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 Jacob Waeckerle, who took a deep interest in public matters, and, in the days of Provincial Government, represented the Peninsula for three sessions in the Provincial Council. He was a man of ability and enterprise, and drove the first buggy from Akaroa to Pigeon Bay, in November, 1870.

The French settlers did not import any stock until after the settlement had been established for some time. They then brought a few cattle from Melbourne, and an entire pony called Gregory, with some mares. This pony was the sire of the famous “Kaka,” which left such good stock on the Peninsula.