MR. WALTER REID.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIV, Issue 852, 5 July 1906, Page 21

MR. WALTER REID.

Seventeen years ago Mr. Walter Reid, whose portrait appears in this issue, bought the freehold of the Rangiriri Hotel, which at that time was a house of only seven rooms. There were no saleyards, and very little shooting was done except that done out of season. Here his trade stood to him, being a cabinetmaker, and he not only made the house, one of 20 rooms, but also furnished it. He also worked up the shooting from practically nothing, until Rangiriri was called “The Sportsman’s Paradise.” Mr. Reid had a hand in getting the saleyards erected and sales established. He was a member of the local Road Board, and was for eight years chairman of the School Committee. Four years ago he determined t<s try something better, and purchased the freehold of the Pukekohe Hotel, where, with the able assistance of Mrs. Reid, a wonderful improvement was made in the house. Mr. Reid was elected chairman of the Road Board, and eight months ago, when Pukekohe was formed into a Town Board, was elected one of the commissioners and chosen chairman, a position which he still retains. He was president of the local Football Club, secretary of Lodge Franklin, No. 58, N.Z. Freemasons, and an active member of the Franklin Agricultural Society. As a mark of esteem before leaving he was chosen, and is now, president of the Franklin Rugby Union. Before leaving Pukekohe, Mr. Reid was presented with a handsome dressing-case, and Mrs. Reid was also presented with a handsome lady’s dressing case, suitably inscibed, from numerous Pukekohe friends. Mr. and Mrs. Reid have earned a well-deserved rest, and have settled in a lovely home in Ponsonby, but intend paying a visit to the Old Country in the near future.