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University College Land Transfers & Acquisitions
Auckland N.Z. 19th May 1896 Recorded in the Register of Land Deeds in the early

To the Secretary years were leases from the University College to
of the Education Board aspiring farmers and land owners who obtained their
AUCKLAND leases for property in the strip of land generally to the
south of Lakes Kimihia and Hakanoa. This land was
Sir, deemed of little worth to the University College.
I have the honour to inform you
that your letter of the 15th inst, 1896 Arthur McGlynn, Betsy Johnson,
was considered at a meeting of the Thomas Johnson
Council held yesterday, and the 1897 Thomas & Richard Johnson,
following resolution was adopted:- William Paterson
“That the Education Board be 1898 Thomas Haley, William Bond
requested to communicate with 1899 Thomas Johnson
the Commissioner of Crown Lands on 1900 William Paterson, William Bond,
the subject of their letter; that they Betsy Johnson, Henry Clinch
be informed that a site of four (4) 1902 William Samuel Evans, Janet Holland,
acres, more or less, has been Jonathon Harrison
reserved at Kimihia, and that the 1903 Charles Star the Younger
Title is leased in perpetuity on 1908 Frank Walter Raynor, George Smith
payment of 1/- per annum, if 1909 Thomas Johnson
demanded.”
1910 Louisa Caroline Evans, Nellie McGlynn

1912 James William Wilson, George Anderson Shaw
I am Sir,
1913 Lionel Frank Collins, Horace Pearce,
Your Obedient Servant
Hugh Gavin, William Thompson
D. W. RUNCIMAN (Rgr.) 1914 John McGill, Duncan Bullock
1916 Edwin Clinch
This school hope became a reality as one was
1917 1917 James Robertson, Ewen McGregor,
built and opened in August 1897. George Clinch
1918 Thomas Dunn, Thomas Jones, Richard Yates
Original plans of the school were erroneously
thrown out by an enthusiastic apprentice who worked 1919 George Smith
(for a short time) at Five Plus One Architects Ltd in 1920 John Brown
Hamilton. This firm is the holder of all Education 1921 William Henry Paterson,
Department drawings. The apprentice was ‘cleaning Herbert Myles Stavely Rider,
out’ the plan room and saw no reason to keep the Ewen John McGregor
‘old drawings’ and they ended up in a dumpster. All 1923 William Mantach
that appears to remain in the NZ archives are the general 1925 John Brown
1926 Ewen John McGregor, Alfred Cyril Parker,
tender documents and some water paint sketches.
Thomas Clubb

Schools of similar design and size (7.9m x 5.5m), 1927 Henry Algar Clinch
1928 James Johnson, Henry Algar Clinch
and built roughly in the same era, were:
Katikati No.1, Maungatautari, Te Puke No.2, 1929 Thomas Morgan
Taupo, Otumotai, Taneatua, Hikuwai (Tairua 1930 Auckland Education Board for Plan 22177
being the area of land for the Kimihia School
Block), Mamakau and Netherton.
1932 James Paterson
Waitoa school was of similar design but sightly 1934 Rowland Percival Towle, John Thomas Holland
larger (9.1m x 6.1m).
Joseph Alexander McGlynn,
A building of almost the same outward appearance 1936 George Henry Smith
as the Kimihia S c h o o l stands in the historic 1937 Thomas Cowan, James Bond,
village at Mystery Creek, Hamilton (see page 223). Annie Smith, Mary Ann Gardner,
Mary Ann Jones, James Lancaster,
John Henry Park, William Henry Roberts,
James Roberts
1938 George Smith
1939 Annie Smith
1940 Herbert Roy Burrett, William Henry Roberts
1941 Isaac Beckett, George Smith
1942 1942 Victor Joseph Healey,
Francis Patrick Healey, James Johnson,
James Paterson
1943 Charles Hillman
1945 John William Hayward, Alfred Johnson,
Maggie Thornton Johnson, Elsie May Currie,
Ewen John McGregor