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Researched and written by ERIS PARKER
Ref: Cambridge Museum Archives


THE RATE PAYERS of 1909

A
ADAMS Arthur
ADAMS Samuel
Alpha Masonic Lodge
AMOS Hector
ARMER Mary Jane Mrs
ARNOLD Maria
ATKINSON Ellen Mrs
Auckland Education Board

B
BALDWIN Charlotte Mrs
BALDWIN Samuel
Bank of New South Wales
Bank of New Zealand
BARNETT Fredrick Chas
BEECHE Elizabeth Ann Mrs
BELL Henry
BELL Henry Alan
BELL Matilda A Mrs
BILLINGS John
BLACK Fanny Mrs
BLACKMAN Agnes Lydia
BLACKMORE Zita H T
BOWLEY William
BOYCE Arthur B
BOYCE Charles
BREWER Gaines
BROAD Ada Bona Mrs
BROCKELSBY Ezra
BROCKELSBY Robert
BROCKELSBY William Henry
BROOKS Frank Jefcoate
BROOKS John Frank
BROOKS Mary Ann Mrs
BROWN Alfred David
BUCKLAND Elizabeth Jane Mrs
BUCKLAND Wm Francis
BURNS John
BUTLER Martin
BYCROFT Frank Warren

C
Cambridge Club
CAMPBELL Ellen Mrs
CAMPBELL Mary Mrs
CARE William George
CARGO James
CARNAHAN Elizabeth
CARR John Richard
CARTER William Kennedy
CASH Helen Mrs
CHEYNE Charles
CHITTY Charles
CLARK Alfred Richard
CLARK George E
CLARK Harry Herbert
CLIFFIN Edward
COLLINS William Godfrey
COLLIS Joseph James
CONNOLLY James Alexandra
CONNOLLY Thomas John
CORCORAN Patrick
COTTER James Joseph
COURT Alfred George
COURTNEY Kate Miss
COX Edwin
CROWTHER & BELL
CROXFORD Jane Agnes

D
Dalgety & Co
DAVIES M Louisa Mrs
DAVIES Richard
DAVYS Heny John
DAY Florence Mrs
DICKINSON Agnes Mrs
DICKINSON George
DIXON Elizabeth Mrs
DIXON John D
DODD William
DUNNING James

E
EARL Eleanor Sarah Mrs
EDMONDS H A
ELLIOTT Joseph J
ELLIS George Coxon
ENGLAND Richard
ENTRICAN A J
EVANS Alice Eaton

F
Farmers' Coop Auct Co Ltd
FARNSWORTH Elizabeth Mrs
FEISST H
FERGUSON Agnes Mrs
FERGUSON Hugh
FERGUSON John
FERGUSON John Herbert
FERGUSON Robert
FLETCHER Mary J Mrs
FOGARTY Patrick

G
GANE Florence Matilda Mrs
GARDNER M E & Son
GEMMILL John R
GILES Alice Mrs
GOW Isabella Mrs
GRAHAM William
GWYNNETH Annie Miss

H
HAIR John Alexander
HALL Julia E
Hallensteins Bros Co Ltd
HALLY Elizabeth
HALLY George
HALLY James
HARDY Evlyn Lawrence
HARKER Simon
HARRIS Henry
HARTLY Christina Mrs
HARTLY Thomas
HAYR William James
HEATH George T
HENSON George
HENSON George snr
HEWITT George
HEWITT Percy
HICKEY Dennis
HILL Edw B
HILL Edward LaT
HILL George
HILL Grace Miss
HILL Mary Johanna Mrs
HOGAN Jane Mrs
HOGAN John
HOLBROOK Henry Francis
HOLMES Phil
HOOPER Gustavus V
HOOPER Susan E Miss
HOPKIRK Alexander
HOWARD Samuel
HOWE Eliza
HUNTER Charles

I
ISHERWOOD J H A

J
JACKSON James

K
KEESING Esther Mrs
KERR Anna Mrs
KERR Henry
KERR Lucy Mrs
KERR Mary Mrs
KESSING Esther
KINGDON Mrs
KIRKWOOD Jessie Mrs
KITE James Walter

L
LANEY James
LANGMUIR James
LaTROBE Mary Mrs
LaTROBE Pascoe Manakau
LESLIE Sarah Mrs
LEWIS Samuel
LIVINGSTONE James
LONGBOTTOM J R
LOWTHER Mary Ann Mrs

M
MACINTOSH Charles Daines
MACKY Joseph C
MARCROFT Frank Addy
MARFELL Frederick John
MARSHALL Jane Miss
MASON Anton
MAXWELL Elizabeth
MEREDITH William J
MERRICK John Wm
Methodist Church Trustees
MINCHIN Edith Mrs
MITCHELL Charles J
MOORE Brainerd
MORSE Robert
MURPHY Maria Theresa

Mc
McCANN Emily J Mrs
McCOMISH Jane E Mrs
McCREA Hugh Gamble Mrs
McCULLAGH Geo F
McDERMOTT Martin P
McFARLAND William
McFARLANE Andy
McFARLANE Isabella R Mrs
McFARLANE John
McFARLANE William McGregor
McGEE James
McGUIRE Felix
McKEARNEY James
McLEISH Jas Alexander
McLEISH William
McMILLAN Joseph
McMILLAN William
McNEISH Jane C Mrs
McVEAGH Margaret Mrs

N
NAIRN Herbert Cecil
NAIRN Sarah E Mrs
NEAL Elizabeth Mrs
NICHOLSEN Peter
NICKALLS Margaret Mrs
NIXON Herbert L
NIXON Thomas
NZ LOAN & MERCANTILE Co

O
O'KEEFE Chas J
ONIONS George S
O'TOOLE Frank

P
PALMER Edith Mrs
PALMER Ernest
PARR F A Mrs
PASCOE Emma Mrs
PEIRCE J K
PEISLEY William B
PETERSEN Arthur
PLESCHER Francis Joseph
PLESCHER Vincent
POTTER Lew C A
POTTS Frederick
PREECE Henry
Presbyterian Church Trustees
PRICE Fanny E Mrs
PRICE Mary Mrs
PRIESTLEY Charles Herman
PRIESTLEY Eleanor Edith Mrs
PROBERT William Clement
PYKE Sarah Hales Mrs

R
REDGRAVE John
REESE Laura Crush Mrs
REID Charles
RHODES George
RICHARDS Thomas F
RICHARDSON John Ramsay S
RILEY Harry
RILEY Margaret
RILEY William
RIVERS James
ROBERTS Charles
ROBERTS E E Dr
ROBERTS Elizabeth Mrs
ROBERTS Robert Jones
ROBERTSON Ann Mrs
ROBERTSON George
ROBERTSON Susan
ROBSON Herbert Cecil
Roman Catholic Church
ROUT Mary Ann Mrs
ROWE Frederick
ROWE Henry G
RUGE Elizabeth Mrs
RUGE Frederick B
RULE Eleanore K Mrs
RUSSEL Helen Miss
RUSSELL Mary Mrs
RUTTER W C

S
SANDALL Ed G
SANDERS Frederick Jas
SEMMENS Janet
SEMMENS Sarah
SEMMENS William
SHARKEY Joseph
SHARKEY Mary Ann Mrs
SHEPPERD Ellen Jane Mrs
SHEPPERD Wm Draycott
SIMPSON George Brown
SMITH E Payson Mrs
SMITH Elizabeth Payson
SMITH Thomas H
SMITH Thos Peter
SOUTER Edwin N
SOUTER Kate Miss
SOUTER Maud Mrs
SOUTER Sarah H Mrs
SOUTER Violet Miss
SOUTER Wm & Co
SPEIGHT Harold Hamilton
St Andrews Church Trustees
STEWART Florence Agnes
STEWART Nancy Mrs
STONE Arthur Francis
STUART Charles Stephen
STUART Mary Ann
STUBBING Donald

N
NAIRN Herbert Cecil
NAIRN Sarah E Mrs
NEAL Elizabeth Mrs
NICHOLSEN Peter
NICKALLS Margaret Mrs
NIXON Herbert L
NIXON Thomas
NZ LOAN & MERCANTILE Co

O
O'KEEFE Chas J
ONIONS George S
O'TOOLE Frank

P
PALMER Edith Mrs
PALMER Ernest
PARR F A Mrs
PASCOE Emma Mrs
PEIRCE J K
PEISLEY William B
PETERSEN Arthur
PLESCHER Francis Joseph
PLESCHER Vincent
POTTER Lew C A
POTTS Frederick
PREECE Henry
Presbyterian Church Trustees
PRICE Fanny E Mrs
PRICE Mary Mrs
PRIESTLEY Charles Herman
PRIESTLEY Eleanor Edith Mrs
PROBERT William Clement
PYKE Sarah Hales Mrs

R
REDGRAVE John
REESE Laura Crush Mrs
REID Charles
RHODES George
RICHARDS Thomas F
RICHARDSON John Ramsay S
RILEY Harry
RILEY Margaret
RILEY William
RIVERS James
ROBERTS Charles
ROBERTS E E Dr
ROBERTS Elizabeth Mrs
ROBERTS Robert Jones
ROBERTSON Ann Mrs
ROBERTSON George
ROBERTSON Susan
ROBSON Herbert Cecil
Roman Catholic Church
ROUT Mary Ann Mrs
ROWE Frederick
ROWE Henry G
RUGE Elizabeth Mrs
RUGE Frederick B
RULE Eleanore K Mrs
RUSSEL Helen Miss
RUSSELL Mary Mrs
RUTTER W C

S
SANDALL Ed G
SANDERS Frederick Jas
SEMMENS Janet
SEMMENS Sarah
SEMMENS William
SHARKEY Joseph
SHARKEY Mary Ann Mrs
SHEPPERD Ellen Jane Mrs
SHEPPERD Wm Draycott
SIMPSON George Brown
SMITH E Payson Mrs
SMITH Elizabeth Payson
SMITH Thomas H
SMITH Thos Peter
SOUTER Edwin N
SOUTER Kate Miss
SOUTER Maud Mrs
SOUTER Sarah H Mrs
SOUTER Violet Miss
SOUTER Wm & Co
SPEIGHT Harold Hamilton
St Andrews Church Trustees
STEWART Florence Agnes
STEWART Nancy Mrs
STONE Arthur Francis
STUART Charles Stephen
STUART Mary Ann
STUBBING Donald

T
TAYLOR Agnes Miss
TAYLOR Elizabeth Mrs
TAYLOR James
THOMAS Charles
THORNE Bessie Mrs
TRING Elizabeth
TUDEHOPE Robert T
TWIDLE John

U
UNDERWOOD Alfred
UNDERWOOD Eliza Mrs
UNDERWOOD Florence Miss
UNDERWOOD Jonas

V
VEALE Elisha

W
Waikato Central Ag Assoc.
Waikato Farmers Club
WAITE Thomas
WALLACE Archibald
WATTERS James
WAYMAN George
WEBB Seth
WEBBER Harry
WEBBER Mary Ann
WELLS Jeannie Mrs
WELLS Kate W Miss
WELLS Thos
WESTERN Agnes Mrs
WESTON Henry
WHITE Elizabeth B
WHITESIDE Jane Mrs
WILKINSON Arnold
WILKINSON Edward John
WILKINSON Margaret Mrs
WILLIAMS W L C
WILLIS W N deL

Y
YOUNG Emma Caroline
YOUNG Jane Mrs