Thank you for the offer Giles, but I only have 3 Packards in my direct line.
However, you may not have the following. Cheers, Glen
THE CYCLOPEDIA OF NEW ZEALAND [NELSON, MARLBOROUGH & WESTLAND PROVINCIAL DISCTRICTS]
MOTUPIPI
Mr. JOSEPH PACKARD is the oldest settler in the Golden Bay district. Originally he took up fifty acres, but afterwards purchased a block of 300 acres. Mr. Packard runs a few cows and sheep for his own use, and has a large lemon grove planted with 300 trees. He was born in Suffolk, England, in 1826, and is a self-taught man. Mr. Packard followed farming for some years in his native country, and came to Nelson, in 1818, in the ship “Bernecia,” which brought out the survey party engaged to lay out the Canterbury settlement. He lived at Motueka two years, when he proceeded to Motupipi, where he was engaged as a sawyer. He served twelve years on the first Takaka Road Board, and was also chairman of the County Council for four years. During his chairmanship the Council constructed eight miles of tramway at Takaka. Mr. Packard has been a prominent Oddfellow for over fifty years, and is one of the trustees of the local lodge. On the occasion of their golden wedding in June, 1898, Mr. and Mrs Packard were presented with an address by the Oddfellows as a mark of their appreciation of the valuable services rendered to the lodge and district during their long residence. Mrs Packard is a daughter of the late Mr. John Bartram. The family consists of three sons, who are all residents of the district.
