MIRAMAR
Mr John Brodie was born jn Hokitika in 18S6, and received his education at Thomas' school and afterwards at the State school at that place. He loft Hokitika when a youth, going to Wanganui, where he worked for a time in the "Wanganui Herald" office. Owing to
ill-health, lie .went an a farm for several years, and at the age of twenty-two entered into business in the grocery line on his own account at, Palmerston JSortU and Wellington. For the last seventeen years Mr Brodie has been <xv.d-ueti.pe a successful commission, agency business here. He has resided at Miramax for tho last eight years, and has been on ttie oouneil for the last,six years.
Mr Frederic Townsond has - actively concerned himself with the, affairs ot Miramar, has already-filled its Mayoral chair and claims to have (riven the developinc borotißh its first introduction to a bis industrial undertaking bv bnnffinc its Rood points under tho notice of the
Wellington Gas Company, which is erectinn a bitr works there. He is the senior partner in the fruit and produce auctioneering firni of Townsend and Paul, established in 1886.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7111, 25 April 1910, Page 1
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