not timed out vey well . The Govt is not a good land lord Ph1z, Patty correspondent o y Press. "' He sits o servant , quiet, a trifle prim . He always wore low shoes and white socks. - apparently indifferent to the otter man . The face of a cultured man, A reader, a thinker . He loves not politics at botton ; he prefers the country of the Greek classiest . He starts a speech well , but with a Suspicion of the Oxford bleat. He was a gentleman - - he could not bring him. self to l use the scurvy means of meeting unworthy opponents; not a good leader o f the opp Osition. er of l His son John told the writer that he dearly loved the company of his fronds who were classical scholars - - Professor Sale, H.J. Miller,; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: W. Rolleston 76 R. 332 C.C. Bowen , E.T.8 . Stevens. They used to shout verses from the Latin or Greek classism at each other capping a lie, finishing quotation He tried to instill into his family a love of mnog dern poetry. He was fond of trees and of the ordinary English buds - - particularly oohs whil he tried to establish at his hormel . He used to get a piven fr rend to plant a tree and a late verse was spoken which John send her never understood. He had vary hugh standard of conduct and abhorred thoreau who code actions were shady. His wife was wrapped up in polities and was of great, help to her husband. She was a Constant a ten dart at the House in his day and again in 1922-28 when her two sons Frank and John were members . He had g spartan stran 1 way. in him; he liked doing things in the uconn for table : The boys complained that they wae sent back to school , the Early show, hi comfortable train. He was rather an obstinate man and like mist obstinate men had his Weak side . Though strong in character he was lacking in personalities and leaned on those of strong personality. Several letters (Win Whites family history show that he leaned on Win White, the bridge builder,; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: R. 332 and on Marsh man. He performed his dirtiest con scent ion sly and got through an enormous Amount f work. When going to Hanmer Springs to look at Git. Works he was involved in a buggy accident and narrowly escaped being drowned Ap . 84 He only got 2' class hou ours in the classical trips at Camby. He died nol care to live the eas life of the "County family ' in Eng. and when he left for N.Z. he had few regrets. When leading a back hr life on his station , he was scrupulous ly clean in his housekeeping and cooking; he was a highly (wile sed man. marr. 214.5.65 at Avon side Elizabeth Mary dau of Joseph Brittan; she was born in Dorset and d. Ch.Ch. 1940.9.85. He d. 2.03 aag 71. family. sons Arthur Cecil educ. X ' Coll 78-86; Senior Somes Scholar 84 ; e played for Canty X1 V. Otago, go +v. Wgtn '91. : passed solicit ors examin alen go marr. 14.8.99 at St. Luke's Ruby Mildred, youngest dau. of Geo Buckley He d. at Wgtn 28.9.18 ag. 50. Lancelot William educ. X's Coll '79-86 : M.B. C.M., M.R.C.S. L.R.C.p. medical supt. Maps bury Co. Asylum. hi married . ret. to live LT. 1.7.84 : Queens Gato London; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: W. Rolleston 18. R. 332 family sons Francis Joseph educ. X's Coll 85-91 Head of School ; played for cricket and football teams : Junior Somes Scholar 85-87 . Semis Somes Scholar 89-90 : B. A.95 : L.L.B.97 : Old Boys Champion Cup '96; Examiner in Low N.Z. niv. 1906 -20 1 Chairman Tim. Harb. Bd. 1912-.22 : Mayor, Timaru 21-23 : M.P. Tiara r 22.-28 : Attorney. Gen. + Minister for Justice + Defence 1926-28: Kings Jubilee Medal 1935: Coronation medal + '7 : Barr. + Sol. Timaru. 3.08 . dau. H.B.Blair. marr. Winifred Blain .9.46. Geoge Hector Fitz Gerald educ. X's Coll 85.88 ; 4 Contingent, S.A. War; Capt. mentioned dispatches : Res. Mag. Lichter burg Trans vall , ret. 1907 H.M. Trade Commissioner for N.Z marr . Iris Brenda dau. of Si Franci Bell. He d. 18.1.1 at Wgtn John Christopher educ. X's Coll 92-94 : Lieut. Geraldine Mounted Ref. 06 Lance. Corp. Main Body N.Z.EF 1914 War. Sheep farmer Te Kuiti; M.P. Waitomo 1922-28 : lived Oroua Wharo, Takapau. only son killed in tractor accident. married Nancy Johnston of Takapau. d. May 56. much loved by his friends. X's i Coll ch. List.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: . W. Rides ton 19 R. 332 family. daus. Rosamunde Mary marr. 26.1.97 Tom Teschemaker of Otaio. Dorothy Josephine marr. 21.4.06 John Herbert Berthoud (Banger) eldest son John Williams of Adelaide of Mt. Benga. t Florence marr. 12.2.07 Lambert Bower ' son Su Chas Bowen. Margaret F Helen Mary un married L.T. leader 10.2.03 ' Broadmoor , fer sighted , cultured , scrupulous ly honest once he gave a man his confidence he would stick to him through thick and thim . He was a liberal in his dealings with the land and education. His cantina made him appear more conservative than he really was LT. 28.5.06 Sor John Halls speech at inveig statue and leading article. Alfred Samders wrote from Eng. a highly appreciative summing up of Wm.R. LT. 16.5.03. LT. 10.1.23 article by L.R. Denny M.9.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer