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 Shared note | McCrostie, Charles Leslie, Farmer, Greendale. Mr. McCrostic is the youngest son of Mr. Hugh McCrostie. He was born at Greendale in 1873, educated at the local public school, and brought up to farming on his father's estate. Later on, in conjunction with an older brother, he took over the property on lease and his father no longer takes an active part in the working of the estate. Mr. McCrostie is a member of the Greendale branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union, and is also a member of the local cricket club. He was married, in 1900, to Miss Agnes Mathews, of Springston, a daughter of an early settler in that district, and has one son and one daughter. (In 1903) Greendale The permanent settlement, however, did not take place till about 1865, and the pioneers were Messrs T. W. Adams, H. McCrostie, Charles Adams, senior, Mangin and Rudd; the three first-named are still (1903) residents of the district. |