John Acland (runholder)
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John Barton Arundel Acland, often referred to as J. B. A. Acland, was born in Devon, England, as the youngest child of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet. He followed his father's path of education
Acland in 1893
Holnicote, the homestead at Mount Peel (1880s watercolour)
Standing from left: Lucy, Harriet and Emily; sitting: Bessie, JBA and Rosa (1890)
John and Emily Acland with (from left) Rosa, John and Bessie
Charles Tripp (runholder)
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Charles George Tripp was a pioneering sheep farmer in South Canterbury, New Zealand. Together with his friend and business partner John Acland, he was the first to use the Canterbury high country for
John Acland (runholder)
…of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet. He followed his father's path of education and became a barrister in London. With his colleague and friend Charles George Tripp, he formed the plan to emigrate to Canterbury, New Zealand, to take up sheep farming. They were the first to take up land in the Canterbury high country…
Tripp in 1878
The Orari Gorge homestead in ca 1906