Liverton, William Alfred

MR. W. A. LIVERTON. 

Mr. William Alfred Liverton, a well-known early settler of the Wairarapa, died at his residence, Tinakori Road, Wellington, on Monday. 

The late Mr. Liverton came to New Zealand 74 years ago in company with an uncle, Mr John Liverton, who settled in the Hutt Valley. After a year there, Mr. Liverton went to Akitio, where he worked on the estate of Dr. Featherston. After five or six years there he went to Australia and spent a year on the Ballarat goldfields. 

On his return he leased a farm at Te Mai, and on the expiry of the lease about 60 years ago bought land at Pakowai, which he developed into a station of 6000 acres. Subsequently he bought the Rewanui Station, 3000 acres, a portion of the Ballance estate, at Kahumingi. 

These stations he farmed until his retirement 20 years ago, when he took up his residence at Tinakori Road, Wellington. 

The late Mr. Liverton, when he was at Te Mai, was the champion of the Tinui Rifle Club, served with the militia in the Maori War, and when at Pakowai walked 22 miles to Castlepoint to drill once a fortnight. 

On his property at Pakowai he used to shoot the wild cattle which abounded there in those days and sold their hides. 

The late Mr. Liverton was married three times, his first wife being Miss Sykes, a member of a Wairarapa family, the second being Miss Dunn, a native of Glasgow, and the third, who survives him, was Miss Curtis, of Petone. 

Three children of each marriage survive him: Mrs. M. Cook, Palmerston North; Mrs. E. Moje, Kopuaranga; and Mrs. W. C. Liverton. Pakowai; Mr. C. Liverton, Pakowai, Mrs. J. McKenzie, Nelson, and Mr. Robert Liverton, Rewanui Station; Mr. George Liverton, Mr. Eric Liverton and Miss May Liverton, Wellington.