CYCLOPEDIA OF NZ 1897

Wellington Province

CARTERTON:

APLIN, Joseph

Page 902

Councillor Joseph Aplin, who occupies a seat on the Carterton Borough Council, was born in Dorsetshire, England, in 1845, his education being acquired by his own exertions. Arriving in New Zealand in 1864, he was for two years and a half engaged in contracting in Wellington. He came to the Wairarapa towards the end of 1865, settling down in Carterton, and has been engaged in farming and contracting. Mr Aplin, who was in the volunteers for about eight years, is married and has one daughter.

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