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 was a member of the Provincial Council. He leased a block of land from Mr. C. B. Robinson in Pigeon Bay, where, for some time, a portion of his family resided. Eventually Mr. Davis gave up the hotel in Lyttelton, and went over to the West Coast when the diggings broke out there.

Captain Thomas, 1840-50, arrived in Lyttelton in 1848, where he had full charge of the settlement, supervising all the works preparatory to the arrival of the first four ships.

Henry Condon, 1840-50, was whaling at Piraki with Hempelmann in 1836-8. He lived successively in Pigeon Bay, Okain’s Bay, and lastly in le Bon’s Bay. He had a large family.

John Henry le Cren, 1840-50, arrived in Lyttelton in 1849. He was connected with the firm of Langdon and le Cren. Ultimately, he went to Timaru, where he commenced business, and became very successful.

Moses Cryer, Mrs. Cryer, Miss F. Cryer (now Mrs. John Gebbie, Junr.), Charles, Ellen, 1840-50. Mr. Cryer came to Nelson in the ship Mary, and arrived at Lyttelton in 1849. He was a butcher, and after carrying on business in Lyttelton for some years went