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 he also had a large family, several of whom are now in Okain’s Bay. He died at the age of seventy-nine.

Timothy Hearly, 1840-50, came to New Zealand in a whaling ship from Hobart some time during the ’forties. He worked sawing timber for several years, and was last heard of in the early days of the West Coast diggings.

William H. Webb, Mrs. Webb, 1840-50, William H., Junr., Maria, Richard, Margaret, Mary, John, Tim, Tom.—Mr. Webb landed in Wellington in 1840. He was a carpenter, and built houses in Akaroa for the Rhodes Brothers. He married the widow of the late Mr. R. J. Knight. Mr. Webb was sawing in Pigeon Bay for the first Lyttelton wharf. Thence he went over to Okain’s Bay, where he remained for a few years. Whilst in Okain’s Bay he erected a small windmill for grinding wheat. The mill he erected was a steel hand-mill, and at the time, with the meagre materials and facilities at his disposal, it was considered a wonderful achievement. With a good wind he was able to grind three large bags in a day. Eventually he bought land in Laverick’s Bay, which is now owned by his step-son, Mr. J. T. Knight. Mr. Webb also erected a