Canterbury pre-Adamites
Sir,—Several Canterbury preAdamites — George Hempieman, a whaler, who was the first white man to settle in Canterbury, and his wife, Elizabeth; William Simpson, his right-hand man; Joseph Libeau and John George Breitmeyer who arrived on the Comte de Paris; Malcolm McKinnon, the first man to plough the Canterbury Plains and Thomas Jackson Hughes who joined the Pavitts in their Robinsons Bay sawmill, the first in Canterbury, as well as many early Banks Peninsula pioneers — lie in unmarked graves in the Akaroa cemetery. The vestry of St Peter’s Church, with the help of descendants and interested friends, is erecting simple, permanent headstones over these graves. Anyone wishing to contribute towards the cost may send a donation to the Treasurer, St Peter’s Vestry, c/- Bank of New Zealand, Akaroa.— Yours, etc., JESSIE MOULD. July 27, 1983.
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