PIAKO COUNTY
DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATED By Telegraph—Pres. Assorianon TE AROHA, March 4. The diamond jubilee of Piako County was celebrated this afternoon by a jubilee dinner tendered by the Piako County Council and attended by members of local bodies and pioneers of the district. In the after dinner speeches reference was made to the fact that the district had contributed at least three men who had made their mark in public life and Government administration—Sir William Herries, Sir James Parr and Sir Stephen Allen. Eulogistic reference was made to the pioneers who had brought swamp land to highly productive country. The very earliest settlers included Major Drummond, Major George, Messrs J. C. Firth, James Bell. Morrin Bros., W. A. Murray and W. Shepherd Allen. A long toast list was enthusiastically honoured. Among those present were Sir Stephen Allen, Sir William Hunt, also Mr Peter Gilchrist, who was county clerk in 1892.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20668, 5 March 1937, Page 8
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151PIAKO COUNTY Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20668, 5 March 1937, Page 8
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